Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 26:1-12

1And the Ziphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586to Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Doth not Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּר֙mis.ta.TerH5641himself in the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

2Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and went downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381to the wildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֔יףZifH2128,having threeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, to seekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.

3And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586pitchedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in the hillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַחֲכִילָ֗הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.shi.MonH3452,by the wayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870.But Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732abodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,and he sawוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָ֥אva'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him into the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732therefore sent outוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֑יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270,and understoodוַיֵּ֕דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was comeבָ֥אva'H935in very deedנָכֽוֹן׃na.KhonH3559.

5And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and cameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to the placeהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725where Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586had pitchedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583:and Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732beheldוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200the placeהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725where Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layשָֽׁכַב־sha.khav-H7901,and Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵ֖רnerH5369,the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of his armyצְבָא֑וֹtze.va.'OH6635:and Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901in the trenchבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,and the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971pitchedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583round aboutסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃se.vi.vo.tovH5439him.

6Then answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the Hittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850,and to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Who will go downיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with me to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?And Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will go downאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381with thee.

7So Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732and Abishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971by nightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915:and, behold, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463within the trenchבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570,and his spearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in the groundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763:but Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and the peopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901round aboutסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439him.

8Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hath deliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462thine enemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341into thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027this dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117:now therefore let me smiteאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221him, I pray thee, with the spearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595even to the earthוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776at onceפַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔תPa.'am 'a.ChatH259 H6471, and I will not smitehim the second timeאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138.

9And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843him not: for who can stretch forthשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899,and be guiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?

10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559furthermore, AsYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall smiteיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him; or his dayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shall comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to dieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191;or he shall descendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381into battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421,and perishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.

11Yhwhמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should stretch forthמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899:but, I pray thee, takeקַח־kach-H3947thou now the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that isat his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,and let us goH3212.

12So Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947the spearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and the cruseצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325from Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586headמֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣יme.ra.'a.sho.TeiH7226;and they gat them awayH3212,and no man sawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200it,nor knewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045it,neither awakedמֵקִ֗יץme.KitzH6974: for they wereall asleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463;because a deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was fallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307upon them.

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