Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 29

1Now thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605their hosts toAphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663: and theIsraelitesוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478pitchedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by the fountainwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2And thelordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430passedעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674on byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967, and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505: andDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and hismenH376passedעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674on in the rearward withAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Thensaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,WhatH4100doH4100theseH428Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680hereH2088? AndAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, Isnotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808thisDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732, theservantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834hath been withmeH413theseH428daysH3117ortheseH428yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, and I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808faultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in himsinceH834hefellH5307awayH5307untomeH413unto thisdayH3117?

4But theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430were wroth with him; and theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,Makeיִתְרַצֶּ֥הyit.ra.TzehH7521themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376returnהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725, that he maygoיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381backוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725to hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastappointedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485him, andletH3381himnotH3808goH3381downH3381withusH413tobattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, lest in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421hebecomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854tousH413: for wherewith should thisfellowH376reconcilehimselfH413unto hislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113? should itnotH3808be with theheadsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218oftheseזֶה֙zehH2088menH376?

5Isnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808thisDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, ofwhomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they sang one toanotherזֶ֣הzehH2088indancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹתba.me.cho.LotH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233thousandsH505?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, As theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068liveth, thou hast beenuprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477, and thygoingH3318outH3318and thycomingוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935in withmeH413in thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264isgoodH2896in mysightH5869: for I havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in theesinceכִּי־ki-H3588thedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of thycomingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935untomeH413unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:neverthelessכִּ֠יkiH3588thelordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633favour theenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808.

7Whereforenowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258returnH7725, andgoH7725inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, that thou displeasenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thelordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, Butwhatמֶ֤הmehH4100have IdoneH6213? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100hast thoufoundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in thyservantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650soH6213longעַ֖ד'adH5704as I have beenbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee unto thisdayH3117, that I maynotלֹ֤אlo'H3808goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935andfightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898againstאֶל־'el-H413theenemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9AndAchishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredH559andsaidH559toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in mysightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, as anangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: notwithstanding theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430havesaidH559, He shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927withusאֶל־'el-H413to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10WhereforenowH6258riseהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925upH7925earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with theservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of thylordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113that arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and assoonH6258as ye beupH7925earlyH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, and havelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215, depart.

11SoH5927Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732roseH7925upH5927earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925, he and hismenH376, todepartH5927in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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