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1 Samuel 24

Hebrew22 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙just whenשָׁ֣בhe returnedשָׁא֔וּלSaulמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יfrom afterפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוַיַּגִּ֤דוּand people toldלוֹ֙to the himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִנֵּ֣הthere!דָוִ֔דDavidבְּמִדְבַּ֖רis in the wilderness ofעֵ֥יןEnגֶּֽדִי׃ סGedi
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וַיִּקַּ֣חand he tookשָׁא֗וּלSaulשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתthreeאֲלָפִ֛יםthousandsאִ֥ישׁmanבָּח֖וּרchosenמִכָּל־from allיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he wentלְבַקֵּ֤שׁto seekאֶת־obj.דָּוִד֙Davidוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוand men hisעַל־onפְּנֵ֖יthe face ofצוּרֵ֥יthe rocks ofהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃the mountain goats
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וַ֠יָּבֹאand he cameאֶל־toגִּדְר֨וֹתthe folds ofהַצֹּ֤אןthe sheepעַל־onהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the wayוְשָׁ֣םand was thereמְעָרָ֔הa caveוַיָּבֹ֥אand he wentשָׁא֖וּלSaulלְהָסֵ֣ךְto coverאֶת־obj.רַגְלָ֑יוfeet hisוְדָוִד֙and Davidוַאֲנָשָׁ֔יוand men hisבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יin the innermost parts ofהַמְּעָרָ֖הthe caveיֹשְׁבִֽים׃were sitting
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וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩and they saidאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofדָוִ֜דDavidאֵלָ֗יוto himהִנֵּ֨הhere!הַיּ֜וֹםthe dayאֲֽשֶׁר־whichאָמַ֧רhe saidיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֵלֶ֗יךָto youהִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֜יIנֹתֵ֤ןam about to giveאֶת־obj.אֹֽיִבְךָ֙enemy yourבְּיָדֶ֔ךָin hand yourוְעָשִׂ֣יתָand you will doלּ֔וֹto the himכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asיִטַ֣בit will be goodבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָin view yourוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseדָּוִ֗דDavidוַיִּכְרֹ֛תand he cut offאֶת־obj.כְּנַֽף־the skirt ofהַמְּעִ֥ילthe robeאֲשֶׁר־whichלְשָׁא֖וּלbelonged to Saulבַּלָּֽט׃in the secrecy
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasאַֽחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֔ןthusוַיַּ֥ךְand it struckלֵב־the heart ofדָּוִ֖דDavidאֹת֑וֹobj. himעַ֚לonאֲשֶׁ֣רthatכָּרַ֔תhe had cut offאֶת־obj.כָּנָ֖ףthe skirtאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלְשָׁאֽוּל׃ סbelonged to Saul
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוto men hisחָלִ֧ילָהfar be itלִּ֣יto the meמֵֽיהוָ֗הfrom Yahwehאִם־ifאֶעֱשֶׂה֩I will doאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֨רthe thingהַזֶּ֤הthe thisלַֽאדֹנִי֙to lord myלִמְשִׁ֣יחַto the one anointed ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלִשְׁלֹ֥חַby stretching outיָדִ֖יhand myבּ֑וֹon the himכִּֽי־forמְשִׁ֥יחַis the one anointed ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehהֽוּא׃he
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וַיְשַׁסַּ֨עand he reprimandedדָּוִ֤דDavidאֶת־obj.אֲנָשָׁיו֙men hisבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםby the wordsוְלֹ֥אand notנְתָנָ֖םhe permitted themלָק֣וּםto rise upאֶל־againstשָׁא֑וּלSaulוְשָׁא֛וּלand Saulקָ֥םhe aroseמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הfrom the caveוַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סon the way
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וַיָּ֨קָםand he aroseדָּוִ֜דDavidאַחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֗ןthusוַיֵּצֵא֙and he went outמֵֽהַמְּעָרָ֔הfrom the caveוַיִּקְרָ֧אand he called outאַֽחֲרֵי־afterשָׁא֛וּלSaulלֵאמֹ֖רto sayingאֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיַּבֵּ֤טand he lookedשָׁאוּל֙Saulאַֽחֲרָ֔יוbehind himוַיִּקֹּ֨דand he bowed lowדָּוִ֥דDavidאַפַּ֛יִםfaceאַ֖רְצָהthe ground towardsוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סand he bowed down
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidדָּוִד֙Davidלְשָׁא֔וּלto Saulלָ֧מָּהto why?תִשְׁמַ֛עdo you listen toאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofאָדָ֖םsomeoneלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהִנֵּ֣הthere!דָוִ֔דDavidמְבַקֵּ֖שׁis seekingרָעָתֶֽךָ׃harm your
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הִנֵּה֩here!הַיּ֨וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֜הthe thisרָא֣וּthey have seenעֵינֶ֗יךָeyes yourאֵ֣תobj.אֲשֶׁר־this:נְתָנְךָ֩he gave youיְהוָ֨ה׀Yahwehהַיּ֤וֹם׀this dayבְּיָדִי֙in hand myבַּמְּעָרָ֔הin the caveוְאָמַ֥רand someone saidלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖to kill youוַתָּ֣חָסand it looked with compassionעָלֶ֑יךָon youוָאֹמַ֗רand I saidלֹא־notאֶשְׁלַ֤חI will stretch outיָדִי֙hand myבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יon lord myכִּי־forמְשִׁ֥יחַis the one anointed ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehהֽוּא׃he
