Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 22

1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedH3381thence, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to thecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725: and when hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it, theywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thither to him.

2Andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that was indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that was in debt, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that was discontented,gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unto him; and hebecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961captainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269over them: and there were with himaboutוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318thence toMizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,LetH4994myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1and mymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517, IprayH4994thee,comeH3318forthH3318, and be withyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,tillעַ֚ד'adH5704Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213formeאֶל־'el-H413.

4And hebroughtH1961thembeforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with himallכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileH1961thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the hold.

5And theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abideתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427notלֹ֤אlo'H3808in the hold; depart, andgetH935theeintoH413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedH935, andcameH935intoH413theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHerethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.

6AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045, and themenH376that were with him:nowכִּ֚יkiH3588Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586wassittingיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thetamariskהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815treeH815in Ramah, with hisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324aboutעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

7AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324aboutעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, ye Benjamites; will thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414everyלְכֻלְּכֶ֗םle.khu.le.KhemH3605one ofyouH5414fieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, will hemakeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760youH5414allלְכֻלְּכֶ֣םle.khu.le.KhemH3605captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967;

8thatallכֻּלְּכֶ֜םku.le.KhemH3605ofyouכִּי֩kiH3588haveconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194againstH5921meH5921, and there isnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369that discloseth tomeH5921when mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121maketh a league with thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, and there isnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369ofyouכִּ֣יkiH3588that is sorry formeH5921, or discloseth untomeH5921that mysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hathstirredH6965upH6965myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650againstH5921meH5921, tolieH693inwaitH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

9ThenansweredH559Doegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130,whichוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931stoodנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324by theservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsaidH559, Isawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingבָּ֣אba'H935toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011, toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.

10And heinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל־vai.yish.'al-H7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068for him, andgaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414him victuals, andgaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

11Then thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that were inNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of them to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I am, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have yeconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194againstH5921meאֵלָיו֙'e.lovH413, thou and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, in that thou hastgivenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899, and aswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719, and hastinquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592ofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, that he shouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965againstH5921meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413, tolieH693inwaitH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559, And who amongallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650issoH5493faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,whichוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son in law, and istakenH5493intoאֶל־'el-H413thy council, and is honourable in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?

15Have Itodayהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117begunהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toinquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him? be itfarחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486frommeH7760:letאַל־'al-H408notH3808thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeH7760anyH3605thingH1697unto hisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,norH3808toallH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knowethnothingH3808ofallH3605this,lessכִּ֠יkiH3588ormoreH3808.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theguardלָרָצִים֩la.ra.TzimH7323thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324aboutH5921him,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437, andslayH4191thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;becauseH3588theirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027also is withDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andbecauseH3588theyknewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045that hefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272, anddidH3808notH3808disclose it tomeH7971. But theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wouldnotH3808putוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191forthH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293uponH5921thepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou, andfallH6293uponH6293thepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548. AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437, and hefellH6293uponH6293thepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, and he slew on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fourscore andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsH376thatdidH376wear alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19AndNobנֹ֤בnoH5011, thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221he with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, bothmenמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768and sucklings, andoxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794and asses andsheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20And one of thesonsבֵּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadslainהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, Iknewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045on thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, whenDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130was there, that he wouldsurelyH3588tellH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586: I have occasioned thedeathH5315ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thepersonsH5315of thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abideשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427thou withmeH5315,fearתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408; for he that seeketh mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seeketh thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: for withmeH5315thou shalt be in safeguard.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22

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