New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:11-14

11Now,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,seeH7200!Indeedגַּ֗םGamH1571,seeH7200the edgeכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027!For in that I cutבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִֽילְךָ֜me.'i.le.KhaH4598and did not killH2026you, knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and perceiveH7200that thereH369is noH369evilH7463orrebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027,and I have not sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you, though youare lyingH6658in waitצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658for my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it.

12May the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199betweenH996you and me, and may the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068avengeוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358me on you; but my handH3027shall not be against you.

13As the proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912of the ancientsהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Out of the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563comesH3318forthיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562’;but my handH3027shall not be against you.

14AfterH310whomמִ֤יmiH4310has the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeH3318out? Whomמִ֖יmiH4310are you pursuingרֹדֵ֑ףro.DefH7291?A deadמֵ֔תMetH4191dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611,a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550?

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