שמואל א 26 1 Samuel 26
1 וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַזִּפִים֙ [3] Pashta
אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל [2] Zaqef
 
הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה [2] Tip'cha
לֵאמֹ֑ר [1] Etnachta
 
הֲל֨וֹא דָוִ֤ד מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ [3] Pashta
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
עַ֖ל [2] Tip'cha
פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 3 2 1 The Ziphites came to Saul to Gibeah, saying, “Doesn’t David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert?” [3]
2 וַיָּ֣קׇם שָׁא֗וּל [3] Revi'i
וַיֵּ֙רֶד֙ [3 3] Pashta
אֶל־מִדְבַּר־זִ֔יף [2] Zaqef
 
וְאִתּ֛וֹ [3] Tevir
שְׁלֹשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ [2] Tip'cha
בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל [1] Etnachta
 
לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד [2] Tip'cha
בְּמִדְבַּר־זִֽיף׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. [3]
3 וַיִּ֨חַן שָׁא֜וּל [4] Geresh
בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֗ה [3] Revi'i
 
אֲשֶׁ֛ר [3] Tevir
עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן [2] Tip'cha
 
עַל־הַדָּ֑רֶךְ [1] Etnachta
 
וְדָוִד֙ [3] Pashta
יֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר [2] Zaqef
 
וַיַּ֕רְא [2] ZaqefG
 
כִּ֣י בָ֥א שָׁא֛וּל [3] Tevir
אַחֲרָ֖יו [2] Tip'cha
הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 Saul encamped in the hill of Hachilah, which is before the desert, by the way. But David stayed in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. [4]
4 וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד [2] Tip'cha
מְרַגְּלִ֑ים [1] Etnachta
 
וַיֵּ֕דַע [2] ZaqefG
כִּי־בָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל [2] Tip'cha
אֶל־נָכֽוֹן׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 2 2 4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul had certainly come. [2]
5 וַיָּ֣קׇם דָּוִ֗ד [3] Revi'i
וַיָּבֹא֮ [3] Zarqa
אֶֽל־הַמָּקוֹם֮ [3] Zarqa
אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָנָה־שָׁ֣ם שָׁאוּל֒ [2] Segol
 
וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד [3] Revi'i
אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם֙ [3] Pashta
אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁכַב־שָׁ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל [2] Zaqef
 
וְאַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן־נֵ֖ר [2] Tip'cha
שַׂר־צְבָא֑וֹ [1] Etnachta
 
וְשָׁאוּל֙ [3] Pashta
שֹׁכֵ֣ב בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל [2] Zaqef
 
וְהָעָ֖ם [2] Tip'cha
חֹנִ֥ים סְבִיבֹתָֽו׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 5 Then David arose, and came to the place where Saul had encamped; and David saw the place where Saul lay, with Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his army. Saul lay within the place of the wagons, and the people were encamped around him. ¶ [3]
6 וַיַּ֨עַן דָּוִ֜ד [4] Geresh
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ [4] Legarmeh
אֶל־אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַחִתִּ֗י [3] Revi'i
 
וְאֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֨י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֜ה [4] Geresh
אֲחִ֤י יוֹאָב֙ [3] Pashta
לֵאמֹ֔ר [2] Zaqef
 
מִֽי־יֵרֵ֥ד אִתִּ֛י [3] Tevir
אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל [2] Tip'cha
אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה [1] Etnachta
 
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֔י [2] Zaqef
אֲנִ֖י [2] Tip'cha
אֵרֵ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 4 3 4 2 3 2 2 6 Then David answered and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, saying, “Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp?” ¶Abishai said, “I will go down with you.” [4]
7 וַיָּבֹא֩ דָוִ֨ד וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י ׀ אֶל־הָעָם֮ [3] Zarqa
לַ֒יְלָה֒ [2 2] Segol
 
וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל [3] Revi'i
שֹׁכֵ֤ב יָשֵׁן֙ [3] Pashta
בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל [2] Zaqef
 
וַחֲנִית֥וֹ מְעוּכָֽה־בָאָ֖רֶץ [2] Tip'cha
מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑ו [1] Etnachta
 
וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וְהָעָ֔ם [2] Zaqef
שֹֽׁכְבִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha
סְבִיבֹתָֽו׃ [1] Silluq
ס
1 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 2 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the place of the wagons, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay around him. [3]
8 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲבִישַׁי֙ [3] Pashta
אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד [2] Zaqef
 
סִגַּ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים הַיּ֛וֹם [3] Tevir
אֶת־אוֹיִבְךָ֖ [2] Tip'cha
בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ [1] Etnachta
 
וְעַתָּה֩ אַכֶּ֨נּוּ נָ֜א [4] Geresh
בַּחֲנִ֤ית וּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙ [3 3] Pashta
פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת [2] Zaqef
 
וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
לֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 4 2 8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.” ¶ [3]
9 וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד [3] Tevir
אֶל־אֲבִישַׁ֖י [2] Tip'cha
אַל־תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ [1] Etnachta
 
