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1 Samuel 27:7

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים יָמִ֖ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ And the number of days that Dawid lived in the field of the Pelishtim was days and four months.   Morphology וַֽיְהִי֙ (vayehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:6

וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֥ו אָכִ֛ישׁ בַּיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא אֶת־צִֽקְלָ֑ג לָכֵ֞ן הָיְתָ֤ה צִֽקְלַג֙ לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ פ And Aḵish gave him Tsiqelag on that day; therefore, Tsiqelag has belonged to the kings of Yehuda until this day.   Morphology וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֥ו (vayitten-lo) – Root: … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:5

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אָכִ֗ישׁ אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ יִתְּנוּ־לִ֣י מָקֹ֗ום בְּאַחַ֛ת עָרֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה שָּׁ֑ם וְלָ֨מָּה יֵשֵׁ֧ב עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּעִ֥יר הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃ And Dawid said to Aḵish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:4

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי־בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יוסף עֹ֖וד לְבַקְשֹֽׁו׃ ס And it was told to Shaʾul that Dawid had fled to Gat, and he no longer continued to seek him.   Morphology וַיֻּגַּ֣ד (vayyuggad) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hofal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:3

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ דָּוִ֨ד עִם־אָכִ֥ישׁ בְּגַ֛ת ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו אִ֣ישׁ וּבֵיתֹ֑ו דָּוִד֙ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י נָשָׁ֔יו אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל אֵֽשֶׁת־נָבָ֖ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃ And Dawid lived with Aḵish in Gat, he and his men, each with his household—Dawid and his two wives: Aḥinoʿam the Yizreʿelit and Avigayil, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:2

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר ה֔וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאֹ֥ות אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמֹּ֑ו אֶל־אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּן־מָעֹ֖וךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת׃ And Dawid arose and passed over, he and six hundred men who were with him, to Aḵish son of Maʿoḵ, king of Gat.   Morphology וַיָּ֣קָם (vayyaqam) – … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 27:1

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־לִבֹּ֔ו עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יֹום־אֶחָ֖ד בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין־לִ֨י טֹ֜וב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְנֹואַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי עֹוד֙ בְּכָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִיָּדֹֽו׃ And Dawid said to his heart, “Now I shall be swept away one day by the hand … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:25

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֔ד גַּ֚ם עָשֹׂ֣ה תַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְגַ֖ם יָכֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ לְדַרְכֹּ֔ו וְשָׁא֖וּל שָׁ֥ב לִמְקֹומֹֽו׃ פ And Sha’ul said to David, “Blessed are you, my son David. Surely you will do, and surely you will prevail.” … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:24

וְהִנֵּ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר גָּדְלָ֧ה נַפְשְׁךָ֛ הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּ֖ה בְּעֵינָ֑י כֵּ֣ן תִּגְדַּ֤ל נַפְשִׁי֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי מִכָּל־צָרָֽה׃ פ And behold, as your soul was great in my eyes today, so may my soul be great in the eyes of YHWH, and may He … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:23

וַֽיהוָה֙ יָשִׁ֣יב לָאִ֔ישׁ אֶת־צִדְקָתֹ֖ו וְאֶת־אֱמֻנָתֹ֑ו אֲשֶׁר֩ נְתָנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֤ה הַיֹּום֙ בְּיָ֔ד וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֔יתִי לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃ And YHWH shall repay each man according to his righteousness and his faithfulness, for YHWH delivered you today into my hand, but I was … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:22

וַיַּ֤עַן דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה הַחֲנִ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר אֶחָ֥ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ And Dawid answered and said, “Behold, the king’s spear! Let one of the young men come over and take it.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַן (vayyaʿan) – Root: ענה (ʿnh); Form: Qal … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:21

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁא֨וּל חָטָ֜אתִי שׁ֣וּב בְּנִֽי־דָוִ֗ד כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָרַ֤ע לְךָ֙ עֹ֔וד תַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקְרָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֛י בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥ה הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ And Shaʾul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son Dawid, for I will not harm you anymore, because my … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:20

וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃ And now, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of YHWH, for the king of Yisra’el has come out … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:19

וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדֹּ֑ו אִם־יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיֹּ֗ום מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ And now, let my lord the king hear the words of … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:18

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדֹּ֑ו כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה׃ And he said, “Why does my lord pursue after his servant? For what have I done? And what evil is in my hand?   Morphology וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:17

וַיַּכֵּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול דָּוִ֔ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲקֹולְךָ֥ זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד קֹולִ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ And Shaʾul recognized the voice of Dawid and said, “Is this your voice, my son Dawid?” And Dawid said, “It is my voice, my lord the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:16

לֹא־טֹ֞וב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֨וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מראשֶׂתו This thing that you have done is not good! As YHWH lives, you are sons of death, because … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:15

