Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 28:1-2

1And it came to pass in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,that the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredH6908their armiesמַֽחֲנֵיהֶם֙ma.cha.nei.HemH4264togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֨וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908for warfareלַצָּבָ֔אla.tza.Va'H6635,to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Knowיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045thou assuredlyתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045,that thou shalt go outתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318with me to battleבַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,thou and thy menוַאֲנָשֶֽׁיךָ׃va.'a.na.Shei.khaH582.

2And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Achishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397,SurelyH3651thou shalt knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045what thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650can doיַעֲשֶׂ֖הya.'a.SehH6213.And Achishאָכִישׁ֙'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Therefore will I makeאֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖'a.si.me.KhaH7760thee keeperשֹׁמֵ֧רsho.MerH8104of mine headלְרֹאשִׁ֛יle.ro.ShiH7218for everהַיָּמִֽים׃ פhai.ya.MimH3117.

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