New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 27

David Flees to the Philistines

1Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, “Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258I will perishאֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehH5595oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.ThereH369is nothingH369betterט֜וֹבTovH2896for me thanכִּ֣יkiH3588to escapeH4422into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430.Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586then will despairוְנוֹאַ֨שׁve.no.'AshH2976of searchingלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245for me anymoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I will escapeH4422from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.”

2So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and crossedH5674overH5674, he andthe sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Maochמָע֖וֹךְma.'okhH4582,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732livedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427with Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397at Gathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661,he and his menH376,eachH376with his householdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004, evenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732withhis twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159,and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26the Carmelitessהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃Ha.kar.me.LitH3761,Nabal’sנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802.

4Now it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732had fledבָרַ֥חva.RachH1272to Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661,so he noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerיָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹדyo.saf odH3254 H5750searchedלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245for him.

5Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָא֩na'H4994I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let them giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me a placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725in oneבְּאַחַ֛תbe.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,that I may liveוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהve.'E.she.vahH3427thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033;for whyוְלָ֨מָּהve.La.mahH4100should your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650liveיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427in the royalהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892with you?”

6So Achishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Ziklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117;thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651Ziklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860hasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961belonged to the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7The numberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732livedיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430wasa yearיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

8Now Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menH376wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.RiH1651and the GirzitesH1629andthe Amalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003;for they were the inhabitantsיֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.VotH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776from ancientH5769timesH5769,as you comeבּוֹאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935toShurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793even as farוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704as the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732attackedוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and did not leaveH2421a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or a womanוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421, and hetookוְלָקַח֩ve.la.KachH3947away the sheepצֹ֨אןtzonH6629,the cattleוּבָקָ֜רu.va.KarH1241,the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,the camelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581,and the clothingוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899.Then he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

10Now Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “WhereH575have youmadeפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.TemH6584a raidH6584todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117?”And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Againstעַל־'al-H5921theNegevנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theNegevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045ofthe Jerahmeelitesהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397and againstH413theNegevנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045ofthe Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.”

11Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732did not leaveH2421a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376or a womanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Gathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will tellיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046aboutעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541has Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213and soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541has beenhis practiceמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117he has livedיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.’”

12So Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “He has surelyH887madeH887himself odiousH887among his peopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;therefore he will becomeוְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahH1961my servantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.”

David Flees to the Philistines

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