Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 28:1-3

1Nowוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961in thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908their forcesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264for warfareלַצָּבָ֔א לְהִלָּחֵ֖םla.tza.Va' le.hi.la.ChemH6635 H3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.So Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “You must understandH3045thatכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and your menוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃va.'a.na.Shei.khaH582are to go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318to battleבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854.”

2Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “Thenלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859will come to knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045אֵ֥ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.” “Very wellלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732. “I will make youאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760כָּל־kol-H3605my bodyguardשֹׁמֵ֧ר לְרֹאשִׁ֛יsho.Mer le.ro.ShiH8104 H7218for lifeהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.”

3Now by this time Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050had diedמֵ֔תMetH4191,and allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had mournedוַיִּסְפְּדוּ־vai.yis.pe.du-H5594for himand buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in Ramahבָרָמָ֖הva.ra.MahH7414,his own cityוּבְעִיר֑וֹu.ve.'i.RoH5892.And Saulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586had removedהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the mediumsהָאֹב֥וֹתha.'o.VotH178וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֖יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049from the landמֵהָאָֽרֶץ׃me.ha.'A.retzH776.

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