Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 27:8-12

8And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and invadedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.RiH1651,and the Gezritesוְהַגִּזְרִ֖יve.ha.gir.ziH1511,and the Amalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003:for thoseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007nations wereof oldמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769the inhabitantsיֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.VotH3427of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,as thou goestבּוֹאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to Shurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793,even unto the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9And Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732smoteוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and left neither manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376nor womanוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802aliveיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421,and took awayוְלָקַח֩ve.la.KachH3947the sheepצֹ֨אןtzonH6629,and the oxenוּבָקָ֜רu.va.KarH1241,and the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,and the camelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581,and the apparelוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899,and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

10And Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhitherH408have ye made a roadפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.TemH6584to dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117?And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Against the southנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and against the southנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Jerahmeelitesהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397,and against the southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

11And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732savedH2421neither manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376nor womanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421,to bringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935tidingsto Gathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Lest they should tellיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046on us, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,So didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, and so will behis mannerמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941all the whileהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117he dwellethיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12And Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,He hath made his peopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478utterlyהַבְאֵ֤שׁhav.'EshH887to abhorהִבְאִישׁ֙hiv.'IshH887him; therefore he shall be my servantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650for everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.

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