1 Samuel 27

Fearing Sha'ul will eventually kill him despite recent events, David flees to the land of the Pelishtim with his 600 men and families, seeking refuge from King Akhish of Gat[2][3][4]. Akhish grants him Tsiqlaq, where David dwells for one year and four months, raiding Yishma'elite and other non-Yisra'elite territories while deceiving Akhish into believing he attacks Yehudah, thus escaping Sha'ul's pursuit[4][5][7].

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Verse 1
and said and he said David David David to toward his heart his inner core now you I shall perish I will be swept away day day one one by the hand of by the hand of Saul Shaul Shaul there is no there is not for me — good good than that for/because I should escape Slip away! I escape I will slip away to toward land land of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim and he will despair and he has despaired of me from me Saul Shaul Shaul to seek me to earnestly seek me anymore still, again, further in all in the whole of borders boundary of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and I shall escape and I slipped away from his hand from his hand
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR לִבּ֔/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his inner core HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַתָּ֛ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you HD אֶסָּפֶ֥ה 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄 esafeh I shall perish I will be swept away HVNi1cs יוֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day day HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁא֑וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn לִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs ט֜וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki than that for/because HC הִמָּלֵ֥ט 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤈 himalet I should escape Slip away! HVNc אִמָּלֵ֣ט 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤈 imalet I escape I will slip away HVNi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/נוֹאַ֨שׁ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤀𐤔 venoash and he will despair and he has despaired HC/VNp3ms מִמֶּ֤/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni of me from me HR/Sp1cs שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לְ/בַקְשֵׁ֤/נִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤍𐤉 levaqesheni to seek me to earnestly seek me HR/Vpc/Sp1cs עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul borders boundary of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/נִמְלַטְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤕𐤉 venimelateti and I shall escape and I slipped away HC/VNq1cs מִ/יָּדֽ/וֹ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 miyado from his hand from his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 3
And David lived and he sat/dwelt David David David with if / whether Achish Akish Akhish at Gath in Gath in Gat he he and his men and his men every man man with his household and his house David David David and his two and two of wives his women Ahinoam My-Brother-is-Pleasantness Achinoam the Jezreelitess the Yizreʿelite woman the Yizereelit and Abigail and My-Father-is-Joy and Avigayil wife woman of Nabal senseless one Naval the Carmelitess the Karmel woman the Karemelit
וַ/יֵּשֶׁב֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayeshev And David lived and he sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR אָכִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish Akish Akhish HNp בְּ/גַ֛ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤕 begat at Gath in Gath in Gat HR/Np ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms וַ/אֲנָשָׁ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man man HNcmsa וּ/בֵית֑/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 uveyto with his household and his house HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וּ/שְׁתֵּ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤕𐤉 ushetey and his two and two of HC/Acfdc נָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 nashayv wives his women HNcfpc/Sp3ms אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤍𐤏𐤌 achinoam Ahinoam My-Brother-is-Pleasantness Achinoam HNp הַ/יִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤕 hayizereelit the Jezreelitess the Yizreʿelite woman the Yizereelit HTd/Ngfsa וַ/אֲבִיגַ֥יִל 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋 vaavigayil and Abigail and My-Father-is-Joy and Avigayil HC/Np אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife woman of HNcfsc נָבָ֖ל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 naval Nabal senseless one Naval HNp הַֽ/כַּרְמְלִֽית 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤕 hakaremelit the Carmelitess the Karmel woman the Karemelit HTd/Ngfsa
Verse 5
And he said and he said David David David to toward Achish Akish Akhish If if / whether now please I have found I found favor favor in your eyes in your two eyes let them give they will give to me — a place standing-place in one in one of the cities settlements of of the field the open field that I may dwell and let me dwell there in that place for why and for what? should dwell may he dwell your servant your servant in a city in a guarded settlement of of the kingdom the royal dominion with you with you
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אָכִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish Akish Akhish HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC נָא֩ 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found I found HVqp1cs חֵ֤ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms יִתְּנוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu let them give they will give HVqj3mp לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs מָק֗וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom a place standing-place HNcmsa בְּ/אַחַ֛ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤕 beachat Eka (Bemba) in one in one HR/Acfsc עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey of the cities settlements of HNcfpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field the open field HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵ֣שְׁבָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤄 veeshevah that I may dwell and let me dwell HC/Vqh1cs שָּׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD וְ/לָ֨/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah for why and for what? HC/R/Ti יֵשֵׁ֧ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yeshev should dwell may he dwell HVqi3ms עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/עִ֥יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir in a city in a guarded settlement of HR/Ncfsc הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamamelakhah of the kingdom the royal dominion HTd/Ncfsa עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs
Verse 8
and went up and he caused to ascend David David David and his men and his men and they raided and they spread out against toward the Geshurites the Geshurite the Geshuri and the Girzites Gezerite man and the Gizeri and the Girzites and the Gezerite and the Gizeri and the Amalekites and the Amalekite descendant and the Amaleqi for for/because these these ones here inhabiting dwelling ones the land the earth which that-which from ancient times from hidden antiquity you come your coming to Shur toward Shur that Shur even to and up to land land of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim
