Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 23:7-13

7And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732was comeבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath deliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234him into mine handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027;for he is shut inנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462,by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935into a townבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892that hath gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8And Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586calledH8085all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,to go downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,to besiegeלָצ֥וּרla.TzurH6696Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

9And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586secretly practisedמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790mischiefהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against him; and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Bring hitherהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

10Then saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hath certainlyשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seekethמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892for my sake.

11Will the menבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliver me upהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462into his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?will Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586come downהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381,as thy servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hath heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085?O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I beseech thee, tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,He will come downיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381.

12Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Will the menבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462me and my menאֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.ShaiH582into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They will deliver theeupיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462.

13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582, which wereabout sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁme.'ot 'IshH376 H3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965and departedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of Keilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,and wentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980whithersoeverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834they could goיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980.And it was toldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422from Keilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084;and he forbareוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308to go forthלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

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