Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 1:1-4

1וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725from the slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221ofאֶת־'et-H853the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002and stayedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁב דָּוִ֛דvai.Ye.shev da.VidH3427 H1732in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117.

2וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וְהִנֵּה֩ha.she.li.Shi ve.hi.NehH7992 H2009dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376with tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899and dustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961arrivedבָּ֤אba'H935fromמִן־min-H4480Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ מֵעִ֣םha.ma.cha.Neh me.'ImH4264 H5973.When he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776to pay him homageוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

3“Whereאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה'ei mi.ZehH335 H2088have you come fromתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the Israeliteיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413.

4“Whatמֶה־meh-H4100was the outcomeהָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רha.Yah ha.da.VarH1961 H1697?”Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֥יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413. “Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” “The troopsהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971fledנָ֨סnasH5127fromמִן־min-H4480the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,”he repliedוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834וְגַם־ve.gam-H1571. “Manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235ofמִן־min-H4480themהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971fellנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and diedוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191.Andוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are also deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.”

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