New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 27:1-3

1Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tohimselfלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, “Nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258I willperishאֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehH5595oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.ThereH369isH369nothingH369betterט֜וֹבTovH2896for me thanכִּ֣יkiH3588to safelyהִמָּלֵ֥טhi.ma.LetH4422escapeאִמָּלֵ֣ט׀'i.ma.LetH4422into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430.Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586will despairוְנוֹאַ֨שׁve.no.'AshH2976of searchingלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245for me anymoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I will escapeוְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖יve.nim.la.TiH4422from his handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.”

2So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732setH6965outH6965and wentH5674overH5674, he andthe sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Maochמָע֖וֹךְma.'okhH4582,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732livedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427with Achishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397in Gathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661,he and his menH376,eachH376with his ownhouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004--Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732withhis twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293the JezreelitessH3159,and Abigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26the Carmelitessהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃Ha.kar.me.LitH3761,Nabal’sנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037widowאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802.

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