Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 23
1Then theytoldוַיַּגִּ֥דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold, thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430fightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstKeilahבִּקְעִילָ֔הbik.'i.LahH7084, and theyrobשֹׁסִ֥יםsho.SimH8154thethreshingfloorsהַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃ha.go.ra.NotH1637.
2ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall IgoH3212andsmiteוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221thesePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430? And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,GoH3212, andsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221thePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430, andsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.
3AndDavid’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, we areafraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373here inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063: how much more then if wecomeH3212toKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084against thearmiesמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?
4ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732enquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068yetagainוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254. And theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֣דredH3381toKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084; for I willdeliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.
5SoDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovH582wentH3212toKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430, and broughtawayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221them with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347. SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.
6And it came to pass, whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledבִּ֠בְרֹחַBiv.ro.achH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, that he camedownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381with anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
7And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadcomeבָ֥אva'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234him into myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027; for he is shutinנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462, byenteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935into atownבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892that hathgatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.
9AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586secretlydevisedמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790mischiefהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against him; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Bringhereהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.
10Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathcertainlyשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seekethמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892for my sake.
11Will themenבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167ofKeilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliver meupהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462into hishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027? willSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comedownהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381, as thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085? OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I beseech thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650. And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He will comedownיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381.
12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Will themenבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167ofKeilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462me and mymenאֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.ShaiH582into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They will deliver theeupיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462.
13ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582, who were aboutsixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁme.'ot 'IshH3967H376,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anddepartedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318fromKeilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084, andwentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834they couldgoיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980. And it wastoldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hadescapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422fromKeilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084; and he didnotוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308gothereלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.
14AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679, andremainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in amountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128. AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245him everydayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him not into hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
15AndDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586had comeoutיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: andDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֖יףzifH2128in awoodבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shahH2793.
17And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not: for thehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shall notfindתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee; and thou shalt bekingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I shall benextלְמִשְׁנֶ֑הle.mish.NehH4932to thee; and that alsoSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knowethיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045.
18And theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewoodבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.
19Then cameupוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927theZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Doth notDavidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641himself with us in strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679in thewoodבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, in thehillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which is on thesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?
20Now therefore, Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, comedownלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381according to all thedesireאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185of thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315to comedownרֵ֑דRedH3381; and our part shall be todeliverהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462him into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.
22GoH3212, I pray you,prepareהָכִ֣ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559yet, andknowוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725where hishauntרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272is, and who hathseenרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him there: for it istoldאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me that he dealethveryעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6191subtillyיַעְרִ֖םya'.RimH6191.
23Seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200therefore, and takeknowledgeוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045of all the lurkingplacesהַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ha.ma.cha.vo.'ImH4224where hehidethיִתְחַבֵּ֣אyit.cha.Be'H2244himself, and come yeagainוְשַׁבְתֶּ֤םve.shav.TemH7725to me with thecertaintyנָכ֔וֹןna.KhonH3559, and I willgoוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with you: and it shall come to pass, if heisיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426in thelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, that I willsearchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664him out throughout all thethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
24And theyaroseוַיָּק֛וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH3212toZiphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: butDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584, in theplainבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160on thesouthיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452.
25Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586also and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him . And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732: therefore he camedownוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into arockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553, andabodeוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584. And whenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that, hepursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732in thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעֽוֹן׃ma.'onH4584.
26AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3212on thissideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654of themountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022, andDavidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582on thatsideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022: andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732madehasteנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648to getawayH3212forfearמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586; forSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582surroundedH5849Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732and hismenאֲנָשָׁ֖יו'a.na.ShavH582on allsidesH5849totakeלְתָפְשָֽׂם׃le.ta.fe.SamH8610them.
28ThereforeSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725frompursuingמִרְדֹף֙mir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andwentH3212againstH7125thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: therefore theycalledקָֽרְאוּ֙ka.re.'UH7121thatplaceלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725SelahammahlekothH5555.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 23
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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