New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:17-21

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.”

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