Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 26
1And theZiphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Doth notDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּר֙mis.ta.TerH5641himself in thehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?
2ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and wentdownוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381to thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֔יףZifH2128, havingthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבְּחוּרֵ֣יbe.chu.ReiH977menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478with him, toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.
3AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586encampedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583in thehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַחֲכִילָ֗הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֹ֖ןhay.shi.MonH3452, by thewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870. ButDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732abodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057, and hesawוַיַּ֕רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָ֥אva'H935afterאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him into thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.
5AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, andcameוַיָּבֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935to theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereSaulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586hadencampedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583: andDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732beheldוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200theplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layשָֽׁכַב־sha.khav-H7901, andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369, thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of hishostצְבָא֑וֹtze.va.'OH6635: andSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901in thetrenchבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570, and thepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971encampedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583aroundסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃se.vi.vo.tovH5439him.
6Thenansweredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288theHittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850, and toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Who will godownיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381with me toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264? AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will godownאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381with thee.
7SoDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameוַיָּבֹא֩vai.ya.Vo'H935to thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971bynightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915: and, behold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463within thetrenchבַּמַּעְגָּ֔לba.ma'.GalH4570, and hisspearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckמְעוּכָֽה־me.'u.khah-H4600in thegroundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763: butAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and thepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layשֹׁכְבִ֖יםsho.khe.VimH7901aboutסְבִיבֹתָֽיו׃ סse.vi.vo.tovH5439him.
8Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462thyenemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341into thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117: now therefore let mesmiteאַכֶּ֨נּוּ'ak.Ke.nuH5221him, I pray thee, with thespearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595even to theearthוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776atonceפַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔תPa.'am 'a.ChatH6471H259, and I will not smite him the secondtimeאֶשְׁנֶ֖ה'esh.NehH8138.
9AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843him not: for who can stretchforthשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027against theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899, and beguiltlessוְנִקָּֽה׃ פve.ni.KahH5352?
10Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559furthermore, As theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shallsmiteיִגָּפֶ֑נּוּyi.ga.Fe.nuH5062him; or hisdayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935todieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191; or he shalldescendיֵרֵ֖דye.RedH3381intobattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421, andperishוְנִסְפָּֽה׃ve.nis.PahH5595.
11TheLORDמֵֽיהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should stretchforthמִשְּׁלֹ֥חַmi.she.Lo.achH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899: but, I pray thee,takeקַח־kach-H3947thou now thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595that is at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763, and thecruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325, and let usgoH3212.
12SoDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595and thecruseצַפַּ֤חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835ofwaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325from besideSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586headמֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣יme.ra.'a.sho.TeiH7226; and theydepartedH3212, and no mansawרֹאֶה֩ro.'EhH7200it, norknewיוֹדֵ֜עַyo.De.a'H3045it, neitherawokeמֵקִ֗יץme.KitzH6974: for they were allasleepיְשֵׁנִ֔יםye.she.NimH3463; because a deepsleepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadfallenנָפְלָ֖הna.fe.LahH5307upon them.
14AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and toAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74? ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?
15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who is like thee inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? why then hast thou notkeptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thylordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? for therecameבָא֙va'H935inoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971todestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.
16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is notgoodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hastdoneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. As theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121todieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194, because ye have notkeptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104yourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899. And nowseeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is, and thecruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.
17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is this thyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732? AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
19Now therefore, I pray thee, let mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650. If theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068hath stirred theeupהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496against me, let himacceptיָרַ֣חya.RachH7306anofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503: but if they are thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779be theybeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for they havedrivenגֵרְשׁ֣וּנִיge.re.Shu.niH1644me out thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromabidingמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596in theinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.
20Now therefore, let not mybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath comeoutיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550, as when one dothhuntיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291apartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in themountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.
21Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586, I havesinnedחָטָ֜אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, mysonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732: for I will no more do theeharmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489, because mysoulנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315waspreciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: behold, I have played thefoolהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528, and haveerredוָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖הva.'esh.GehH7686exceedinglyהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃har.Beh me.'OdH7235H3966.
22AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595! and letoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259of the youngmenמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288comeoverוְיַעֲבֹ֛רve.ya.'a.VorH5674andtakeוְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ve.yi.ka.Che.haH3947it.
23TheLORDוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068renderיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725to everymanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666and hisfaithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530: for theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068deliveredנְתָנְךָ֨ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee into myhandבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, but Iwouldאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14not stretchforthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068anointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.
24And, behold, as thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315waspreciousגָּדְלָ֧הga.de.LahH1431thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117in myeyesבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, so let mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315bepreciousתִּגְדַּ֤לtig.DalH1431in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and let himdeliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337me out of alltribulationצָרָֽה׃ פtza.RahH6869.
25ThenSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Blessedבָּר֤וּךְba.RukhH1288be thou, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732: thou shalt bothdoעָשֹׂ֣ה'a.SohH6213greatתַעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213things, and also shaltstillיָכֹ֣לya.KholH3201prevailתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201. SoDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH3212on hiswayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870, andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725to hisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 26
- 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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