New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 29:6-11

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.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258then, returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725and goוְלֵ֣ךְve.LekhH1980in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,so that you will not doתַעֲשֶׂ֣הta.'a.SehH6213anythingwrongרָ֔עRa'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the governorsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.”

8However, Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, “But whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100have you foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in your servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650sinceH4480the dayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117that I cameהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you, to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I cannot goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935and fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesH340of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?”

9But Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397repliedוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, “I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are pleasingט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,like an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;neverthelessאַ֣ךְ'akhH389the commandersשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidH559, ‘He must not goיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927with us into the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.’

10Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then, riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of your lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with you, and as soon asyou have risenH7925earlyH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and haveH215lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,leaveוָלֵֽכוּ׃va.Le.khuH1980.”

11So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925,he and his menH376,to leaveלָלֶ֣כֶתla.Le.khetH1980in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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