1 Samuel 23

David seeks YHWH's guidance and delivers the city of Keilah from Philistine attack, but when YHWH warns him that the people of Keilah would betray him to Saul, David flees.[1] Jonathan renews his covenant with David at Horesh, and when Saul pursues David at Ziph, YHWH providentially delivers David by calling Saul away to fight the Philistines.[1]

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Interlinear Text

and inquired and he asked David David David of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh saying to say shall I go I will go and strike and I will strike the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim these these ones and said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward David David David go Go and strike and you will strike the Philistines among the Philistines in Pelishetim and save and you delivered - object-marker Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah
Verse 2 וַ/יִּשְׁאַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤋 vayisheal and inquired and he asked HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הַ/אֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤊 haelekhe shall I go I will go HTi/Vqi1cs וְ/הִכֵּ֔יתִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehikeyti and strike and I will strike HC/Vhq1cs בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp לֵ֚ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe go Go HVqv2ms וְ/הִכִּ֣יתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤕 vehikita and strike and you will strike HC/Vhq2ms בַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 vapelishetim the Philistines among the Philistines in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa וְ/הוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤕 vehoshaeta and save and you delivered HC/Vhq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo קְעִילָֽה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp
And they said and they said the men of men of David David David to him toward him Behold Look! we we ourselves here here in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah are afraid fearful ones and how much more and even if for/because we go we will go to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah against toward the armies arranged formations of of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
Verse 3 וַ/יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of HNcmpc דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm אֲנַ֥חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp פֹ֛ה 𐤐𐤄 foh here here HD בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 bihudah in Judah in Yehudah (Praise-of-Yah) in Yehudah HR/Np יְרֵאִ֑ים 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 yereim tina (Bemba) are afraid fearful ones HAampa וְ/אַף֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤐 veaf and how much more and even HC/D כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if for/because HC נֵלֵ֣ךְ 𐤍𐤋𐤊 nelekhe we go we will go HVqi1cp קְעִלָ֔ה 𐤒𐤏𐤋𐤄 qeilah to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤕 maarekhot the armies arranged formations of HNcfpc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
and he added and he added further again still, again, further David David David to inquire to ask of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh and answered him and he answered him the LORD Yahweh Yahweh and said and he said arise Rise up go down Go down to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah for for/because I I am giving the one who gives (direct object marker) object-marker Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim into your hand in your hand
Verse 4 וַ/יּ֨וֹסֶף 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 vayosef and he added and he added further HC/Vhw3ms ע֤וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לִ/שְׁאֹ֣ל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤋 lisheol to inquire to ask HR/Vqc בַּֽ/יהוָ֔ה 𐤁/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 bayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD in Yahweh in Yahweh HR/Np וַֽ/יַּעֲנֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍/𐤄𐤅 vayaanehu and answered him and he answered him HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3ms יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ק֚וּם 𐤒𐤅𐤌 qum arise Rise up HVqv2ms רֵ֣ד 𐤓𐤃 red go down Go down HVqv2ms קְעִילָ֔ה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs נֹתֵ֛ן 𐤍𐤕𐤍 noten am giving the one who gives HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa בְּ/יָדֶֽ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha into your hand in your hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
and went and he went David David David and his men and his men and his men and his men Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah and fought and he engaged in battle with the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim and he drove away and he drove [direct object marker] object-marker their livestock their acquired livestock and struck and he struck them — slaughter a striking-blow great great and saved and he brought to safety David David David [direct object marker] object-marker inhabitants of dwellers of Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah
