Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:2-5

2Then SaulH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376out of all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and wentH3212to seekלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245DavidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582uponפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the rocksצוּרֵ֥יtzu.ReiH6697of the wild goatsהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃hai.ye.'e.LimH3277.

3And he cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935to the sheepcotesגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629 H1448by the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870, where wasa caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631;and SaulH7586went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to coverלְהָסֵ֣ךְle.ha.SekhH5526his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272:and DavidH1732and his menH582remainedיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.

4And the menH582of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto thee, Behold, I will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414thine enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that thou mayest doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it shall seem goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190unto theeבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the skirtכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598privilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.

5And it came to pass afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that David’sH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him, because he had cut offH3772Saul’sH7586skirtH3671.

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