King James Version
1 Samuel 26:21-25
21Then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586,I have sinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,my sonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732:for I will no more do thee harmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489,because my soulנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315was preciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold, I have played the foolהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528,and have erredוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686exceedinglyהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH3966H7235.
22And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595!and let oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288come overוְיַעֲבֹ֛רve.ya.'a.VorH5674and fetchוְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it.
23The Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068renderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725to every manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376his righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and his faithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530:for the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068deliveredנְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee into myhandבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,but I wouldאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14not stretch forthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.
24And, behold, as thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315was much set byגָּדְלָ֧הga.de.LahH1431this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in mine eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,so let my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315be much set byתִּגְדַּ֤לtig.DalH1431in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and let him deliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of all tribulationצָרָֽה׃ פtza.RahH6869.
25Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288bethou, my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732:thou shalt both doעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213greatתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213things,and also shalt stillיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201prevailתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201.So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH3212on his wayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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