New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 22:9-22
9ThenDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,whoוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931wasstandingנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by the servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingבָּ֣אba'H935to Nobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011, toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.
11Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971someone to summonלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,and allכָּל־kol-H3605his father’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were in Nobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011;and allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of them cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
13Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have you and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194againstעָלַ֔י'a.LaiH5921me, in that you have givenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414him breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and a swordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719and have inquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, so that he would riseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965up againstH413meby lyingH693in ambushH693as it isthisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?”
14Then Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “And whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310among allבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650is as faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539as Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,even the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son-in-lawוַחֲתַ֥ןva.cha.TanH2860, whois captain overאֶל־'el-H413your guardמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmish.ma'.Te.khaH4928,and is honoredוְנִכְבָּ֥דve.nikh.BadH3513in your houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?
15Did I justbeginהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to inquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him todayהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117?Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me!Do not let the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760anythingדָבָר֙da.VarH1697to his servantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650orto anyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of the householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1,for your servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knowsיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045nothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808at allקָטֹ֖ן גָדֽוֹל׃ka.Ton ga.DolH6996H1419of thisH2088wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605affairדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697.”
17Andthe kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theguardsלָרָצִים֩la.ra.TzimH7323who were attendingהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324him, “Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437aroundH5437and putוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to deathH4191,becauseH3588their handיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027alsoגַם־gam-H1571is with Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and becauseH3588they knewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045that he was fleeingבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272and did notrevealגָל֖וּ אָזְנִ֑יga.Lu 'a.ze.niH1540H241it to me.” But theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428were not willingאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14to putH7971forthH7971their handsיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027toattackלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293the priestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
18Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Doegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673, “You turnסֹ֣בsoH5437aroundH5437andattackוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548.”And Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437aroundH5437andattackedוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andhe killedוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who woreנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375the linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.
19Andhe struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221Nobנֹ֤בnoH5011the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,bothH4480menמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768and infantsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243;also oxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794,donkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,and sheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716he struckwith the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
20Butoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259sonבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
22Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, “I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045on that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenH3588Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130was thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,that he would surelyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.I have broughtH5437aboutH5437the deathof everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22
- 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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