Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 26:1-12
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.
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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