Verse 5 וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֩ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp ו/אנש/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔/𐤅 vnshv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֨י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms קְעִילָ֜ה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp וַ/יִּלָּ֣חֶם 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌 vayilachem and fought and he engaged in battle HC/VNw3ms בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim with the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa וַ/יִּנְהַג֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤄𐤂 vayinehag and he drove away and he drove HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מִקְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 miqeneyhem their livestock their acquired livestock HNcmsc/Sp3mp וַ/יַּ֥ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms בָּ/הֶ֖ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem them HR/Sp3mp מַכָּ֣ה 𐤌𐤊𐤄 makah slaughter a striking-blow HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa וַ/יֹּ֣שַׁע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤏 vayosha and saved and he brought to safety HC/Vhw3ms דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יֹשְׁבֵ֥י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants of dwellers of HVqrmpc קְעִילָֽה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah-2 Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp
And it was told and it was made known to Saul to Shaul to Shaul that for/because had come he came David David David to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah and said and he said Saul Shaul Shaul has delivered he distinctly recognized him him God mighty ones into my hand in my hand for for/because he is shut up he was shut in by entering to come in a town in a guarded settlement of with gates two hanging door-panels and bars and bar
Verse 7 וַ/יֻּגַּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad And it was told and it was made known HC/VHw3ms לְ/שָׁא֔וּל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 leshaul to Saul to Shaul to Shaul HR/Np כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC בָ֥א 𐤁𐤀 va had come he came HVqp3ms דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp קְעִילָ֑ה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah to Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp נִכַּ֨ר 𐤍𐤊𐤓 nikar has delivered he distinctly recognized HVpp3ms אֹת֤/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/יָדִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤉 beyadi into my hand in my hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp1cs כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC נִסְגַּ֣ר 𐤍𐤎𐤂𐤓 nisegar he is shut up he was shut in HVNp3ms לָ/ב֔וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo by entering to come in HR/Vqc בְּ/עִ֖יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir a town in a guarded settlement of HR/Ncfsc דְּלָתַ֥יִם 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 delatayim with gates two hanging door-panels HNcfda וּ/בְרִֽיחַ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇 uvericha and bars and bar HC/Ncmsa
And he said and he said David David David the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God mighty ones of of Israel El-Contends Yiserael hear hearing has heard he heard your servant your servant that for/because seeks the one persistently seeking Saul Shaul Shaul to come to come in to toward Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah to destroy to ruin utterly the city to the settled city for my sake for my sake
Verse 10 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שָׁמֹ֤עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shamoa hear hearing HVqa שָׁמַע֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama has heard he heard HVqp3ms עַבְדְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC מְבַקֵּ֥שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh seeks the one persistently seeking HVprmsa שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לָ/ב֣וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to come to come in HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR קְעִילָ֑ה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp לְ/שַׁחֵ֥ת 𐤋/𐤔𐤇𐤕 leshachet to destroy to ruin utterly HR/Vpc לָ/עִ֖יר 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤓 lair the city to the settled city HRd/Ncfsa בַּ/עֲבוּרִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓/𐤉 baavuri for my sake for my sake HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
will they surrender me they will hand me over citizens of masters of Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah into his hand his hand will come down he will go down Saul Shaul Shaul as as that which has heard he heard your servant your servant the LORD Yahweh Yahweh God of mighty ones of Israel El-Contends Yiserael tell declare plainly please please to your servant to your servant and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh he will come down Descending One
Verse 11 הֲ/יַסְגִּרֻ֣/נִי 𐤄/𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤓/𐤍𐤉 hayasegiruni will they surrender me they will hand me over HTi/Vhi3mp/Sp1cs בַעֲלֵי֩ 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 vaaley citizens of masters of HNcmpc קְעִילָ֨ה 𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 qeilah Keilah Keilah, enclosed town Qeilah HNp בְ/יָד֜/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 veyado into his hand his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms הֲ/יֵרֵ֣ד 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃 hayered will come down he will go down HTi/Vqi3ms שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp כַּֽ/אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr שָׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama has heard he heard HVqp3ms עַבְדֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הַגֶּד 𐤄𐤂𐤃 haged tell declare plainly HVhv2ms נָ֖א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe לְ/עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 leavedekha to your servant to your servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יֵרֵֽד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered he will come down Descending One HVqi3ms
