New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 26:13-20
13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732crossedH5674overH5674to the otherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022at a distanceמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350witha largeרַ֥בravH7227areaהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725betweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them.
14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingH559, “Will you not answerתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?”Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74repliedוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310are you who callsקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?”
15So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, “Are you not a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376?And whoוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is likeכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644you in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Whyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100then have you not guardedשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?For oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cameבָא֙va'H935tokillלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428your lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113!
16Thisהַזֶּה֮ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697that you have doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213is not goodט֞וֹבTovH2896.As the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, all ofyou undoubtedlyכִּ֤יkiH3588mustבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,becauseH834you did not guardשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your lordאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200whereאֵֽי־'ei-H335the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is and the jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was atH4763his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763!”
17Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586recognizedוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?”And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is my voiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”
18He also saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100thenזֶּ֛הzehH2088is my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113pursuingרֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291H310his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?For whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213?Or whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100evilH7463is in my handבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?
19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, pleaseנָא֙na'H4994let my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428listenיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.Ifאִם־'im-H518the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068has incitedהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496you against me, may HeacceptH7381an offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503; butifוְאִ֣ם׀ve.'ImH518it ispeopleבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121H120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779are they beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have drivenH1644me outH1644todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117soH4480thatH4480I would have noH4480shareמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596in the inheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.’
20Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, do not let my bloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776farמִנֶּ֖גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048from the presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;for the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478has comeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318outH3318to searchלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245fora singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,justH3512asH3512one huntsיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291a partridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in the mountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- 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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