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1 Samuel 27

1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820, I shall nowperishאֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehH5595oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: there is nothingbetterט֜וֹבTovH2896for me thanthatכִּ֣יkiH3588I shouldspeedilyהִמָּלֵ֥טhi.ma.LetH4422escapeאִמָּלֵ֣ט׀'i.ma.LetH4422into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430; andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586shalldespairוְנוֹאַ֨שׁve.no.'AshH2976of me, toseekלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245me any more in anypartגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: so shall Iescapeוְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖יve.nim.la.TiH4422from hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and he passedoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֣רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674with thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that were with him toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMaochמָע֖וֹךְma.'okhH4582,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732dweltוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427withAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397atGathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661, he and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוva.'a.na.ShavH582, everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with hishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004, evenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732with histwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֔יוna.ShavH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26theCarmelitessH3762,Nabal’sנָבָ֖לna.ValH5037wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802.

4And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadfledבָרַ֥חva.RachH1272toGathגַּ֑תGatH1661: and hesoughtלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245no moreagainיָסַ֥ףyo.safH3254for him.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, If I have nowfoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, let themgiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414me aplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725insomeבְּאַחַ֛תbe.'a.ChatH259townעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in thecountryהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704, that I maydwellוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהve.'E.she.vahH3427there: for why should thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650dwellיֵשֵׁ֧בye.ShevH3427in theroyalהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467cityבְּעִ֥ירbe.'IrH5892with thee?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414himZiklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117: thereforeZiklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860pertaineth to thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

7And thetimeמִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔יםmis.Par hai.ya.MimH4557 H3117thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732dweltיָשַׁ֥בya.ShavH3427in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֣הbis.DehH7704of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430was a fullyearיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andfourוְאַרְבָּעָ֥הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andinvadedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּvai.yif.she.TuH6584theGeshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.RiH1651, and theGezritesוְהַגִּזְרִ֖יve.ha.gir.ziH1511, and theAmalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003: forthoseהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007nations were ofoldמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769theinhabitantsיֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.VotH3427of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776, as thougoestבּוֹאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935toShurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793, even to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

9AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732smoteוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and left neithermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376norwomanוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802aliveיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421, and tookawayוְלָקַח֩ve.la.KachH3947thesheepצֹ֨אןtzonH6629, and theoxenוּבָקָ֜רu.va.KarH1241, and thedonkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543, and thecamelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581, and theapparelוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899, andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

10AndAchishאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhereH408have yeplunderedפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.TemH6584todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117? AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Against thesouthנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, and against thesouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of theJerahmeelitesהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397, and against thesouthנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.

11AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732savedH2421neithermanוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376norwomanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveH2421, tobringלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935tidings toGathגַת֙gatH1661,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Lest they shouldinformיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046against us,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Sodidעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, and so will be hismannerמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941all thewhileהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117hedwellethיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

12AndAchishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397believedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, He hath made hispeopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478utterlyהַבְאֵ֤שׁhav.'EshH887toabhorהִבְאִישׁ֙hiv.'IshH887him; therefore he shall be myservantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 27

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