New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 27:1-6

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.

4Now it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046to Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732had fledבָרַ֥חva.RachH1272to Gathגַּ֑תGatH1661,so he noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerיָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹדyo.saf odH3254 H5750searchedלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245for him.

5Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “Ifאִם־'im-H518nowנָא֩na'H4994I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,have them giveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me a placeמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725in oneבְּאַחַ֛תbe.'a.ChatH259of the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in the countryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,so that I may liveוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהve.'E.she.vahH3427thereשָּׁ֑םShamH8033;for whyוְלָ֨מָּהve.La.mahH4100should your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650liveיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427in the royalהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892with you?”

6So Achishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Ziklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117;thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651Ziklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860hasהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961belonged to the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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