Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 27

1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, I shallnowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258perishאֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehH5595onedayיוֹם־yom-H3117by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: there isnothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369betterט֜וֹבTovH2896formeH413thanH4480that I shouldescapeH4422intoH413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430; andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586shalldespairוְנוֹאַ֨שׁve.no.'AshH2976ofmeH413, toseekלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245meH413anyH3605moreH4480inallH3605thebordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:soH4480shall IescapeH4422outH4480of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andpassedוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674over, he and thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that were with him, untoAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMaochמָע֖וֹךְma.'okhH4582,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427withAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397atGathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661, he and hismenH376,everyH376manH376with hishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004, evenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with histwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26theCarmelitessH3762,Nabal’sנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802.

4And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasfledבָרַ֥חva.RachH1272toGathגַּ֑תGatH1661: and hesoughtלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH5750againע֖וֹדodH5750for him.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,Ifאִם־'im-H518nowH4994I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,letH4994themgiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414meאֶל־'el-H413aplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725in one of thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, that I maydwellוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהve.'E.she.vahH3427there: forwhyוְלָ֨מָּהve.La.mahH4100should thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650dwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427in theroyalהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892with thee?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himZiklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117: whereforeZiklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860pertaineth unto thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7And thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of thedaysH3117thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430was afullH3117yearH3117andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and hismenH376wentH935upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andmadeH6584araidH6584uponH935theGeshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.RiH1651, and the Girzites, and theAmalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003: forthoseH834nationsH776were theinhabitantsיֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.VotH3427of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,whichH834were ofoldמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769, as thou goest toShurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704unto thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732smoteוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and savedneitherH3808manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376norH3808womanוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802aliveיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421, andtookוְלָקַח֩ve.la.KachH3947awayH7725thesheepצֹ֨אןtzonH6629, and theoxenוּבָקָ֜רu.va.KarH1241, and the asses, and thecamelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581, and the apparel; and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

10AndAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whither have yemadeפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.TemH6584araidH6584todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117? AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,AgainstH5921theSouthנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, andagainstH5921theSouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of theJerahmeelitesהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397, andagainstH5921theSouthנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

11AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732savedneitherH3808manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376norH3808womanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveיְחַיֶּ֣הye.chai.YehH2421, tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935them toGathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435they shouldtellיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046onusH5046,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559:SoH6213didH6213Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, andsoH6213hath been hismannerמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941allכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117he hathdweltיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12AndAchishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He hathmadeH887hispeopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be myservantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.

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