New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 18:6-16

6Now it happenedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961as they were comingבְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'AmH935,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from killingמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, thatthe womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802cameH3318outH3318of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,with tambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596,with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057and with othermusicalH7991instrumentsH7991.

7The womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802sangH6031as theyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559, “Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,And Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tenH7233thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.”

8Then Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586becameH2734veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966angryH2734,for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088lyricהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have givenנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732credit fortenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsH7233,but to me they have givenנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414credit for onlythousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505! Now whatmoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he have but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?”

9And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586eyedH5870Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732withH5870suspicionH5870from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117on.

10Now it cameH1961aboutH1961on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283thatan evilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430rushedוַתִּצְלַ֣חva.titz.LachH6743uponH5921Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, andhe ravedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004while Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732was playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059the harpwith his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,as usualH3117; anda spearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595wasin Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

11ThenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hurledוַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904the spearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595,for he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I willpinאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.”But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732escapedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from his presenceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440,twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

12NowSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH3372afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him buthad leftסָֽר׃SarH5493Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him fromhis presenceמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.MoH5973and appointedוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him as his commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; andhe wentH3318outH3318and cameH935inH935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wassuccessfulמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870, forthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

15When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966successfulמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919,he was afraidוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481of him.

16Butallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for he would goH3318outH3318to battle andreturnוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440them.

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