Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 26:13-25

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.

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