Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 26:6-16
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.
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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