and arose and he rose up David David David and his men and his men about six as six hundred hundreds men man and departed and they went out from Keilah from Keilah from Qeilah and went and they walked about wherever in that-which they could go they will walk about And to Saul and to Shaul and to Shaul it was told was made known that for/because had escaped he slipped free David David David from Keilah from Keilah from Qeilah and he ceased and he ceased to go out to go out
Verse 13 וַ/יָּקָם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֜י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms כְּ/שֵׁשׁ 𐤊/𐤔𐤔 keshesh about six as six HR/Acfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man HNcmsa וַ/יֵּצְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and departed and they went out HC/Vqw3mp מִ/קְּעִלָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤒𐤏𐤋𐤄 miqeilah from Keilah from Keilah from Qeilah HR/Np וַ/יִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayitehalekhu and went and they walked about HC/Vtw3mp בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 baasher wherever in that-which HR/Tr יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 yitehalakhu they could go they will walk about HVti3mp וּ/לְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 uleshaul And to Saul and to Shaul and to Shaul HC/R/Np הֻגַּ֗ד 𐤄𐤂𐤃 hugad it was told was made known HVHp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC נִמְלַ֤ט 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈 nimelat had escaped he slipped free HVNp3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp מִ/קְּעִילָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤒𐤏𐤉𐤋𐤄 miqeilah-2 from Keilah from Keilah from Qeilah HR/Np וַ/יֶּחְדַּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤋 vayechedal and he ceased and he ceased HC/Vqw3ms לָ/צֵֽאת 𐤋/𐤑𐤀𐤕 latset to go out to go out HR/Vqc
and David stayed and he sat/dwelt David David David in the wilderness in the grazing steppe in the strongholds in the mountain strongholds and he stayed and he sat/dwelt in the hill mountain in the wilderness in grazing steppe of Ziph Ziph Zif and Saul sought him and he earnestly sought him Saul Shaul Shaul all entirety of the days the days but not and not did give him he gave him God mighty ones into his hand in his hand
Verse 14 וַ/יֵּ֨שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and David stayed and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֤ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp בַּ/מִּדְבָּר֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the grazing steppe HRd/Ncmsa בַּ/מְּצָד֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤕 bametsadot in the strongholds in the mountain strongholds HRd/Ncfpa וַ/יֵּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev-2 and he stayed and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בָּ/הָ֖ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 bahar in the hill mountain HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/מִדְבַּר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bemidebar in the wilderness in grazing steppe HR/Ncmsc זִ֑יף 𐤆𐤉𐤐 zif of Ziph Ziph Zif HNp וַ/יְבַקְשֵׁ֤/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤄𐤅 vayevaqeshehu and Saul sought him and he earnestly sought him HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn נְתָנ֥/וֹ 𐤍𐤕𐤍/𐤅 netano did give him he gave him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa בְּ/יָדֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado into his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
And he said and he said to him toward him not upon / over fear may you fear for for/because not not will find you she will find you hand open hand of Saul Shaul Shaul my father my father and you and you (masculine singular) will be king you will reign over upon Israel El-Contends Yiserael and I and I will be I will be to you — second to a second and also and also Saul Shaul Shaul my father my father knows the knowing one so thus
Verse 17 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֗א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2ms כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִֽמְצָאֲ/ךָ֙ 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤊 timetsaakha will find you she will find you HVqi3fs/Sp2ms יַ֚ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand HNcbsc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֔/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms תִּמְלֹ֣ךְ 𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤊 timelokhe will be king you will reign HVqi2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אָנֹכִ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶֽהְיֶה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh will be I will be HVqi1cs לְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לְ/מִשְׁנֶ֑ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 lemisheneh second to a second HR/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta שָׁא֥וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֖/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi-2 my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs יֹדֵ֥עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yodea knows the knowing one HVqrmsa כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm
went up they caused to ascend Ziphites Ziphite men Zifim to toward Saul Shaul Shaul Gibeah toward the Hill-settlement the Giveah saying to say Does not is it not? David David David hide the one hiding himself with us with us in the strongholds in the mountain strongholds in Horesh in the woodland in Choresh on the hill of in (the) hill of Hachilah the Dusky Hill the Chakhilah which is that-which south of right side of Jeshimon the desolate wasteland
