Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 22:4-11

4And he broughtוַיַּנְחֵ֕םvai.yan.ChemH5148them beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:and they dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with him all the whileיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117that Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the holdבַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ סba.me.tzu.DahH4686.

5And the prophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abideתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427not in the holdבַּמְּצוּדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686;departH3212,and getוּבָֽאתָ־u.va.ta-H935thee into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedH3212,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the forestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293of Harethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.

6When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732was discoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045,and the menוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582that werewith him, (now Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586abodeיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427in Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390under a treeהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815in RamahH7414,having his spearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in his handבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027,and all his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324about him;)

7Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his servantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650that stoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324about him, Hear nowשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085,ye BenjamitesH1145;will the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414every one of you fieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, andmakeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760you all captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505,and captainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967;

8That all of you have conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194against me, and there isnone that shewethגֹּלֶ֤ה אָזְנִי֙go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH241 H1540me that my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121hath made a leagueבִּכְרָת־bikh.rot-H3772with the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, and there isnone of you that is sorryחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470for me, or shewethוְגֹלֶ֣ה אָזְנִ֑יve.go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH241 H1540unto me that my sonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hath stirred upהֵקִים֩he.KimH6965my servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650against me, to lie in waitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693,as at this dayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

9Then answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Doegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,which was setנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324over the servantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,I sawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingבָּ֣אba'H935to Nobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011,to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.

10And he enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל־vai.yish.'al-H7592of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068for him, and gaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414him victualsוְצֵידָ֖הve.tzei.DahH6720,and gaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719of Goliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

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.

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