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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־ה֜וּא הָרָמָ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ עַד־בֹּ֤ור הַגָּדֹול֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶר אֵיפֹ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְדָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה בְּנָוֺ֥ית בָּרָמָֽה׃ And he also went to Rama, and he came as far as the great cistern that is in Sekhu. And he asked and … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֗וּל וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם־הֵ֑מָּה וַיֹּ֣סֶף שָׁא֗וּל וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ מַלְאָכִ֣ים שְׁלִשִׁ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם־הֵֽמָּה׃ And they told Shaʾul, and he sent other messengers, and they also prophesied. And Shaʾul again sent a third group of messengers, and they also prophesied. … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח שָׁא֣וּל מַלְאָכִים֮ לָקַ֣חַת אֶת־דָּוִד֒ וַיַּ֗רְא אֶֽת־לַהֲקַ֤ת הַנְּבִיאִים֙ נִבְּאִ֔ים וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל עֹמֵ֥ד נִצָּ֖ב עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַתְּהִ֞י עַֽל־מַלְאֲכֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ גַּם־הֵֽמָּה׃ And Shaʾul sent messengers to take Dawid, and they saw the band of the prophets prophesying, and Shemuʾel standing, appointed … Continue reading →

וַיֻּגַּ֥ד לְשָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד בְּנוָיוֹת בָּרָמָֽה׃ And it was told to Shaʾul, saying, “Behold, Dawid is at Navyot in Rama.”   Morphology וַיֻּגַּ֥ד (vayyuggad) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular, Hofal; Translation: “And … Continue reading →

וְדָוִ֨ד בָּרַ֜ח וַיִּמָּלֵ֗ט וַיָּבֹ֤א אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל֙ הָרָמָ֔תָה וַיַּ֨גֶּד־ל֔וֹ אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָֽשָׂה־ל֖וֹ שָׁא֑וּל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הוּא֙ וּשְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בְּנָֽוֺית׃ And Dawid fled and escaped, and he came to Shemuʾel to Rama, and he told him all that Shaʾul had done to him. And … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־מִיכַ֗ל לָ֤מָּה כָּ֨כָה֙ רִמִּיתִ֔נִי וַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥י אֶת־אֹיְבִ֖י וַיִּמָּלֵ֑ט וַתֹּ֤אמֶר מִיכַל֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הוּא־אָמַ֥ר אֵלַ֛י שַׁלְּחִ֖נִי לָמָ֥ה אֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃ And Shaʾul said to Mikhal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy so that he has escaped?” And … Continue reading →

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַתְּרָפִ֖ים אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֑ה וּכְבִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖ים מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ And the messengers came, and behold, the terafim were on the bed, and the woven fabric of goats’ hair was at its head.   Morphology וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ (vayyavoʾu) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים לִרְאֹ֥ות אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַעֲל֨וּ אֹתֹ֧ו בַמִּטָּ֛ה אֵלַ֖י לַהֲמִתֹֽו׃ And Shaʾul sent the messengers to see Dawid, saying, “Bring him up in the bed to me, to put him to death.”   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח שָׁא֛וּל מַלְאָכִ֖ים לָקַ֣חַת אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַתֹּ֖אמֶר חֹלֶ֥ה הֽוּא׃ פ And Shaʾul sent messengers to take Dawid, but she said, “He is sick.”   Morphology וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (vayyishlaḥ) – Root: שלח (shalaḥ); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular, Qal; Translation: … Continue reading →

וַתִּקַּ֨ח מִיכַ֜ל אֶת־הַתְּרָפִ֗ים וַתָּ֨שֶׂם֙ אֶל־הַמִּטָּ֔ה וְאֵת֙ כְּבִ֣יר הָֽעִזִּ֔ים שָׂ֖מָה מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וַתְּכַ֖ס בַּבָּֽגֶד׃ ס And Mikhal took the terafim and placed them on the bed, and the woven fabric of goats’ hair she placed at its head, and she covered it … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלֹּ֑ון וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃ And Mikhal let Dawid down through the window, and he went, and he fled, and he escaped.   Morphology וַתֹּ֧רֶד (vattored) – Root: ירד (yarad); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person feminine … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ שָׁא֨וּל מַלְאָכִ֜ים אֶל־בֵּ֤ית דָּוִד֙ לְשָׁמְרֹ֔ו וְלַהֲמִיתֹ֖ו בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַתַּגֵּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗ד מִיכַ֤ל אִשְׁתֹּו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אִם־אֵ֨ינְךָ֜ מְמַלֵּ֤ט אֶֽת־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ הַלַּ֔יְלָה מָחָ֖ר אַתָּ֥ה מוּמָֽת׃ And Shaʾul sent messengers to the house of Dawid to watch him and to put him to death in the … Continue reading →

וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ שָׁא֜וּל לְהַכֹּ֤ות בַּֽחֲנִית֙ בְּדָוִ֣ד וּבַקִּ֔יר וַיִּפְטַר֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֖ית בַּקִּ֑יר וְדָוִ֛ד נָ֥ס וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃ פ And Shaʾul sought to strike Dawid and the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from before Shaʾul, and he struck … Continue reading →

וַתְּהִי֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה רָעָה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְהוּא֙ בְּבֵיתֹ֣ו יֹושֵׁ֔ב וַחֲנִיתֹ֖ו בְּיָדֹ֑ו וְדָוִ֖ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָֽד׃ And an evil spirit from YHWH came upon Shaʾul while he was sitting in his house, with his spear in his hand, and Dawid was playing with … Continue reading →

