Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 26:5-7

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.

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