New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 24:3-11
3And he cameH935to the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629H1448on the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,whereוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033there wasa caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631;and SaulH7586wentH935inH935torelieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְ רַגְלָ֑יוle.ha.Sekh rag.LavH5526H7272himself. NowDavidH1732and his menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376were sittingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the innerH3411recessesH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.
4Then David’sH1732menH376saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, this isthe dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009;I am about to handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH5414H3027your enemyH340overH5414to you, and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it seemsH3190goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190to you.’” Then DavidH1732gotH6965upH6965and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598secretlyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.
6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menH376, “Farחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me becauseH4480of the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068that I would doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to reachH7971outH7971with my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”
7And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732rebukedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his menH376with thesewordsH1697and did not allowנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them to riseH6965upH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.And Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586gotH6965upH6965,leftH4480the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.
8Afterwardאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310H3651,however, DavidH1732gotH6965upH6965and wentH3318outH3318of the caveH4631,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedH2331himself.
10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117your eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068had handedבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH5414H3027you overH5414to me todayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631, and someonesaidH559to killלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026you, butI sparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347you; and I saidH559, ‘I will not reachH7971outH7971with my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’
11So,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,lookH7200!Indeedגַּ֗םGamH1571,lookH7200at the edgeכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027! For by the factthat I cutבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִֽילְךָ֜me.'i.le.KhaH4598but did not killH2026you, knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and understandH7200that thereH369isH369noH369evilH7463orrebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027,and I have not sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you, though youare lyingH6658inH6658waitצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658for my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315,to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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