New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:9-16

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.

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?

15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068therefore be judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781and decideוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199betweenH996you and me; and may He seeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200andpleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378my causeרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379anddeliverוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199me from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.”

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.

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