King James Version
1 Samuel 26:6-9
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?
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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