Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 27:1-6

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.

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