New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 1:1-6

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.”

4Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Howמֶה־meh-H4100did thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697goהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961?Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me.” And he saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, “The peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971have fledנָ֨סnasH5127from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571have fallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and are deadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.”

5Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349do you knowיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083are deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?”

6The youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “ByH7122chanceH7122I happenedH7136toH7136beH7136onMountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was leaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172on his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595.And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and the horsemenהַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםha.pa.ra.ShimH6571had overtakenהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692him.

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