כִּ֠י [4] TelishaG
מִ֣י שָׁלַ֥ח יָד֛וֹ [3] Tevir
בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהֹוָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
וְנִקָּֽה׃ [1] Silluq
פ
1 2 3 2 3 4 9 David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him; for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?” [3]
10 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ [3] Pashta
חַי־יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
כִּ֥י אִם־יְהֹוָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
יִגֳּפֶ֑נּוּ [1] Etnachta
 
אֽוֹ־יוֹמ֤וֹ יָבוֹא֙ [3] Pashta
וָמֵ֔ת [2] Zaqef
 
א֧וֹ בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה [3] Tevir
יֵרֵ֖ד [2] Tip'cha
וְנִסְפָּֽה׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 3 2 3 10 David said, “As the LORD lives, the LORD will strike him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall go down into battle and perish. [3]
11 חָלִ֤ילָה לִּי֙ [3] Pashta
מֵיְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י [2] Tip'cha
בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta
 
וְ֠עַתָּ֠ה [4 4] TelishaG
קַח־נָ֨א אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֜ית [4] Geresh
אֲשֶׁ֧ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛ו [3] Tevir
וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם [2] Tip'cha
 
וְנֵלְכָה־לָּֽנוּ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 3 4 4 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed; but now please take the spear that is at his head, and the jar of water, and let’s go.” ¶ [3]
12 וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֜ית [4] Geresh
וְאֶת־צַפַּ֤חַת הַמַּ֙יִם֙ [3 3] Pashta
מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל [2] Zaqef
 
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ [2] Tip'cha
לָהֶ֑ם [1] Etnachta
 
וְאֵ֣ין רֹאֶה֩ וְאֵ֨ין יוֹדֵ֜עַ [4] Geresh
וְאֵ֣ין מֵקִ֗יץ [3] Revi'i
 
כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ [3] Pashta
יְשֵׁנִ֔ים [2] Zaqef
 
כִּ֚י [3] Yetiv
תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
נָפְלָ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head; and they went away: and no man saw it, or knew it, nor did any awake; for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen on them. [4]
13 וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר דָּוִד֙ [3] Pashta
הָעֵ֔בֶר [2] Zaqef
 
וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־רֹאשׁ־הָהָ֖ר [2] Tip'cha
מֵרָחֹ֑ק [1] Etnachta
 
רַ֥ב הַמָּק֖וֹם [2] Tip'cha
בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of the mountain afar off; a great space being between them; [3]
14 וַיִּקְרָ֨א דָוִ֜ד [4] Geresh
אֶל־הָעָ֗ם [3] Revi'i
 
וְאֶל־אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן־נֵר֙ [3] Pashta
לֵאמֹ֔ר [2] Zaqef
 
הֲל֥וֹא תַעֲנֶ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
אַבְנֵ֑ר [1] Etnachta
 
וַיַּ֤עַן אַבְנֵר֙ [3] Pashta
וַיֹּ֔אמֶר [2] Zaqef
 
מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
קָרָ֥אתָ אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq
פ
1 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 14 and David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, “Don’t you answer, Abner?” ¶Then Abner answered, “Who are you who cries to the king?” ¶ [4]
15 וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־אַבְנֵ֜ר [4] Geresh
הֲלוֹא־אִ֣ישׁ אַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i
 
וּמִ֤י כָמ֙וֹךָ֙ [3 3] Pashta
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל [2] Zaqef
 
וְלָ֙מָּה֙ [3 3] Pashta
לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ [2] Zaqef
 
אֶל־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ [2] Tip'cha
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ [1] Etnachta
 
כִּי־בָא֙ [3] Pashta
אַחַ֣ד הָעָ֔ם [2] Zaqef
 
לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית [2] Tip'cha
אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 15 David said to Abner, “Aren’t you a man? Who is like you in Israel? Why then have you not kept watch over your lord, the king? For one of the people came in to destroy the king your lord. [4]
16 לֹא־ט֞וֹב [4] Gershayim
הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ [3] Zarqa
אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֒יתָ֒ [2 2] Segol
 
חַי־יְהֹוָ֗ה [3] Revi'i
כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֙וֶת֙ [3 3] Pashta
אַתֶּ֔ם [2] Zaqef
 
אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם [3] Tevir
עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם [2] Tip'cha
עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta
 
וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ [4] Legarmeh
רְאֵ֗ה [3] Revi'i
 
אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ [3] Tevir
וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם [2] Tip'cha
 
אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽו׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 4 3 16 This thing isn’t good that you have done. As the LORD lives, you are worthy to die, because you have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD’s anointed. Now see where the king’s spear is, and the jar of water that was at his head.” ¶ [4]
17 וַיַּכֵּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ [3] Pashta
אֶת־ק֣וֹל דָּוִ֔ד [2] Zaqef
 
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר [2] ZaqefG
הֲקֽוֹלְךָ֥ זֶ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֑ד [1] Etnachta
 
