1 Samuel 27
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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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidדָּוִד֙Davidאֶל־toלִבּ֔וֹheart hisעַתָּ֛הnowאֶסָּפֶ֥הI will be swept awayיוֹם־a dayאֶחָ֖דoneבְּיַד־by the hand ofשָׁא֑וּלSaulאֵֽין־notלִ֨יbelongs to the meט֜וֹבgoodכִּ֣יforהִמָּלֵ֥טreally escapeאִמָּלֵ֣ט׀I will escapeאֶל־toאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוְנוֹאַ֨שׁand he will desistמִמֶּ֤נִּיfrom meשָׁאוּל֙Saulלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיto seek meעוֹד֙againבְּכָל־in allגְּב֣וּלthe territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖יand I will be deliveredמִיָּדֽוֹ׃from hand his
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וַיֵּשֶׁב֩and he dweltדָּוִ֨דDavidעִם־withאָכִ֥ישׁAchishבְּגַ֛תin Gathה֥וּאheוַאֲנָשָׁ֖יוand men hisאִ֣ישׁeach oneוּבֵית֑וֹand household hisדָּוִד֙Davidוּשְׁתֵּ֣יand the twoנָשָׁ֔יוwives hisאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙Ahinoamהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔יתthe Jezreelite womanוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלand Abigailאֵֽשֶׁת־the wife ofנָבָ֖לNabalהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃the Carmelite woman
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidאֶל־toאָכִ֗ישׁAchishאִם־ifנָא֩pleaseמָצָ֨אתִיI have foundחֵ֤ןfavorבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙in view yourיִתְּנוּ־let people giveלִ֣יto the meמָק֗וֹםa placeבְּאַחַ֛תin one ofעָרֵ֥יthe cities ofהַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe fieldוְאֵ֣שְׁבָהso I may dwellשָּׁ֑םthereוְלָ֨מָּהand to why?יֵשֵׁ֧בwill he dwellעַבְדְּךָ֛servant yourבְּעִ֥ירin the city ofהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הthe royaltyעִמָּֽךְ׃with you
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וַיַּ֤עַלand he went upדָּוִד֙Davidוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוand men hisוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּand they made raidsאֶל־againstהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יthe Geshuritesוְהַגִּזְרִ֖יand the Gizritesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יand the Amalekitesכִּ֣יforהֵ֜נָּהtheyיֹשְׁב֤וֹתwere dwellingהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the landאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םis from antiquityבּוֹאֲךָ֥coming youשׁ֖וּרָהShur towardsוְעַד־and toאֶ֥רֶץthe land ofמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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וְהִכָּ֤הand he struckדָוִד֙Davidאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוְלֹ֥אand notיְחַיֶּ֖הhe let liveאִ֣ישׁa manוְאִשָּׁ֑הand a womanוְלָקַח֩and he tookצֹ֨אןsheepוּבָקָ֜רand cattleוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםand donkeysוּגְמַלִּים֙and camelsוּבְגָדִ֔יםand clothesוַיָּ֖שָׁבand he returnedוַיָּבֹ֥אand he wentאֶל־toאָכִֽישׁ׃Achish
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וְאִ֨ישׁand a manוְאִשָּׁ֜הand a womanלֹֽא־notיְחַיֶּ֣הhe let liveדָוִ֗דDavidלְהָבִ֥יאto bringגַת֙Gathלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingפֶּן־lestיַגִּ֥דוּthey should tellעָלֵ֖ינוּon usלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכֹּֽה־thusעָשָׂ֤הhe has doneדָוִד֙Davidוְכֹ֣הand is thusמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹpractice hisכָּל־allהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםthe daysאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיָשַׁ֖בhe has dweltבִּשְׂדֵ֥הin the region ofפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines
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