New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 29:6-11

6Then Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, you have beenuprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477, andyour goingצֵאתְךָ֨tze.te.KhaH3318out and your comingוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935in with me in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264are pleasingוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869;for I have not foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilH7463in you from the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of your comingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to me to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Nevertheless, you are not pleasingט֥וֹבTovH2896in the sightוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258therefore returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725and goוְלֵ֣ךְve.LekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,that you may not displeaseתַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יta.'a.Seh Ra' be.'ei.NeiH6213 H7451 H5869the lordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.”

8Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “But whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100have you foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in your servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650from the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117whenאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I cameהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I may not goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesH340of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?”

9But Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, “I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are pleasingט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,like an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389the commandersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidH559, ‘He must not goיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927up with us to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.’

10Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then ariseH7925earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with you, and as soon as you have arisenH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and have lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980.”

11So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925,he and his menH376,to departלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927up to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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