Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 24:8-16

8DavidH1732also aroseH6965afterward, and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of the caveH4631,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterH310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindH310him, DavidH1732stoopedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

9And DavidH1732saidH559to SaulH7586,Wherefore hearestתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085thou men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingH559,Behold, DavidH1732seekethמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245thy hurtרָעָתֶֽךָ׃ra.'a.Te.khaH7451?

10Behold, this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200how that Yhwhיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068had deliveredנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee to dayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117into mine handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631: and somebadeH559mekillלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026thee: but mine eyesparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347thee; and I saidH559,I will not put forthאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113; for he isYhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

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.

15Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068therefore be judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781,and judgeוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199between me and thee, and seeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200,and pleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378my causeרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379,and deliverוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199me out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.

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.

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