New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 23:2-13

2So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I goהַאֵלֵ֣ךְha.'e.LekhH1980andattackוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221theseהָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.lehH428Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?”And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980andattackוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the Philistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430and deliverוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.”

3But David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,we are afraidH3372hereפֹ֛הfohH6311in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063.HowH637muchH637 H3588moreH637 H3588then ifH3588we goנֵלֵ֣ךְne.LekhH1980to Keilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstH413the ranksמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?”

4Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068onceH3254 H5750moreH3254 H5750.And the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084, forI will giveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”

5So Davidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and his menH376wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Keilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084and foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430;and he ledH5090awayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735and struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347.Thus Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732deliveredוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about, when Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledבִּ֠בְרֹחַBiv.ro.achH1272to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732at Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, thathe cameH3381downיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381withan ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7When it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had comeבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasdeliveredH5235him into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,for he shutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462himself in by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935a cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892with double gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.”

8So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֥עvay.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,to goלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084to besiegeלָצ֥וּרla.TzurH6696Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menH376.

9Now Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was plottingמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790evilH7463againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him; so he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646hereH5066.”

10Then Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has heardשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085for certainשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586is seekingמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892on my accountבַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.RiH5668.

11Will the menבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462me into his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?Will Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comeהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381downH3381justH3512as Your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085? O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He will comeיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381downH3381.”

12Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will the menבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462me and my menH376into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They will surrenderיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462you.”

13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and his menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,about sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965and departedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from Keilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,and they wentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834they could goיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980.When it was toldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422from Keilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084, hegaveוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308up the pursuitלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

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