New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 1:1-3

1Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,when Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732had returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725fromthe slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732stayedוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860.

2And on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,beholdוְהִנֵּה֩ve.hi.NehH2009,a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935fromSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264with his clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218.And it happenedH1961when he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776and prostratedH2331himself.

3Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “From whereאֵ֥י'eiH335do you comeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935?”And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I have escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422from the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

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