New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 26:21-25

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.SherH8478 H834my 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.'OdH7235 H3966errorH7686.”

22Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009the spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!Now let oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288comeH5674overH5674and takeוְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it.

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.tiH3808 H14to 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.

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