New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 29:3-5

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’?”

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