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד [2] Zaqef
קוֹלִ֖י [2] Tip'cha
אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 2 2 17 Saul knew David’s voice, and said, “Is this your voice, my son David?” ¶David said, “It is my voice, my lord, O king.” [3]
18 וַיֹּ֕אמֶר [2] ZaqefG
 
לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה [3] Tevir
אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף [2] Tip'cha
אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ [1] Etnachta
 
כִּ֚י [3] Yetiv
מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי [2] Zaqef
 
וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י [2] Tip'cha
רָעָֽה׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 2 3 2 3 2 18 He said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand? [2]
 
19 וְעַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i
יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ [3] Pashta
אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ [2] Zaqef
 
אֵ֖ת [2] Tip'cha
דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ [1] Etnachta
 
אִם־יְהֹוָ֞ה [4] Gershayim
הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ [3] Pashta
יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
וְאִ֣ם ׀ [4] Legarmeh
בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם [3] Revi'i
 
אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ [3] Pashta
לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם [3] Revi'i
 
מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ [4] Geresh
בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta
לֵאמֹ֔ר [2] Zaqef
 
לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד [2] Tip'cha
אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 3 4 3 2 3 3 4 2 19 Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If it is so that the LORD has stirred you up against me, let him accept an offering. But if it is the children of men, they are cursed before the LORD; for they have driven me out today that I shouldn’t cling to the LORD’s inheritance, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods!’ [3]
20 וְעַתָּ֗ה [3] Revi'i
אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּמִי֙ [3] Pashta
אַ֔רְצָה [2] Zaqef
 
מִנֶּ֖גֶד [2] Tip'cha
פְּנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה [1] Etnachta
 
כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א [4] Gershayim
מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל [3] Revi'i
 
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ [3] Pashta
אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד [2] Zaqef
 
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר [3] Tevir
יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א [2] Tip'cha
בֶּהָרִֽים׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 3 20 Now therefore, don’t let my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.” ¶ [3]
21 וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ שָׁא֨וּל חָטָ֜אתִי [4] Geresh
שׁ֣וּב בְּנִֽי־דָוִ֗ד [3] Revi'i
 
כִּ֠י [4] TelishaG
לֹֽא־אָרַ֤ע לְךָ֙ [3] Pashta
ע֔וֹד [2] Zaqef
 
תַּ֠חַת [4] TelishaG
אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקְרָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֛י [3] Tevir
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ [2] Tip'cha
הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה [1] Etnachta
 
הִנֵּ֥ה הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי [3] Tevir
וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 4 3 4 2 3 4 2 3 21 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David; for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.” ¶ [4]
22 וַיַּ֤עַן דָּוִד֙ [3] Pashta
וַיֹּ֔אמֶר [2] Zaqef
 
הִנֵּ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
*החנית **חֲנִ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ [1] Etnachta
 
וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר [3] Tevir
אֶחָ֥ד מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים [2] Tip'cha
וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 3 22 David answered, “Behold the spear, O king! Then let one of the young men come over and get it. [3]
23 וַֽיהֹוָה֙ [3] Pashta
יָשִׁ֣יב לָאִ֔ישׁ [2] Zaqef
 
אֶת־צִדְקָת֖וֹ [2] Tip'cha
וְאֶת־אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ [1] Etnachta
 
אֲשֶׁר֩ נְתָנְךָ֨ יְהֹוָ֤ה ׀ הַיּוֹם֙ [3] Pashta
בְּיָ֔ד [2] Zaqef
 
וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֔יתִי [2] Zaqef
לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י [2] Tip'cha
בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהֹוָֽה׃ [1] Silluq
1 2 3 2 2 3 2 2 23 The LORD will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because the LORD delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t stretch out my hand against the LORD’s anointed. [3]
24 וְהִנֵּ֗ה [3] Revi'i
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר גָּדְלָ֧ה נַפְשְׁךָ֛ [3] Tevir
הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה [2] Tip'cha
בְּעֵינָ֑י [1] Etnachta
 
כֵּ֣ן תִּגְדַּ֤ל נַפְשִׁי֙ [3] Pashta
בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי [2] Tip'cha
מִכׇּל־צָרָֽה׃ [1] Silluq
פ
1 2 3 3 2 3 2 24 Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the LORD’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.” ¶ [3]
25 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל [4] Geresh
אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד [3] Revi'i
 
בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ [3] Pashta
בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֔ד [2] Zaqef
 
גַּ֚ם [3] Yetiv
עָשֹׂ֣ה תַעֲשֶׂ֔ה [2] Zaqef
 
וְגַ֖ם [2] Tip'cha
יָכֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל [1] Etnachta
 
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ [3] Pashta
לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ [2] Zaqef
 
וְשָׁא֖וּל [2] Tip'cha
שָׁ֥ב לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ [1] Silluq
פ
1 2 3 4 3 2 3 2 2 3 2 25 Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place. ¶ [4]
end of 1Samuel 26