Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 19:11-18

11Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586also sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto David’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,to watchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him, and to slayוְלַהֲמִית֖וֹve.la.ha.mi.ToH4191him in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:and Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324David’sלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,If thou saveמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422not thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thou shalt be slainמוּמָֽת׃mu.MatH4191.

12So Michalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letH3381Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381through a windowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:and he wentH3212,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃vai.yi.ma.LetH4422.

13And Michalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947an imageהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,and laidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760itin the bedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,and putשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a pillowכְּבִ֣ירke.VirH3523of goats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwith a clothבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14And when Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, He issickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397againto seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bring him upהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927to me in the bedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,that I may slayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

16And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397were come inוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, behold, there wasan imageהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655in the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,with a pillowוּכְבִ֥ירu.khe.VirH3523of goats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Michalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Why hast thou deceived me soרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411,and sent awayוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971mine enemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341,that he is escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422?And Michalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,He saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto me, Let me goשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;why should I killאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050to Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him all that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in Naiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

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