Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 29:1-6

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.

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