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וְאָבִ֣יand O father myרְאֵ֔הseeגַּ֗םalsoרְאֵ֛הseeאֶת־obj.כְּנַ֥ףthe skirt ofמְעִילְךָ֖robe yourבְּיָדִ֑יin hand myכִּ֡יforבְּכָרְתִי֩when cut off Iאֶת־obj.כְּנַ֨ףthe skirt ofמְעִֽילְךָ֜robe yourוְלֹ֣אand notהֲרַגְתִּ֗יךָI killed youדַּ֤עknowוּרְאֵה֙and seeכִּי֩thatאֵ֨יןthere notבְּיָדִ֜יin hand myרָעָ֤הis evilוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙and transgressionוְלֹא־and notחָטָ֣אתִיI have sinnedלָ֔ךְto the youוְאַתָּ֛הand youצֹדֶ֥הare lying in wait forאֶת־obj.נַפְשִׁ֖יlife myלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃to take it
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יִשְׁפֹּ֤טmay he judgeיְהוָה֙Yahwehבֵּינִ֣יbetween meוּבֵינֶ֔ךָand between youוּנְקָמַ֥נִיand he will avenge meיְהוָ֖הYahwehמִמֶּ֑ךָּfrom youוְיָדִ֖יand hand myלֹ֥אnotתִֽהְיֶה־it will beבָּֽךְ׃on the you
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asיֹאמַ֗רit saysמְשַׁל֙the proverb ofהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יthe ancientsמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםfrom wicked peopleיֵ֣צֵאit comes forthרֶ֑שַׁעwickednessוְיָדִ֖יand hand myלֹ֥אnotתִֽהְיֶה־it will beבָּֽךְ׃on the you
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אַחֲרֵ֨יafterמִ֤יwhom?יָצָא֙has he come outמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאַחֲרֵ֥יafterמִ֖יwhom?אַתָּ֣הare youרֹדֵ֑ףpursuingאַֽחֲרֵי֙afterכֶּ֣לֶבa dogמֵ֔תdeadאַחֲרֵ֖יafterפַּרְעֹ֥שׁa fleaאֶחָֽד׃one
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וְהָיָ֤הand he will becomeיְהוָה֙Yahwehלְדַיָּ֔ןinto a judgeוְשָׁפַ֖טand he will judgeבֵּינִ֣יbetween meוּבֵינֶ֑ךָand between youוְיֵ֙רֶא֙and may he seeוְיָרֵ֣בand may he conductאֶת־obj.רִיבִ֔יcase myוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיand may he vindicate meמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פfrom hand your
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasכְּכַלּ֣וֹתwhen finishedדָּוִ֗דDavidלְדַבֵּ֞רto speakאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe wordsהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseאֶל־toשָׁא֔וּלSaulוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשָׁא֔וּלSaulהֲקֹלְךָ֥¿ voice yourזֶ֖הis thisבְּנִ֣יO son myדָוִ֑דDavidוַיִּשָּׂ֥אand he lifted upשָׁא֛וּלSaulקֹל֖וֹvoice hisוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃and he wept
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidצַדִּ֥יקare righteousאַתָּ֖הyouמִמֶּ֑נִּיmore than Iכִּ֤יforאַתָּה֙youגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיyou have dealt out to meהַטּוֹבָ֔הthe goodוַאֲנִ֖יand Iגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָI have dealt out to youהָרָעָֽה׃the evil
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וְאַתָּה֙and youהִגַּ֣דְתָּyou have toldהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayאֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־this:עָשִׂ֥יתָהyou have doneאִתִּ֖יwith meטוֹבָ֑הgoodאֵת֩obj.אֲשֶׁ֨רand this:סִגְּרַ֧נִיhe delivered up meיְהוָ֛הYahwehבְּיָדְךָ֖in hand yourוְלֹ֥אand notהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃you killed me
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וְכִֽי־and ifיִמְצָ֥אhe will findאִישׁ֙anyoneאֶת־obj.אֹ֣יְב֔וֹenemy hisוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹand will he send away? himבְּדֶ֣רֶךְon a journeyטוֹבָ֑הgoodוַֽיהוָה֙and Yahwehיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣may he reward youטוֹבָ֔הgoodתַּ֚חַתin place ofהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisאֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichעָשִׂ֖יתָהyou have doneלִֽי׃to the me
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וְעַתָּה֙and thereforeהִנֵּ֣הhere!יָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowכִּ֥יthatמָלֹ֖ךְcertainly to reignתִּמְל֑וֹךְyou will reignוְקָ֙מָה֙and it will be establishedבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔in hand yourמַמְלֶ֖כֶתthe kingdom ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהswear an oath !לִּי֙to the meבַּֽיהוָ֔הby Yahwehאִם־ifתַּכְרִ֥יתyou will cut offאֶת־obj.זַרְעִ֖יoffspring myאַֽחֲרָ֑יafter meוְאִם־and ifתַּשְׁמִ֥ידyou will destroyאֶת־obj.שְׁמִ֖יname myמִבֵּ֥יתfrom the house ofאָבִֽי׃father my
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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֥עand he swore an oathדָּוִ֖דDavidלְשָׁא֑וּלto Saulוַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentשָׁאוּל֙Saulאֶל־toבֵּית֔וֹhouse hisוְדָוִד֙and Davidוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוand men hisעָל֖וּthey went upעַל־toהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פthe stronghold

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