Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 26:7-16

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.

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