New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 26
David Again Spares Saul
1Then the Ziphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is not Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hidingמִסְתַּתֵּר֙mis.ta.TerH5641on the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י'al pe.NeiH5921H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?”
2So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381to the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֔יףZifH2128, having with himthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to searchלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245for Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.
3Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586campedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֗הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is beforeעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.shi.MonH3452,besideעַל־'al-H5921the roadהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870,and Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732was stayingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057. Whenhe sawוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָ֥אva'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057,
5Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732then aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and cameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֣ם'a.Sher shamH834H8033Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586had campedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583.And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֣ם'a.Sher shamH834H8033Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layשָֽׁכַב־sha.khav-H7901, andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֖רnerH5369,the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֑וֹtze.va.'OH6635;and Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586was lyingשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901in the circleH4570of the campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,and the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971were campedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃se.vi.vo.tovH5439him.
6Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850and toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,Joab’sיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will goיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downH3381with me to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?”And Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will goאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381downH3381with you.”
7So Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971by nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463inside the circleH4570of the campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570with his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763;and Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971were lyingשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439him.
8Then Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462your enemyH340into your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027;nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָ֜אna'H4994let me strikeאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221him with the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595to the groundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776with oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259strokeפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471, and I will notstrike him the secondH8138timeH8138.”
9But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Do not destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843him, forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310can stretchשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971out his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899and be withoutH5352guiltוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?”
10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,surelyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will strikeיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him, orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935that he diesוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orא֧וֹ'oH176he will goיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381downH3381into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421and perishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.
11The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should stretchמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899;but nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that is at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763and the jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let us goוְנֵ֥לֲכָהve.Ne.la.khahH1980.”
12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and the jugצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325from besideSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586headH4763,and they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980away, but noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369oneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369sawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200or knewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045it,norוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369did any awakeH7019,for they were allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463,becauseH3588a soundH8639sleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307on them.
13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732crossedH5674overH5674to the otherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022at a distanceמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350witha largeרַ֥בravH7227areaהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725betweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them.
14Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingH559, “Will you not answerתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?”Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310are you who callsקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?”
15So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, “Are you not a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376?And whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is likeכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644you in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Whyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100then have you not guardedשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?For oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cameבָא֙va'H935to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428your lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.
16Thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that you have doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213is not goodט֞וֹבTovH2896.As the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, all of youmustבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,becauseH834you did not guardשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200whereאֵֽי־'ei-H335the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is and the jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.”
17Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?”And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָא֙na'H4994let my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428listenיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068has stirredהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496you up against me, let HimacceptH7381an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503; butifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518it ismenבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121H120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779are they beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, forthey have drivenגֵרְשׁ֣וּנִיge.re.Shu.niH1644me out todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117soH4480that I would have noH4480attachmentמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596with the inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.’
20Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, do not let my bloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776awayמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048from the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318out to searchלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245fora singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,justH3512as one huntsיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291a partridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in the mountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.”
21Then Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I have sinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398.Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,my sonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,for I will not harmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489you againע֔וֹדodH5750becauseתַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֨רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478H834my lifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315was preciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have playedH5528the foolH5528and have committedH7686a seriousהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235H3966errorH7686.”
23The Lordוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068will repayיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725eachH376manH376forhis righteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and his faithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530;for the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068deliveredנְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414you into myhandבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, butI refusedוְלֹ֣א אָבִ֔יתִיve.Lo' 'a.Vi.tiH3808H14to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.
24Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009,as your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315washighlyH1431valuedH1431in my sightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651may my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315be highlyH1431valuedH1431in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and may Hedeliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃ פtza.RahH6869.”
25Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288are you, my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732;you will bothH1571accomplishעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213muchתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213and surelyיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201prevailתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201.” SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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