King James Version
1 Samuel 26:6-16
6Then answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850,and to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Who will go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with me to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?And Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go downאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381with thee.
7So Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971by nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915:and, behold, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463within the trenchבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,and his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at his bolsterמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763:but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901round aboutסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439him.
8Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hath deliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462thine enemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341into thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117:now therefore let me smiteאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221him, I pray thee, with the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595even to the earthוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776at onceפַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔תPa.'am 'a.ChatH259H6471, and I will not smitehim the second timeאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138.
9And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843him not: for who can stretch forthשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899,and be guiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?
10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559furthermore, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him; or his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shall comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to dieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191;or he shall descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,and perishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.
11The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should stretch forthמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899:but, I pray thee, takeקַח־kach-H3947thou now the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that isat his bolsterמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let us goH3212.
12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and the cruseצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325from Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586bolsterמֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣יme.ra.'a.sho.TeiH7226;and they gat them awayH3212,and no man sawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200it,nor knewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045it,neither awakedמֵקִ֗יץme.KitzH6974: for they wereall asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463;because a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307upon them.
14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not, Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?
15And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who islike to thee in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?wherefore then hast thou not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thy lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?for there cameבָא֙va'H935oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thy lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.
16This thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnot goodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hast doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. Asthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,because ye have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And now seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasat his bolsterמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.
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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