Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 26:7-16

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.

13Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732went overוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to the other sideהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676,and stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on the topרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of an hillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afar offמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350;a greatרַ֥בravH7227spaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725being between them:

14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not, Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who islike to thee in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?wherefore then hast thou not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thy lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?for there cameבָא֙va'H935oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thy lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.

16This thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnot goodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hast doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. AsYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,because ye have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And now seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasat his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

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