Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:26-31

26And when Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,he sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971of the spoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998unto the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, evento his friendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold a presentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293for you of the spoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27TothemH834which werein Beth–elH1008, and to them which werein southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045Ramothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418, and to them which werein Jattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492,

28And to them which werein Aroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to them which werein Siphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to them which werein Eshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,

29And to them which werein Rachalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to them which werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the Jerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to them which werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017,

30And to them which werein Hormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to them which werein Chor–ashanH3565, and to them which werein Athachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269,

31And to them which werein Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,and to all the placesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725where Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himself and his menוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582were wont to hauntהִתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980.

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