New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 29:1-6

1Nowthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908together allכָּל־kol-H3605their armiesמַחֲנֵיהֶ֖םma.cha.nei.HemH4264toAphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,while the Israelitesוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478were campingחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by the springH5871whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2And the governorsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430were proceedingH5674onH5674, leadinghundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and his menH376were proceedingH5674in the backבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314with Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Then the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמָ֖הmahH4100aretheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680doing here?”And Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, “Is thisזֶ֨הzehH2088not Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,the servantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has beenהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961with me theseזֶ֤הzehH2088daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,orאוֹ־'ov-H176rathertheseזֶ֣הzehH2088yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, andI have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672nothingH3808 H3972atH3972allH3972suspiciousin him sinceH4480the dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117hedesertedנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307to meto thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117?”

4But the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereH7107angryוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with him, and the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Make the manH376goH7725backהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725,so that he will returnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725to his placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you have assignedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485him, and do not let him goיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381downH3381to battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421with us,orH3808in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421he may becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854to us. For howוּבַמֶּ֗הu.va.MehH4100could thisזֶה֙zehH2088manfindH7521favorH7521with his lordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113? Would it not bewith the headsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218oftheseהָהֵֽם׃ha.HemH1992menהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376?

5Is thisזֶ֣הzehH2088not Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,of whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they singH6031in the dancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹתba.me.cho.LotH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,And Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tenH7233thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233’?”

6Then Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, you haveindeedכִּי־ki-H3588beenhonestיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477, and yourgoingH3318outH3318and your comingH935inH935with me in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264are pleasingוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869;for I have not foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilH7463in you sinceכִּ֠יkiH3588the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of your comingH935to me to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Nevertheless, you are not pleasingט֥וֹבTovH2896in the sightוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of the governorsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633.

Read all of 1 Samuel 29

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29