New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 27:10-12

10Now Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “WhereH575did youcarryH6584outH6584anH6584attackH6584todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117?”And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Againstעַל־'al-H5921theNegevנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921theNegevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045ofthe Jerahmeelitesהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397,and againstH413theNegevנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045ofthe Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.”

11And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732did not leaveH2421a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376or a womanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Gathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will tellיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046aboutעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732has doneעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213,and thisH3541has beenhis practiceמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941allכָּל־kol-H3605the timeהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117that he has livedיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.’”

12So Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “He has undoubtedlyH887madeH887himself repulsiveH887among his peopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;therefore he will becomeוְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahH1961my servantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.”

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