Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 19
1AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586spake toJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121, and toallH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, that they shouldslayלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732. ButJonathanH3129Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121delightedmuchH3605inDavidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732.
2AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1seeketh toslayלַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָla.ha.mi.Te.khaH4191thee:nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Iprayנָ֣אna'H4994thee,takeהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104heedH8104to thyself in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, andabideוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in a secret place, andhideוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244thyself:
3and I willgoאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318andstandוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou art, and I will commune with myfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1of thee; andifH834Iseeוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200aught, I willtellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046thee.
4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spakegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896ofDavidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732untoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Letאַל־'al-H408notH3808thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstH413hisservantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,againstH413Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he hathnotH3808sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398againstH413thee, andbecauseוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588hisworksמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have been to thee-wardveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966goodטוֹב־tov-H2896:
5for heputH4191hislifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in hishandבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709, andsmoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, and theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760agreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou sawest it, and didstrejoiceוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055: wherefore then wilt thousinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398againstH2398innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818, toslayH4191Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withoutH2600acauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?
7AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732, andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083shewed himallכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things. AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and he was in hispresenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440, as beforetime.
8And there waswarהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421againוַתּ֥וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254: andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318outH3318, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430, andslewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them with agreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347; and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127beforeמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.
9And anevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068wasuponוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586as hesatיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004with hisspearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.
10AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tosmiteלְהַכּ֤וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732evenאֶֽת־'et-H853to thewallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023with thespearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595; but heslippedוַיִּפְטַר֙vai.yif.TarH6362awayH5127outH6440ofSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586presenceH6440, and hesmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thespearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595intoH2595thewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023: andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledH5127, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.
11AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, towatchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him, and toslayH4191him in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242: andMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324David’sלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518thousaveמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422notאֵ֨ינְךָ֜'ei.ne.khaH369thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to-night,tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thou shalt be slain.
13AndMichalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, andlaidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760it in thebedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296, andputשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a pillow ofgoats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hair at theheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680it with theclothesבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.
15AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927himupH5927tomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413in thebedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296, that I mayslayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.
16And when themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935in,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655was in thebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296, with the pillow ofgoats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hair at theheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof.
17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMichalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411meאֶל־'el-H413thusכָּ֙כָה֙ka.khahH3602, andletH7971mineenemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971, that he isescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422? AndMichalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Hesaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559untomeאֶל־'el-H413,LetH7971meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413goשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should Ikillאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?
18NowH935Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andcameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andtoldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046himallכָּל־kol-H3605thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586haddoneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH935anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.
20AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732: and when theysawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012, andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975as head over them, thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961uponH5921themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012;
21And when it wastoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.
22ThenwentH935he also toRamahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andcameH935to thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellגַּם־gam-H1571that is inSecuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906: and heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050andDavidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732? And onesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009, they be atNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.
23And hewentH1980thither toNaiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414: and thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935uponעָלָ֨יו'a.LavH5921him also, and hewentH1980on, andprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecameH935toNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.
24And he alsostrippedH6584offH6584hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, and he alsoprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, andlayH5307downוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174allכָּל־kol-H3605thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. Wherefore theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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