Revised Webster's Bible

1 Samuel 29

1Now thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430gatheredtogetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908all theirarmiesמַחֲנֵיהֶ֖םma.cha.nei.HemH4264toAphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663: and theIsraelitesוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478encampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by afountainבַּעַ֖יִןba.'A.yinH5869which is inJezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2And thelordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430passedonעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674byhundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967, and bythousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505: butDavidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582passedonעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674in therearבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314withAchishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Thensaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, What do theseHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680here ? AndAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, Is not thisDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732, theservantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, who hath been with me thesedaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117, or theseyearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, and I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672nofaultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in himsinceמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117hefellנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307to me to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117?

4And theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430wereangryוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with him; and theprincesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him,MakeH7725thisfellowהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376returnH7725, that he may goagainH7725to hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725which thou hastappointedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485him, and let him not godownיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381with us tobattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, lest in thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421he should be anadversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854to us: for how should hereconcileיִתְרַצֶּ֥הyit.ra.TzehH7521himself to hismasterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113? should it not be with theheadsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218of thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582?

5Is not thisDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732, of whom theysangיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030one to another indancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹתba.me.cho.LotH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586slewהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tenthousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233?

6ThenAchishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Surely, as theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, thou hast beenuprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477, and thy goingoutצֵאתְךָ֨tze.te.KhaH3318and thy cominginוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935with me in thehostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264isgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in mysightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869: for I have notfoundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in thee from thedayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of thycomingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to me to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117: nevertheless thelordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633favourט֥וֹבTovH2896theenotוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869.

7Therefore nowreturnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725, andgoH3212inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965, that thoudispleaseתַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יta.'a.Seh Ra' be.'ei.NeiH6213 H7451 H5869not thelordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397, But what have Idoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213? and what hast thoufoundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in thyservantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650so longasמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117I have been withtheeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, that I may notgoאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935andfightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against theenemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9AndAchishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in mysightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, as anangelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: however theprincesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430havesaidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, He shall not goupיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927with us to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10Therefore now riseearlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650that arecomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and as soon as ye shall have risenearlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, and havelightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departH3212.

11SoDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and hismenוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925todepartH3212in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, toreturnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentupעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927toJezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 29

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