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1 Samuel 26:7-12
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?”
10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732addedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,the LORD Himselfכִּ֥י אִם־ יְהוָ֖הki 'im- Yah.wehH3068H3588H518will strike him downיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062;eitherאֽוֹ־'ov-H176his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935and he will dieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orא֧וֹ'oH176he will goיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421and perishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.
11But the LORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that Ishould extendמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the LORD’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.Insteadוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,takeקַח־ נָ֨אkach- na'H3947H4994אֶֽת־'et-H853the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834and waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835by his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and let us goוְנֵ֥לֲכָהve.Ne.la.khahH1980.”
12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732אֶֽת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣יha.Ma.yim me.ra.'a.sho.TeiH4325H7226jugצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835by Saul’s headשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and they departedוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980.Noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one saw themרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200orוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369knew about itיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045,nor did anyoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369wake upמֵקִ֗יץme.KitzH6974כִּ֤יkiH3588;they allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605remained asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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