New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 26:6-9

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?”

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