1 Samuel 27
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- 1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- לִבּ֔וֹ
- עַתָּ֛ה
- עַתָּ֛ה'a.TahnowH6258
- אֶסָּפֶ֥ה
- אֶסָּפֶ֥ה'e.sa.PehI will be swept awayH5595
- יוֹם־
- יוֹםyom-a dayH3117G
- אֶחָ֖ד
- אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- בְּיַד־
- שָׁא֑וּל
- שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- אֵֽין־
- אֵֽין'ein-notH0369
- לִ֨י
- ט֜וֹב
- ט֜וֹבTovgoodH2896A
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- הִמָּלֵ֥ט
- הִמָּלֵ֥טhi.ma.Letreally <escape>H4422
- אִמָּלֵ֣ט׀
- אִמָּלֵ֣ט'i.ma.LetI will escapeH4422
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אֶ֣רֶץ
- אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ
- מִמֶּ֤נִּי
- שָׁאוּל֙
- שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586G
- לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי
- עוֹד֙
- עוֹד֙'OdagainH5750
- בְּכָל־
- גְּב֣וּל
- גְּב֣וּלge.Vul[the] territory ofH1366G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י
- מִיָּדֽוֹ׃
- 2And David arose, and passed over, he and the six hundred men that were with him, unto Achish the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
- וַיָּ֣קָם
- דָּוִ֔ד
- דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732
- וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר
- ה֔וּא
- ה֔וּאHu'heH1931
- וְשֵׁשׁ־
- מֵא֥וֹת
- מֵא֥וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ishmanH0376G
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- עִמּ֑וֹ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אָכִ֥ישׁ
- אָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- מָע֖וֹךְ
- מָע֖וֹךְma.'okhMaochH4582
- מֶ֥לֶךְ
- מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428G
- גַּֽת׃
- גַּֽתGatGathH1661
- 3And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
- וַיֵּשֶׁב֩
- דָּוִ֨ד
- דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavidH1732
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- אָכִ֥ישׁ
- אָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- בְּגַ֛ת
- ה֥וּא
- ה֥וּאhu'heH1931
- וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheach oneH0376I
- וּבֵית֑וֹ
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- וּשְׁתֵּ֣י
- נָשָׁ֔יו
- אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙
- אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amAhinoamH0293H
- הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית
- וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל
- אֵֽשֶׁת־
- אֵֽשֶׁת'e.shet-[the] wife ofH0802H
- נָבָ֖ל
- נָבָ֖לna.ValNabalH5037
- הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃
- 4And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
- 5And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- דָּוִ֜ד
- דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אָכִ֗ישׁ
- אָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- נָא֩
- נָא֩na'pleaseH4994
- מָצָ֨אתִי
- מָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
- חֵ֤ן
- חֵ֤ןchenfavorH2580
- בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙
- יִתְּנוּ־
- יִתְּנוּyi.te.nu-let people giveH5414G
- לִ֣י
- מָק֗וֹם
- מָק֗וֹםma.Koma placeH4725
- בְּאַחַ֛ת
- עָרֵ֥י
- עָרֵ֥י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892B
- הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
- וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה
- שָּׁ֑ם
- שָּׁ֑םShamthereH8033G
- וְלָ֨מָּה
- יֵשֵׁ֧ב
- יֵשֵׁ֧בye.Shevwill he dwellH3427
- עַבְדְּךָ֛
- בְּעִ֥יר
- הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה
- עִמָּֽךְ׃
- 6Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
- 7And the number of the days that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
- וַֽיְהִי֙
- מִסְפַּ֣ר
- מִסְפַּ֣רmis.Par[the] number ofH4557
- הַיָּמִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- יָשַׁ֥ב
- יָשַׁ֥בya.Shavhe dweltH3427
- דָּוִ֖ד
- דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732
- בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- יָמִ֖ים
- יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117I
- וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה
- חֳדָשִֽׁים׃
- חֳדָשִֽׁיםcho.da.ShimmonthsH2320G
- 8And David and his men went up, and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites; for those [supplied: nations] were the inhabitants of the land, who were of old, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
- וַיַּ֤עַל
- דָּוִד֙
- דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו
- וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-againstH0413
- הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י
- וְהַגִּזְרִ֖יQere, written (Ketiv): וְהַגִּרְזִי
- וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- הֵ֜נָּה
- הֵ֜נָּהHe.nahtheyH2007
- יֹשְׁב֤וֹת
- יֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.Vot[were] dwellingH3427
- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם
- בּוֹאֲךָ֥
- שׁ֖וּרָה
- וְעַד־
- אֶ֥רֶץ
- אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH0776G
- מִצְרָֽיִם׃
- מִצְרָֽיִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714G
- 9And David smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel; and he returned, and came to Achish.
- וְהִכָּ֤ה
- דָוִד֙
- דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָאָ֔רֶץ
- וְלֹ֥א
- יְחַיֶּ֖ה
- יְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.Yehhe let liveH2421
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isha manH0376G
- וְאִשָּׁ֑ה
- וְלָקַח֩
- צֹ֨אן
- צֹ֨אןtzonsheepH6629G
- וּבָקָ֜ר
- וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים
- וּגְמַלִּים֙
- וּבְגָדִ֔ים
- וַיָּ֖שָׁב
- וַיָּבֹ֥א
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- אָכִֽישׁ׃
- אָכִֽישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- 10And Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- אָכִ֔ישׁ
- אָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishAchishH0397
- אַל־
- אַל'al-against [where]H0413
- פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם
- פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םpe.sha.Temdid you make a raidH6584
- הַיּ֑וֹם
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- דָּוִ֗ד
- דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- נֶ֤גֶב
- נֶ֤גֶבNe.gev[the] Negev ofH5045G
- יְהוּדָה֙
- יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063G
- וְעַל־
- נֶ֣גֶב
- נֶ֣גֶבNe.gev[the] Negev ofH5045G
- הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י
- וְאֶל־
- נֶ֖גֶב
- נֶ֖גֶבNe.gev[the] Negev ofH5045G
- הַקֵּינִֽי׃
- 11And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring them to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell of us, saying, So did David, and so hath been his manner all the while he hath dwelt in the country of the Philistines.
- וְאִ֨ישׁ
- וְאִשָּׁ֜ה
- לֹֽא־
- לֹֽאlo'-notH3808
- יְחַיֶּ֣ה
- יְחַיֶּ֣הye.chai.Yehhe let liveH2421
- דָוִ֗ד
- דָוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
- לְהָבִ֥יא
- גַת֙
- גַת֙gatGathH1661
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- פֶּן־
- פֶּןpen-lestH6435
- יַגִּ֥דוּ
- יַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duthey should tellH5046
- עָלֵ֖ינוּ
- לֵאמֹ֑ר
- כֹּֽה־
- כֹּֽהkoh-thusH3541
- עָשָׂ֤ה
- עָשָׂ֤ה'a.Sahhe has doneH6213A
- דָוִד֙
- דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732
- וְכֹ֣ה
- מִשְׁפָּט֔וֹ
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- יָשַׁ֖ב
- יָשַׁ֖בya.Shavhe has dweltH3427
- בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה
- פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
- פְלִשְׁתִּֽיםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- 12And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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