New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 22:1-8

1So Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732departedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422tothe caveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631of Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725;and when his brothersאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of it,they wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033to him.

2Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who was in distressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689,and everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was in debtH5377,and everyoneוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who wasdiscontentedמַר־ נֶ֔פֶשׁmar- Ne.feshH4751 H5315gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908to him; and he becameH1961captainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269overעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them. Now there wereabout fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menH376with him.

3And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980from thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033to Mizpahמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, “Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994let my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1and my motherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517comeיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318and staywith you untilעַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר'ad 'a.SherH5704 H834I knowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430will doיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213for me.”

4Then he leftוַיַּנְחֵ֕םvai.yan.ChemH5148them with the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124;and they stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with him allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ סba.me.tzu.DahH4686.

5The prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Do not stayתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686;departלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,and goוּבָֽאתָ־u.va.ta-H935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.”So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Herethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.

6Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him had been discoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045. NowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the tamariskהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815treeH815on the heightבָּֽרָמָה֙ba.ra.MahH7413with his spearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in his handבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650were standingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324aroundעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

7Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650who stoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324aroundעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994,O BenjamitesH1145!Will the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448alsoגַּם־gam-H1571giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414to allלְכֻלְּכֶ֗םle.khu.le.KhemH3605of you fieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754?Will he makeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760you allלְכֻלְּכֶ֣םle.khu.le.KhemH3605commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and commandersוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967?

8For allכֻּלְּכֶ֜םku.le.KhemH3605of you have conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194againstH5921me so that thereH369is noH369oneH369whodisclosesגֹּלֶ֤הgo.LehH1540to mewhen my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121makesבִּכְרָת־bikh.rot-H3772a covenantwith the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,and thereH369is noneH369of youwho is sorryחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470for me ordisclosesוְגֹלֶ֣הve.go.LehH1540to me that my sonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121has stirredהֵקִים֩he.KimH6965up my servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650againstH5921me to lieH693in ambushH693, as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117.”

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