Verse 19 וַ/יַּעֲל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu went up they caused to ascend HC/Vqw3mp זִפִים֙ 𐤆𐤐𐤉𐤌 zifim Ziphites Ziphite men Zifim HNgmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp הַ/גִּבְעָ֖תָ/ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤄 hagiveatah Gibeah toward the Hill-settlement the Giveah HTd/Np/Sd לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc הֲ/ל֣וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Does not is it not? HTi/Tn דָ֠וִד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר 𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤕𐤓 misetater hide the one hiding himself HVtrmsa עִמָּ֤/נוּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤍𐤅 imanu with us with us HR/Sp1cp בַ/מְּצָדוֹת֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤕 vametsadot in the strongholds in the mountain strongholds HRd/Ncfpa בַּ/חֹ֔רְשָׁה 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤄 bachoreshah in Horesh in the woodland in Choresh HRd/Np בְּ/גִבְעַת֙ 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 begiveat on the hill of in (the) hill of HR/Ncfsc הַֽ/חֲכִילָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤄 hachakhilah Hachilah the Dusky Hill the Chakhilah HTd/Np אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which is that-which HTr מִ/ימִ֥ין 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 mimin south of right side of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יְשִׁימֽוֹן 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 hayeshimon Jeshimon the desolate wasteland HTd/Ncmsa
go Go please please prepare Establish firmly! further still, again, further and know and know and see and see! (direct object marker) object-marker his place his standing-place where that-which it will be you will become his foot his foot who who? has seen him he saw him there in that place for for/because he said he said to me toward me crafty shrewd (masculine singular) he deals he acts shrewdly he he
Verse 22 לְכוּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu go Go HVqv2mp נָ֞א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe הָכִ֣ינוּ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 hakhinu prepare Establish firmly! HVhv2mp ע֗וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od further still, again, further HD וּ/דְע֤וּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤅 udeu and know and know HC/Vqv2mp וּ/רְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 ureu and see and see! HC/Vqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo מְקוֹמ/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌/𐤅 meqomo his place his standing-place HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh it will be you will become HVqi3fs רַגְל֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤅 ragelo his foot his foot HNcfsc/Sp3ms מִ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi רָאָ֖/הוּ 𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 raahu has seen him he saw him HVqp3ms/Sp3ms שָׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar he said he said HVqp3ms אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs עָר֥וֹם 𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤌 arom crafty shrewd (masculine singular) HVqa יַעְרִ֖ם 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤌 yaerim he deals he acts shrewdly HVqi3ms הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms
and see and see! and know and know of all from the whole of the hiding places the hiding-places where that-which he hides himself he will hide himself there in that place and return and you turned back to me toward me to toward the certainty being established and I will go and I walked with you with you (plural masculine) and it shall be and he/it became if if / whether he is there is to him in the land in the land and I will search and I thoroughly searched him out him among all in entirety thousands of thousands of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah
Verse 23 וּ/רְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤀𐤅 ureu and see and see! HC/Vqv2mp וּ/דְע֗וּ 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤅 udeu and know and know HC/Vqv2mp מִ/כֹּ֤ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol of all from the whole of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 hamachavoim the hiding places the hiding-places HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr יִתְחַבֵּ֣א 𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤀 yitechabe he hides himself he will hide himself HVti3ms שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וְ/שַׁבְתֶּ֤ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 veshavetem and return and you turned back HC/Vqq2mp אֵלַ/י֙ 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR נָכ֔וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon the certainty being established HVNrmsa וְ/הָלַכְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤉 vehalakheti and I will go and I walked HC/Vqq1cs אִתְּ/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 itekhem with you with you (plural masculine) HR/Sp2mp וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יֶשְׁנ֣/וֹ 𐤉𐤔𐤍/𐤅 yesheno he is there is to him HTm/Sp3ms בָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 vaarets in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa וְ/חִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤉 vechipaseti and I will search and I thoroughly searched HC/Vpp1cs אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him out him HTo/Sp3ms בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol among all in entirety HR/Ncmsc אַלְפֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉 alefey thousands of thousands of HAcbpc יְהוּדָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp
