Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 26

1And theZiphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Dothnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּר֙mis.ta.TerH5641himselfH6440in thehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeH6440thedesertהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

2ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381to thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֔יףZifH2128, havingthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenmenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.

3AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586pitchedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַחֲכִילָ֗הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thedesertהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.shi.MonH3452, by thewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870. ButDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732abodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, and hesawוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָ֥אva'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310himintoH935thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732thereforesentH7971outH7971spiesמְרַגְּלִ֑יםme.ra.ge.LimH7270, andunderstoodH3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascomeבָ֥אva'H935of acertaintyH3045.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andcameH935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586hadpitchedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583: andDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732beheld theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layשָֽׁכַב־sha.khav-H7901, andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369, thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֑וֹtze.va.'OH6635: andSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901withinH935theplaceH4725of the wagons, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971pitchedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583roundH5439aboutH5439him.

6ThenansweredH559Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732andsaidH559toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288theHittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850, and toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,sayingH559, Who willgoיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downH3381withmeH413toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264? AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidH559, I willgoאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381downH3381with thee.

7SoH935Davidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameH935to thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971bynightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463withinH935theplaceH935of the wagons, with hisspearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in thegroundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763: andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and thepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901roundH5439aboutH5439him.

8Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462upH5462thineenemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341intoH413thinehandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117:nowוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeletH4994meH413smiteH5221him, IprayH4994thee, with thespearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595to theearthוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776at onestrokeפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471, and I willnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808smiteH5221him thesecondאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138time.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843himnotאַל־'al-H408: for whocanמִ֣יmiH4310putH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027againstאֶל־'el-H413theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899, and be guiltless?

10AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068liveth, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him; or hisdayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935todieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191; or he shallgoH935downיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381intoH935battleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421, andperishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.

11TheLORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I shouldputH7971forthH7971minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstH3027theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899: butnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258takeקַח־kach-H3947, IprayH4994thee, thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that is at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763, and the cruse ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, andletH7971usH4994goH7971.

12SoH3947Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and the cruse ofwaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325fromSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586headH5307; and they gat themawayH3947, andnoוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369manH3605sawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200it,norוְאֵ֨יןve.'EinH369knewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045it,neitherוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369didH5307anyH3605awake: for they wereallH3605asleepH3462;becauseH3588adeepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639sleepH3462from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasfallenH5307uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

13ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732went over to theotherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afarמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350offעַל־'al-H5921; agreatרַ֥בravH7227spaceH5676beingbetweenבֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃bei.nei.HemH996them:

14andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedH7121to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and toAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369, saving, Answerest thounotהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74? ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou that criest to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Artnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who is like thee inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? wherefore then hast thounotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptH8104watchH8104over thylordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? for therecameבָא֙va'H935one of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in todestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.

16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hastdoneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. As theLORDH3068liveth, ye are worthy todieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588ye havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808keptH8104watchשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104over yourlordH3068, theLORD’SH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899. Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258,seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200,whereH834theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is, and the cruse ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewDavid’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is this thyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732? AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore doth mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113pursueרֹדֵ֖ףro.DefH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650? forwhatH4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213? orwhatH4100evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451is in minehandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, IprayH4994thee,letH4994mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.IfH518it be theLORDH3068that hathstirredהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496theeupאֵ֖ת'etH853againstH6440meH4994,letH4994himacceptH8085an offering: butifH518it be thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779be theybeforeH6440theLORDH3068; for they havedrivenH1644meH4994outH1644thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117that I shouldnotH518cleave unto theinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of theLORDH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH4994,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore,letH408notH408mybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776awayH5307from thepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318outH3318toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245afleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550, as when one doth hunt apartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in themountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

21Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586, I havesinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, mysonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732: for I willnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750doהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088theeharmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588mylifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315waspreciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, I haveplayedH5528thefoolH5528, and haveerredוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686exceedinglyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

22AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredH559andsaidH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009thespearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595, Okingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428! let then one of theyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288come over and fetch it.

23And theLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068shallrenderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725toeveryH376manH376hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and hisfaithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530: forasmuch as theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068deliveredH5414theeintoH376myhandבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, and I wouldnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808putH5414forthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971minehandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstH3027theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.

24And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֗הve.hi.NehH2009, as thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315wasmuchH834setH834by thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in mineeyesבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651letH3651mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315bemuchH834setH834by in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andletH3651himdeliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337meH5315outH3605ofallH3605tribulation.

25ThenSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732: thou shaltbothH1571doעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213mightily, and shaltsurelyH7725prevailH3201.Soתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH7725hiswayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870, andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to hisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26

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