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1 Samuel 26

1AndtheZiphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameH935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,DoesnotDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hideH5641himselfinthehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah,facingפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thewaste?

2AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381tothewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֔יףZifH2128, havingthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenmenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.

3AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586encampedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583inthehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah,whichfacesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thewaste,bythewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870side.AndDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732abodeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057;andwhenhesawH7200thatSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586hadcomeבָ֥אva'H935afterhimintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentH7971outspiesH7270,andlearnedthatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascertainlycomeבָ֥אva'H935.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andcameH935totheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586hadencampedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583;andDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732beheldtheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layH7901,andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369,thecaptainofhishostH6635;andSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586layH7901withinthewagon-defence,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971wereencampedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583roundH5439abouthim.

6AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732spakeandsaidH559toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288theHittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850,andtoAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870, Joab'sbrotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251,sayingH559,Whowillgoיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downwithmetoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidH559,Iwillgoאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381downwiththee.

7AndDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameH935tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971bynightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,andbehold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463withinthewagon-defence,andhisspearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckinthegroundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776athisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763;andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74andthepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layH7901roundH5439abouthim.

8AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hasdeliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462thineenemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117;andnowH6258letmesmitehim,Ipraythee,withthespearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595,eventothegroundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776once,andIwillnotdoitthesecondtime.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843himnot;forwhocanstretchשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899,andbeguiltless?

10AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,Jehovahwillsurelysmitehim;eitherhisdayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935todieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orheshalldescendintobattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421andperish.

11JehovahforbidthatIshouldstretchH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899!Butnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ipraythee,thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595thatisathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andletusgoH7971.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325fromSaul'shead;andtheywentawayH3947,andnomansawH7200[it],andnoneknewH3045[it],andnoneawaked,fortheywereallasleep;foradeepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639sleepH3462fromJehovahhadfallenH5307uponthem.

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentovertotheotherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofahillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afarH7350off;agreatרַ֥בravH7227space[being]betweenthem.

14AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedtothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andtoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingH559, Answerest thounot,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredandsaidH559,Whoart thouthatcriesttothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Artnotthouamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376?andwhoislikeכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644totheeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?andwhyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100hast thounotguardedשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?foroneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cameH935intodestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordH113.

16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnotgoodט֞וֹבTovH2896whichthou hastdone.AsJehovahliveth, yeareworthytodie,becauseyehavenotguardedH8104yourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, Jehovah'sanointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200whereH834theking'sspearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwasathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knew David'svoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,andsaidH559,Isthisthyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121DavidH1732?AndDavidH1732saidH559,Itismyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18AndhesaidH559,WhyH4100doesmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thuspursueH7291afterhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?forwhathaveIdone?orwhatevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451isinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,letmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.IfJehovahhavemovedtheeagainstme,lethimacceptanoblation;butifthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH120,cursedH779betheybeforeJehovah;fortheyhavedrivenH1644meoutthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromadheringtotheinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,letnotmybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776farfromthefaceH6440ofJehovah;forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318outtoseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245asinglefleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,aswhentheyhuntapartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124onthemountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

21AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,IhavesinnedH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,mysonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732;forIwillnomoredotheeharmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489,becausemylifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315waspreciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365inthineeyesH5869thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold,IhaveactedH5528foolishlyהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528,andhaveerredH7686exceedinglyH3966.

22AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredandsaidH559,Beholdtheking'sspearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595,andletoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288comeoverandfetchit.

23AndJehovahwillrendertoeverymanH376hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666andhisfaithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530;forJehovahgaveH5414theeinto[my]handבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,andIwouldאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14notstretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.

24Andbehold,asthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315washighlyesteemedthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inmineeyesH5869,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651letmylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315behighlyesteemedintheeyesH5869ofJehovah,thathemaydeliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337meoutofalldistressH6869.

25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,BlessedH1288bethou,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732: thou shaltcertainlydo[great things],andshaltcertainlyprevailH3201.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH7725onhiswayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725tohisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.

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