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־אַבְנֵ֜ר הֲלֹוא־אִ֣ישׁ אַתָּ֗ה וּמִ֤י כָמֹ֨וךָ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֶל־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי־בָא֙ אַחַ֣ד הָעָ֔ם לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃ And Dawid said to Avner, “Are you not a man? And who is like you in Yisraʾel? And why have you … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:14

וַיִּקְרָ֨א דָוִ֜ד אֶל־הָעָ֗ם וְאֶל־אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן־נֵר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲלֹ֥וא תַעֲנֶ֖ה אַבְנֵ֑ר וַיַּ֤עַן אַבְנֵר֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה קָרָ֥אתָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פ And Dawid called to the people and to Avner son of Ner, saying, “Will you not answer, Avner?” And Avner answered and said, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:13

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר דָּוִד֙ הָעֵ֔בֶר וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־רֹאשׁ־הָהָ֖ר מֵֽרָחֹ֑ק רַ֥ב הַמָּקֹ֖ום בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ And Dawid crossed over to the other side and stood on the top of the mountain from afar, a great distance was between them.   Morphology וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר (vayyaʿavor) – Root: עבר … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:12

וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֜ית וְאֶת־צַפַּ֤חַת הַמַּ֨יִם֙ מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְאֵ֣ין רֹאֶה֩ וְאֵ֨ין יֹודֵ֜עַ וְאֵ֣ין מֵקִ֗יץ כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ יְשֵׁנִ֔ים כִּ֚י תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נָפְלָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And Dawid took the spear and the jug of water from Saul’s head, and they went away, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:11

חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ מֵֽיהוָ֔ה מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠עַתָּה קַח־נָ֨א אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֜ית אֲשֶׁ֧ר מֵרָאשֹׁתָ֛ו וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם וְנֵ֥לֲכָה לָּֽנוּ׃ Far be it from me, by YHWH, to stretch out my hand against the anointed of YHWH! And now, take the spear that is … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:10

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִם־יְהוָ֖ה יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֹֽו־יֹומֹ֤ו יָבֹוא֙ וָמֵ֔ת אֹ֧ו בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה יֵרֵ֖ד וְנִסְפָּֽה׃ And Dawid said, “As YHWH lives, unless YHWH strikes him, or his day comes and he dies, or he goes down in battle and perishes.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:9

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֖י אַל־תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ כִּ֠י מִ֣י שָׁלַ֥ח יָדֹ֛ו בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה וְנִקָּֽה׃ פ And Dawid said to Avishai, “Do not destroy him, for who has stretched out his hand against the anointed of YHWH and remained guiltless?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (vayyomer) … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:8

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲבִישַׁי֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד סִגַּ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים הַיֹּ֛ום אֶת־אֹויִבְךָ֖ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֩ אַכֶּ֨נּוּ נָ֜א בַּחֲנִ֤ית וּבָאָ֨רֶץ֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה לֹֽו׃ And Avishai said to Dawid, “God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Now, please let me strike him with the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:7

וַיָּבֹא֩ דָוִ֨ד וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י אֶל־הָעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל שֹׁכֵ֤ב יָשֵׁן֙ בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וַחֲנִיתֹ֥ו מְעוּכָֽה־בָאָ֖רֶץ מֵרֹאשֹׁתָ֑ו וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וְהָעָ֔ם שֹׁכְבִ֖ים סְבִיבֹתָֽו׃ And Dawid and Avishai came to the people by night, and behold, Shaʾul was lying asleep within the encampment, and his spear was … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:6

וַיַּ֨עַן דָּוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַחִתִּ֗י וְאֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֨י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה אֲחִ֤י יֹואָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מִֽי־יֵרֵ֥ד אִתִּ֛י אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֔י אֲנִ֖י אֵרֵ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃ And Dawid answered and said to Aḥimelekh the Ḥittite and to Avishai son of Tzeruya, the brother of Yoʾav, saying, “Who … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:5

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וַיָּבֹא֮ אֶֽל־הַמָּקֹום֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָנָה־שָׁ֣ם שָׁאוּל֒ וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד אֶת־הַמָּקֹום֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁכַב־שָׁ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל וְאַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵ֖ר שַׂר־צְבָאֹ֑ו וְשָׁאוּל֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וְהָעָ֖ם חֹנִ֥ים סְבִיבֹתָֽו׃ And Dawid arose and came to the place where Shaʾul had camped, and Dawid saw the place where … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:4

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מְרַגְּלִ֑ים וַיֵּ֕דַע כִּֽי־בָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל אֶל־נָכֹֽון׃ And Dawid sent spies, and he knew that Shaʾul had indeed come to Nakhon.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he sent”; … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 26:3

וַיִּ֨חַן שָׁא֜וּל בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וְדָוִד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיַּ֕רְא כִּ֣י בָ֥א שָׁא֛וּל אַחֲרָ֖יו הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ And Shaʾul camped in the hill of Ḥakhila, which is before the Yeshimon, on the way. And Dawid was dwelling in the wilderness, … Continue reading

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