Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 22
1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedH3212from there, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to thecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725: and when hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and all hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it, they wentdownוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381there to him.
2And everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that was indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689, and everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that was indebtנֹשֶׁא֙no.She'H5378, and everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that wasdiscontentedמַר־ נֶ֔פֶשׁmar- Ne.feshH4751H5315,resortedוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908to him; and he became acaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269over them: and there were with him aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentH3212from there toMizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, Let myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1and mymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517, I pray thee, comeforthיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318, and be with you, till Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213for me.
5And theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abideתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427not in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686;departH3212, andcomeוּבָֽאתָ־u.va.ta-H935into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHarethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.
6WhenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045, and themenוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him, (nowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586abodeיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390under atreeהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815inRamahH7414, having hisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027, and all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324about him;)
7ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324about him, Hearnowשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, yeBenjamitesH1145; will thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414each one of youfieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, andmakeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760you allcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967;
8That all of you haveconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194against me, and there is none that showethtoגֹּלֶ֤ה אָזְנִי֙go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540H241me that mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121hath made aleagueבִּכְרָת־bikh.rot-H3772with thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, and there is none of you that issorryחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470for me, orshowethוְגֹלֶ֣ה אָזְנִ֑יve.go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540H241to me that mysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hath stirredupהֵקִים֩he.KimH6965myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650against me, to lie inwaitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?
9Thenansweredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Doegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130, who wassetנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324over theservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Isawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingבָּ֣אba'H935toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011, toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.
11Then thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, and all hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that were inNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all of them to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.
13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why have yeconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194against me, thou and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, in that thou hastgivenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899, and aswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719, and hastenquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592ofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, that he shouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965against me, to lie inwaitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?
14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, And who is sofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539among all thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732, who is theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son inlawוַחֲתַ֥ןva.cha.TanH2860, andgoethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493at thybiddingמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmish.ma'.Te.khaH4928, and ishonourableוְנִכְבָּ֥דve.nikh.BadH3513in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?
15Did Ithenהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117beginהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toenquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him? be it far frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486: let not thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760anythingדָבָר֙da.VarH1697to hisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650, nor to all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knewיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045nothingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697of all this,lessקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ormoreגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.
17And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thefootmenלָרָצִים֩la.ra.TzimH7323thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324about him,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437, andslayוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; because theirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027also is withDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and because theyknewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045when hefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272, and did notshowגָל֖וּ אָזְנִ֑יga.Lu 'a.ze.niH1540H241it to me. But theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wouldאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14not putforthלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293upon thepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
18And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou, andfallוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293upon thepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548. AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437, and hefellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon thepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andslewוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117eightyשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatworeנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.
19AndNobנֹ֤בnoH5011, thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, hesmoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, bothmenמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768andsucklingsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243, andoxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794, anddonkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543, andsheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
20Andoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of thesonsבֵּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.
22AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, Iknewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, whenDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130was there, that he wouldsurelyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586: I haveoccasionedסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437the death of all thepersonsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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