Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 29:6-11

6Then Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Surely, asYhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,thou hast been uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,and thy going outצֵאתְךָ֨tze.te.KhaH3318and thy coming inוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935with me in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264isgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869:for I have not foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in thee since the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of thy comingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935unto me unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:nevertheless the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633favourט֥וֹבTovH2896thee notוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869.

7Wherefore now returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725,and goH3212in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,that thou displeaseתַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יta.'a.Seh Ra' be.'ei.NeiH5869 H7451 H6213not the lordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,But what have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?and what hast thou foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in thy servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650so long asמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117I have been with theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I may not goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9And Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:notwithstanding the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,He shall not go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927with us to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10Wherefore now rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650that are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and as soon as ye be up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and have lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departH3212.

11So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925to departH3212in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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