and went and he went Saul Shaul Shaul and his men and his men to seek to earnestly seek and they told and they made known David to David to David and he came down and he descended the rock the crag and abode and he sat/dwelt in the wilderness of in grazing steppe Maon dwelling-place Maon and heard and he heard Saul Shaul Shaul and pursued and he pursued after after, following David David David wilderness grazing-land of of Maon dwelling-place Maon
Verse 25 וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/אֲנָשָׁי/ו֮ 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לְ/בַקֵּשׁ֒ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek to earnestly seek HR/Vpc וַ/יַּגִּ֣דוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and they told and they made known HC/Vhw3mp לְ/דָוִ֔ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid David to David to David HR/Np וַ/יֵּ֣רֶד 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃 vayered and he came down and he descended HC/Vqw3ms הַ/סֶּ֔לַע 𐤄/𐤎𐤋𐤏 hasela the rock the crag HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּ֖שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev and abode and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/מִדְבַּ֣ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bemidebar in the wilderness of in grazing steppe HR/Ncmsc מָע֑וֹן 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 maon Maon dwelling-place Maon HNp וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 vayishema and heard and he heard HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֥ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤐 vayiredof and pursued and he pursued HC/Vqw3ms אַחֲרֵֽי 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR דָוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מִדְבַּ֥ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar wilderness grazing-land of HNcmsc מָעֽוֹן 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 maon-2 of Maon dwelling-place Maon HNp
And Saul went and he went Saul Shaul Shaul on one side from side of of the mountain the mountain of this from this and David and David and David and his men and his men on the side from side of of the mountain the mountain of that from this and it was and he became David David David hurrying the one in alarmed haste to get away to go from the face of from the presence of Saul Shaul Shaul and Saul and Shaul and Shaul and his men and his men were surrounding those encircling to toward David David David and to and toward his men his men to seize them to seize them
Verse 26 וַ/יֵּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe And Saul went and he went HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מִ/צַּ֤ד 𐤌/𐤑𐤃 mitsad on one side from side of HR/Ncmsc הָ/הָר֙ 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar of the mountain the mountain HTd/Ncmsa מִ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh of this from this HR/Pdxms וְ/דָוִ֧ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid and David and David and David HC/Np וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֛י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms מִ/צַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤑𐤃 mitsad-2 on the side from side of HR/Ncmsc הָ/הָ֖ר 𐤄/𐤄𐤓 hahar-2 of the mountain the mountain HTd/Ncmsa מִ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤌/𐤆𐤄 mizeh-2 of that from this HR/Pdxms וַ/יְהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp נֶחְפָּ֤ז 𐤍𐤇𐤐𐤆 nechepaz hurrying the one in alarmed haste HVNrmsa לָ/לֶ֨כֶת֙ 𐤋/𐤋𐤊𐤕 lalekhet to get away to go HR/Vqc מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the face of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/שָׁא֣וּל 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul and Saul and Shaul and Shaul HC/Np וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv-2 and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms עֹֽטְרִ֛ים 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌 oterim were surrounding those encircling HVqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֥ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and to and toward HC/R אֲנָשָׁ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 anashayv his men his men HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְ/תָפְשָֽׂ/ם 𐤋/𐤕𐤐𐤔/𐤌 letafesam to seize them to seize them HR/Vqc/Sp3mp
and returned and he turned back Saul Shaul Shaul from pursuing from pursuing after after, following David David David and went and he went to meet to encounter the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim therefore upon thus thus they called they called out the place to the standing-place that he rock Rock of Divisions Sela Hamacheleqot of divisions Rock of the Divisions Sela Hamacheleqot
Verse 28 וַ/יָּ֣שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מִ/רְדֹף֙ 𐤌/𐤓𐤃𐤐 miredof from pursuing from pursuing HR/Vqc אַחֲרֵ֣י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR דָוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יֵּ֖לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm קָֽרְאוּ֙ 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 qareu they called they called out HVqp3cp לַ/מָּק֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 lamaqom the place to the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms סֶ֖לַע 𐤎𐤋𐤏 sela rock Rock of Divisions Sela Hamacheleqot HNp הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת 𐤄𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕 hamacheleqot of divisions Rock of the Divisions Sela Hamacheleqot HNp
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