וַ/יַּ֤עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and went up and he caused to ascend HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֛וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅 vayifeshetu and they raided and they spread out HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR הַ/גְּשׁוּרִ֥י 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉 hageshuri the Geshurites the Geshurite the Geshuri HTd/Ngmsa ו/ה/גרזי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤉 vhgrzy and the Girzites Gezerite man and the Gizeri HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/גִּזְרִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤉 vehagizeri and the Girzites and the Gezerite and the Gizeri HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/עֲמָלֵקִ֑י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉 vehaamaleqi and the Amalekites and the Amalekite descendant and the Amaleqi HC/Td/Ngmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הֵ֜נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah these these ones here HPp3fp יֹשְׁב֤וֹת 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 yoshevot inhabiting dwelling ones HVqrfpa הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr מֵֽ/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 meolam from ancient times from hidden antiquity HR/Ncmsa בּוֹאֲ/ךָ֥ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤊 boakha you come your coming HVqc/Sp2ms שׁ֖וּרָ/ה 𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤄 shurah to Shur toward Shur that Shur HNp/Sd וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to HC/R אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp
Verse 9
and struck and he struck David David David (direct object marker) object-marker the land the earth and not and not he left alive he will revive man man or woman and a woman and took and he took sheep small livestock flock and cattle and cattle and donkeys and male donkeys and camels and camels and clothing garments and returned and he turned back and came and he came to toward Achish Akish Akhish
וְ/הִכָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄 vehikah and struck and he struck HC/Vhp3ms דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֔רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יְחַיֶּ֖ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yechayeh he left alive he will revive HVpi3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man HNcmsa וְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤄 veishah or woman and a woman HC/Ncfsa וְ/לָקַח֩ 𐤅/𐤋𐤒𐤇 velaqach and took and he took HC/Vqp3ms צֹ֨אן 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson sheep small livestock flock HNcbsa וּ/בָקָ֜ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaqar and cattle and cattle HC/Ncbsa וַ/חֲמֹרִ֤ים 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 vachamorim and donkeys and male donkeys HC/Ncbpa וּ/גְמַלִּים֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤌 ugemalim and camels and camels HC/Ncmpa וּ/בְגָדִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 uvegadim and clothing garments HC/Ncmpa וַ/יָּ֖שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יָּבֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אָכִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish Akish Akhish HNp
Verse 10
And he said and he said Achish Akish Akhish Not upon / over have you raided you stripped off today the day And he said and he said David David David against upon Negev arid southland of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah and against and upon Negev arid southland of the Jerahmeelites the Jerahmeelite the Yerachemeeli and against and toward Negev arid southland of the Kenites the Qenite clansman the Qeyni
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אָכִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish Akish Akhish HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Not upon / over HTn פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם 𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤕𐤌 peshatetem have you raided you stripped off HVqp2mp הַ/יּ֑וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 against upon HR נֶ֤גֶב 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev Negev arid southland HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and against and upon HC/R נֶ֣גֶב 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev-2 Negev arid southland HNcmsc הַ/יַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤀𐤋𐤉 hayarechemeeli of the Jerahmeelites the Jerahmeelite the Yerachemeeli HTd/Ngmsa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and against and toward HC/R נֶ֖גֶב 𐤍𐤂𐤁 negev-3 Negev arid southland HNcmsc הַ/קֵּינִֽי 𐤄/𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤉 haqeyni of the Kenites the Qenite clansman the Qeyni HTd/Ngmsa
Verse 11
and man and a man or woman and a woman not not he would leave alive he will revive David David David to bring to cause to come to Gath Gath Gat saying to say lest lest they tell they will make known on us upon us saying to say so in this manner did he did David David David and so and thus his custom his judicial decision all entirety of the days the days that that-which he dwelt he sat in the field of in open-land of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim
וְ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and man and a man HC/Ncmsa וְ/אִשָּׁ֜ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤄 veishah or woman and a woman HC/Ncfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יְחַיֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 yechayeh he would leave alive he will revive HVpi3ms דָוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/הָבִ֥יא 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 lehavi to bring to cause to come HR/Vhc גַת֙ 𐤂𐤕 gat to Gath Gath Gat HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest HC יַגִּ֥דוּ 𐤉𐤂𐤃𐤅 yagidu they tell they will make known HVhi3mp עָלֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu on us upon us HR/Sp1cp לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to say HR/Vqc כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh so in this manner HD עָשָׂ֤ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah did he did HVqp3ms דָוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וְ/כֹ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤄 vekhoh and so and thus HC/D מִשְׁפָּט֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈/𐤅 mishepato his custom his judicial decision HNcmsc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הַ֨/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days the days HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יָשַׁ֖ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yashav he dwelt he sat HVqp3ms בִּ/שְׂדֵ֥ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 bisedeh in the field of in open-land of HR/Ncmsc פְלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
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