New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 26:5-7

5Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732then aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and cameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֣ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586had campedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583.And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֣ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'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.

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