New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:3-11

3He cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935to the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629 H1448on the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,whereH8033thereH8033wasa caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631;and SaulH7586wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935in torelieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְ רַגְלָ֑יוle.ha.Sekh rag.LavH5526 H7272himself. NowDavidH1732and his menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376were sittingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the innerH3411recessesH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.

4The menH376of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, this isthe dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009;I am about to giveנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyH340into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it seemsH3190goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190to you.’” Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598secretlyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.

5It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651thatDavid’sH1732conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820botheredוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921 H834he had cutכָּרַ֔תka.RatH3772offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the edgeH3671of Saul’sH7586robe.

6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menH376, “Farחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me becauseH4480of the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068that I should doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”

7Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732persuadedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his menH376with thesewordsH1697and did not allowנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them to riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965up againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.And Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586aroseקָ֥םkamH6965,leftH4480the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

8Now afterwardאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651DavidH1732aroseH6965and wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out of the caveH4631and calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

9DavidH1732saidH559to SaulH7586, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100do you listenתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,sayingH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,DavidH1732seeksמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harmH7463you’?

10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068had givenנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you todayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117into my handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, andsome saidH559to killלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026you, but my eyehad pityוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347on you; and I saidH559, ‘I will not stretchאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971out my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,for he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’

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.

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