New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 26:1-4

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.NeiH5921 H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃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.NeiH5921 H6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.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,

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971out spiesמְרַגְּלִ֑יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270,and he knewוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was definitelyנָכֽוֹן׃na.KhonH3559comingבָ֥אva'H935.

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