Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 22:11-16

11Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to callלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,and all his father’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that werein Nobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011:and they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all of them to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085now, thou sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here I am,my lordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Why have ye conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194against me, thou and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,in that thou hast givenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414him breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,and a swordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719,and hast enquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, that he should riseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965against me, to lie in waitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14Then Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, And who is sofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539among all thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650as Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,which is the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son in lawוַחֲתַ֥ןva.cha.TanH2860,and goethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493at thy biddingמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmish.ma'.Te.khaH4928,and is honourableוְנִכְבָּ֥דve.nikh.BadH3513in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?

15Did I thenהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117beginהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490to enquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592of Godבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him? be it far from meחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486:let not the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760anythingדָבָר֙da.VarH1697unto his servantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650, norto all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1:for thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knewיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045nothingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697of all this, lessקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996or moreגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.

16And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thou shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,thou, and all thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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