King James Version

1 Samuel 29

1Now the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430gathered togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908all their armiesמַחֲנֵיהֶ֖םma.cha.nei.HemH4264to Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663:and the Israelitesוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478pitchedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by a fountainבַּעַ֖יִןba.'A.yinH5869which isin Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2And the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430passed onעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967,and by thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505:but Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582passed onעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674in the rerewardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314with Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Then saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, What dothese Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680here?And Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, Isnot this Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,the servantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which hath been with me these daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,or these yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,and I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672no faultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in him sinceמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117he fellנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307unto meunto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117?

4And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430were wrothוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with him; and the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, MakeH7725this fellowהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376returnH7725,that he may go againH7725to his placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725which thou hast appointedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485him, and let him not go downיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381with us to battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,lest in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421he be an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854to us: for wherewith should he reconcileיִתְרַצֶּ֥הyit.ra.TzehH7521himself unto his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113? should it not bewith the headsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218of these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582?

5Isnot this Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,of whom they sangיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030one to another in dancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹתba.me.cho.LotH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586slewהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his ten thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233?

6Then Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Surely, asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,thou hast been uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,and thy going outצֵאתְךָ֨tze.te.KhaH3318and thy coming inוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935with me in the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264isgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869:for I have not foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in thee since the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of thy comingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935unto me unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:nevertheless the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633favourט֥וֹבTovH2896thee notוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869.

7Wherefore now returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725,and goH3212in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,that thou displeaseתַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יta.'a.Seh Ra' be.'ei.NeiH5869 H7451 H6213not the lordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,But what have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?and what hast thou foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in thy servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650so long asמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117I have been with theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I may not goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9And Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:notwithstanding the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,He shall not go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927with us to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10Wherefore now rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650that are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and as soon as ye be up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and have lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departH3212.

11So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925to departH3212in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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