Revised Version 1895
1 Samuel 26:7-12
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.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- 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
- EGW Writings
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