וַתֹּ֥וסֶף הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה לִֽהְיֹ֑ות וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיַּ֤ךְ בָּהֶם֙ מַכָּ֣ה גְדֹולָ֔ה וַיָּנֻ֖סוּ מִפָּנָֽיו׃ And the war continued to be, and Dawid went out and fought against the Pelishtim, and he struck them with a great blow, and they fled from … Continue reading →

וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהֹונָתָן֙ לְדָוִ֔ד וַיַּגֶּד־לֹו֙ יְהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּבֵ֨א יְהֹונָתָ֤ן אֶת־דָּוִד֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַיְהִ֥י לְפָנָ֖יו כְּאֶתְמֹ֥ול שִׁלְשֹֽׁום׃ ס And Yehonatan called Dawid, and Yehonatan told him all these words. And Yehonatan brought Dawid to Shaʾul, and he was before him as … Continue reading →

וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע שָׁא֖וּל בְּקֹ֣ול יְהֹונָתָ֑ן וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּל חַי־יְהוָ֖ה אִם־יוּמָֽת׃ And Shaʾul listened to the voice of Yehonatan, and Shaʾul swore, “As YHWH lives, he shall not be put to death.”   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע (va-yishmáʿ) – Root: שמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading →

וַיָּשֶׂם֩ אֶת־נַפְשֹׁ֨ו בְכַפֹּ֜ו וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י וַיַּ֨עַשׂ יְהוָ֜ה תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה גְדֹולָה֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רָאִ֖יתָ וַתִּשְׂמָ֑ח וְלָ֤מָּה תֶֽחֱטָא֙ בְּדָ֣ם נָקִ֔י לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד חִנָּֽם׃ And he put his life in his hand and struck the Pelishti, and YHWH worked a great deliverance for all Yisraʾel. … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהֹונָתָ֤ן בְּדָוִד֙ טֹ֔וב אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּעַבְדֹּ֣ו בְדָוִ֗ד כִּ֣י לֹ֤וא חָטָא֙ לָ֔ךְ וְכִ֥י מַעֲשָׂ֖יו טֹוב־לְךָ֥ מְאֹֽד׃ And Yehonatan spoke good of Dawid to Shaʾul his father, and he said to him, “Let not the king sin … Continue reading →

וַאֲנִ֨י אֵצֵ֜א וְעָמַדְתִּ֣י לְיַד־אָבִ֗י בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה שָׁ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר בְּךָ֖ אֶל־אָבִ֑י וְרָאִ֥יתִי מָ֖ה וְהִגַּ֥דְתִּי לָֽךְ׃ ס And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak about you to … Continue reading →

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד יְהֹונָתָן֙ לְדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֔ר מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ שָׁא֥וּל אָבִ֖י לַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֙ הִשָּֽׁמֶר־נָ֣א בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בַסֵּ֖תֶר וְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ And Yehonatan told Dawid, saying, “Shaʾul my father seeks to put you to death. And now, be on guard in the morning, and stay in a … Continue reading →

וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל־יֹונָתָ֤ן בְּנֹו֙ וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו לְהָמִ֖ית אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וִיהֹֽונָתָן֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל חָפֵ֥ץ בְּדָוִ֖ד מְאֹֽד׃ And Shaʾul spoke to Yonatan his son and to all his servants to put Dawid to death, but Yehonatan, son of Shaʾul, delighted in Dawid greatly.   Morphology … Continue reading →

וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמֹ֖ו מְאֹֽד׃ ס And the chiefs of the Pelishtim went out, and it was that whenever they went out, Dawid acted more wisely than all the servants of … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֣אסֶף שָׁא֗וּל לֵרֹ֛א מִפְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד עֹ֑וד וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֛וּל אֹיֵ֥ב אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ס And Shaʾul continued to fear before Dawid even more, and Shaʾul was an enemy to Dawid all the days.   Morphology וַיֹּ֣אסֶף (va-yóʾsef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: … Continue reading →

וַיַּ֤רְא שָׁאוּל֙ וַיֵּ֔דַע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־דָּוִ֑ד וּמִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ And Shaʾul saw and knew that YHWH was with Dawid, and Mikhal, Shaʾul’s daughter, loved him.   Morphology וַיַּ֤רְא (va-yarʾ) – Root: ראה (raʾah); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ה֣וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו וַיַּ֣ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ מָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ וַיָּבֵ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶת־עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־לֹ֥ו שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתֹּ֖ו לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ ס And Dawid arose and went, he and his men, and struck down two hundred men of the Pelishtim, … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃ And his servants told Dawid these words, and the matter was right in the eyes of Dawid to become the king’s son-in-law. But the days had … Continue reading →

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עָרְלֹ֣ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ And Shaʾul said, “Thus you shall say to Dawid: ‘The king desires no bride price except a hundred foreskins of the … Continue reading →

וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁא֛וּל לֹ֖ו לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה דִּבֶּ֥ר דָּוִֽד׃ פ And the servants of Shaʾul told him, saying, “According to these words, Dawid has spoken.”   Morphology וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ (va-yaggídu) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person … Continue reading →

וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ And the servants of Shaʾul spoke these words in the ears of Dawid, and Dawid said, “Is it a light thing in your eyes … Continue reading →