Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 29

1Now the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853brought allכָּל־kol-H3605their forcesמַחֲנֵיהֶ֖םma.cha.nei.HemH4264togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908at Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,while Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478campedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by the springבַּעַ֖יִןba.'A.yinH5869אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2As the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430leadersוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633marched out withעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674their units of hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505,Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582marchedעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674behind themבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314withעִם־'im-H5973Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Then the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמָ֖הmahH4100abouttheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680?”Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־'a.Khish 'el-H397 H413repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430שָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, “Is thisזֶ֨הzehH2088notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,the servantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650of Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Heאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has beenהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854all theseזֶ֤הzehH2088daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,evenאוֹ־'ov-H176זֶ֣הzehH2088yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,and fromוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117he defectedנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307until todayעַד־ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ'ad- hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704 H3117 H2088I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672no faultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in him.”

4But the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430were angryוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with Achishעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921and toldוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559himשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269פְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430, “Send that manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376backהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853and let him returnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you assignedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485himשָׁ֔םShamH8033.He must notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808go downיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421onlyוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961ouradversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854during the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.What better wayוּבַמֶּ֗הu.va.MehH4100for him to regain the favorיִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל־yit.ra.Tzeh zeh 'el-H7521 H2088 H413of his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113thanהֲל֕וֹאha.Lo'H3808with the headsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218of our menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ha.'a.na.Shim ha.HemH582 H1992?

5Is thisזֶ֣הzehH2088notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732about whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they singיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030in their dancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑רba.me.cho.Lot le.MorH4246 H559: ‘Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tens of thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233’?”

6So Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397summonedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and told himוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיוvai.Yo.mer 'E.lavH559 H413, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞ה כִּי־Yah.weh ki-H3068 H3588livesחַי־chai-H2416,youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859have been uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,and it seems rightוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869that you should march in and outצֵאתְךָ֨ וּבֹאֲךָ֤tze.te.Kha u.vo.'a.KhaH3318 H935with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588I have foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808faultרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in youfrom the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117you cameבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.But youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goodט֥וֹבTovH2896in the sightוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of the leadersהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633.

7Therefore turn backשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258and goוְלֵ֣ךְve.LekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,so that you will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808do anythingתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213to displeaseרָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יRa' be.'ei.NeiH5869 H7451the leadersסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.”

8“Butכִּ֣יkiH3588whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413אָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397. “Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100have you foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672against your servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650,from the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I cameהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961to youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440until todayעַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה'ad hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704 H3117 H2088,toכִּ֣יkiH3588keep me fromלֹ֤אlo'H3808going alongאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935to fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?”

9Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397repliedוַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־vai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.mer 'el-H6030 H559 H413דָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, “I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859areas pleasingט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389the commandersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, ‘He must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421with usעִמָּ֖נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973.’

10Now thenוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,get up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,along with your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834cameבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854,and goוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980as soon asוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶרve.hish.kam.Tem ba.Bo.kerH7925 H1242it is lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215.”

11So Davidדָּוִ֜ד ה֤וּאda.Vid hu'H1732 H1931and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ לָלֶ֣כֶתva.'a.na.Shav la.Le.khetH582 H1980got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29