Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:16-22

16And it came to pass, when Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had made an endכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615of speakingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,that Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isthis thy voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?And Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963,and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

17And he saidH559to DavidH1732, Thou artmore righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662than I: for thou hast rewardedגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580me goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896,whereas I have rewardedגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580thee evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

18And thou hast shewedהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117how that thou hast dealtעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213wellH2896with me: forasmuch as when Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had deliveredסִגְּרַ֧נִיsi.ge.Ra.niH5462me into thine handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,thou killedstהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026me not.

19For if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376findיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,will he let him goוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971wellH2896awayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870?wherefore YhwhH3068rewardיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999thee goodH2896for that thou hast doneH6213unto me this dayH3117.

20And now, behold, I know wellיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou shalt surelyמָלֹ֖ךְma.LokhH4427be kingתִּמְל֑וֹךְtim.LokhH4427,and that the kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall be establishedוְקָ֙מָה֙ve.Ka.mahH6965in thine handבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027.

21Swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650now therefore unto me by Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,that thou wilt notH518cut offתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772my seedזַרְעִ֖יzar.'IH2233afterאַֽחֲרָ֑י'a.cha.RaiH310me, and that thou wilt not destroyתַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.MidH8045my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034out of my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

22And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732swareH7650unto Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586wentH3212homeH1004;but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582gat them upעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927unto the holdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

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