New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:16-22

16When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?”Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

17He saidH559to DavidH1732, “You are moreH4480righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662thanH4480I; foryou have dealtגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580wellH2899with me, while I have dealtגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580wickedlyH7463with you.

18You have declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that you have doneעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213goodH2899to me, thatthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068deliveredסִגְּרַ֧נִיsi.ge.Ra.niH5462me into your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027and yetyou did not killהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026me.

19For ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376findsיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyH340,will he let him goH7971awayוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971safelyבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH2896 H1870?May the LordH3068therefore rewardיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999you with goodH2899in returnתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478for whatH834you have doneH6213to me thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayH3117.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you will surelyמָלֹ֖ךְma.LokhH4427be kingתִּמְל֑וֹךְtim.LokhH4427, and thatthe kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be establishedוְקָ֙מָה֙ve.Ka.mahH6965in your handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027.

21So nowH6258swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to me by the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that you will not cutתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772offH3772mydescendantsזַרְעִ֖יzar.'IH2233afterאַֽחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me and that you will not destroyתַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.MidH8045my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1householdמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.”

22Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sworeH7650to Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeH1004,but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and his menH376wentעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927up tothe strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

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