Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 22:20-23

20And oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of the sonsבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21And Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54shewedוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732that Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had slainהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045itthat dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,when Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130wasthere, that he would surelyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586:I have occasionedסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437the deathof all the personsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abideשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427thou with me, fearתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372not: for he that seekethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seekethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: but with me thou shalt bein safeguardמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931.

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