Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 26:6-9

6And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732askedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֤י לֵאמֹ֔ר'a.Chi le.MorH251 H559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with meאִתִּ֛י'i.TiH854toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inאֶל־'el-H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?” “I willאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589goאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381with youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973,”answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52.

7That nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the troopsהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971,and Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009asleepיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463in the inner circle of the campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,with his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.And Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the troopsוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971were lyingשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901around himסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439.

8Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117אֶת־'et-H853Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462your enemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָ֜אna'H4994let me thrust the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595through himאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221into the groundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776with oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259strokeפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471.I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808need to strike him twiceאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138!”

9But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Do notאַל־'al-H408destroy himתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843,forכִּ֠יkiH3588whoמִ֣יmiH4310can extendשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971a handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899and be guiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?”

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