Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:11-14

11Moreover, my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,seeH7200,yea, seeH7200the skirtכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of thy robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027:for in that I cut offבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772the skirtכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of thy robeמְעִֽילְךָ֜me.'i.le.KhaH4598,and killedH2026thee not, knowדַּ֤עda'H3045thou and seeH7200that there isneither evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451nor transgressionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in mine handH3027,and I have not sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against thee; yet thou huntestצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it.

12Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199between me and thee, and Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068avengeוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358me of thee: but mine handH3027shall not be upon thee.

13As saithיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559the proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912of the ancientsהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931,Wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562proceedethיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563:but mine handH3027shall not be upon thee.

14Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310whom is the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478come outH3318?afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310whom dost thou pursueרֹדֵ֑ףro.DefH7291?afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310a deadמֵ֔תMetH4191dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550.

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