New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 26:7-16

7So Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971by nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463inside the circleH4570ofH4570theH4570campבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570with his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776atH4763his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763;and Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971were lyingשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439him.

8Then Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430has handedבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH5462 H3027your enemyH340overH5462to you; nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258then, pleaseנָ֜אna'H4994let mepinאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221him with the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595to the groundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776with oneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259thrustפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471, and I will notdoH8138it to him aH8138secondH8138timeH8138.”

9But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52, “Do notkillתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843him, forwhoמִ֣יmiH4310can reachH7971outH7971with his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899and remainH5352innocentH5352?”

10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068certainlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518will strikeיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him, orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935that he diesוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orא֧וֹ'oH176he will goיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381downH3381in battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421andperishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.

11The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I would reachH7971outH7971with my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899!But nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that is atH4763his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763and the jugצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let’s goוְנֵ֥לֲכָהve.Ne.la.khahH1980.”

12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and the jugצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325that wereatH4763Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586headH4763,and they leftוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980;and noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369oneוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369sawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200or knewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045about it,norוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369did anyone awakenH7019,for they were allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463,becauseH3588a deepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639sleepH8639from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307on them.

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!”

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