Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 26:13-20

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.

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