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1 Samuel 22

1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732departedthence,andescapedH4422tothecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725.Andhisbrethrenandallhisfather'shouseH1004heardH8085[it],andtheywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thithertohim.

2AndeveryoneH376indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689,andeveryoneH376thatwasH1961indebt,andeveryoneH376ofembitteredspiritcollectedroundhim;andhebecameH1961acaptainoverthem;andtherewerewithhimaboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318thencetoMizpehinMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124,andsaidH559tothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,Letmyfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1andmymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517,Ipraythee,comeH3318forthH3318amongstyou,tillIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoforme.

4Andhebroughtthembeforethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;andtheyabodewithhimallthewhilethatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasH1961inthestronghold.

5Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abidenotinthestronghold; depart,andgoH935intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departed,andcameH935intotheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHareth.

6AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardH8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscovered,andthemenH376thatwerewithhim.NowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586wassittingH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390underthetamariskהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815upontheheight,havinghisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027,andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324byhim.

7ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324byhim,HearH8085now, ye Benjaminites:willthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414everyoneofyoualsoגַּם־gam-H1571fieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754?WillhemakeH7760youallcaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,

8thatallofyouhaveconspiredagainstme,andthereisnonethatinformsmewhenmysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121hasmadeH3772[acovenant]withthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448;andthereisnoneofyouthatissorryforme,orinformsmethatmysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hasstirredupmyservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650asalier-in-waitagainstme,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

9ThenansweredDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,whowassetH5324overtheservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,andsaidH559,IsawH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingH935toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011,toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.

10AndheinquiredofJehovahforhim,andgaveH5414himvictuals,andgaveH5414himtheswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

11Thenthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971tocallH7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,andallhisfather'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatwereinNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011;andtheycameH935allofthemtothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,HearH8085now,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285.Andheanswered,Hereהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005Iam,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohim,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100haveyeconspiredagainstme, thouandthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,inthatthou hastgivenH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,andaswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719,andhastinquiredofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430forhim,thatheshouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965againstmeasalier-in-wait,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14AndAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredthekingH4428andsaidH559,Andwhoissofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539amongallthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,whoistheking'sson-in-law,andhasaccesstothy secret council,andishonourableinthyhouseH1004?

15Wasitto-daythatIbeganהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toinquireofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430forhim?beitfarחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromme:letnotthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chargeanythingtohisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650, [nor]toallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knewH3045nothingofallthis,lessormore.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Thou shaltcertainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou,andallthy father'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tothecouriersH7323thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324abouthim,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437andputוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovahtodeathH4191;becausetheirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027alsoגַם־gam-H1571iswithDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andbecausetheyknewH3045whenhefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272,anddidnotinformme.Buttheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428werenotwillingאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14toputH4191forthH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293onthepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah.

18Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou,andfallH6293onthepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548.AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437,andfellH6293onthepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andputH4191todeathH4191thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084personsH376whoworethelinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19AndNobנֹ֤בnoH5011,thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892ofthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,hesmotewiththeedgeoftheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, bothmenמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,infantsandsucklings,andoxen,andasses,andsheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716,withtheedgeoftheswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20Andoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259ofthesonsבֵּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedH4422,andfledH1272afterDavidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54informedDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadslainH2026Jehovah'spriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,IknewH3045itthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130wasthere,thathewouldcertainlytellH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586:Iamaccountableforallthelivesנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofthy father'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abidewithme,fearH3372not;forhethatseeksיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seeksיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;forwithmethou artinsafekeeping.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22

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