21 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.21",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁא֨וּל חָטָ֜אתִי שׁ֣וּב בְּנִֽי־דָוִ֗ד כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָרַ֤ע לְךָ֙ ע֔וֹד תַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקְרָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֛י בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥ה הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl*: *ḥāṭāʾṯî*. *šûḇ* my son *dāwiḏ*, for not *ʾāraʿ* to you again, *taḥaṯ* *ʾăšer* *yāqrâ* my *nap̄šî* in your *ʿêneḵā* this *hayyôm*. *hinnēh* *hiskalttî* and *wāʾešgeh* *harbēh* *mәʾōḏ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*ḥāṭāʾṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have sinned",
"*šûḇ*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - return",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾāraʿ*": "Hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will do harm",
"*taḥaṯ*": "Preposition - because",
"*ʾăšer*": "Relative pronoun - that",
"*yāqrâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was precious",
"*nap̄šî*": "Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my life/soul",
"*ʿêneḵā*": "Noun dual construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in your eyes",
"*hayyôm*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*hinnēh*": "Demonstrative particle - behold",
"*hiskalttî*": "Hiphil perfect 1st person singular - I have acted foolishly",
"*wāʾešgeh*": "Qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I have erred",
"*harbēh*": "Verb, Hiphil infinitive absolute functioning as adverb - greatly",
"*mәʾōḏ*": "Adverb - very"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*ḥāṭāʾṯî*": "I have sinned/I have done wrong",
"*šûḇ*": "return/come back",
"*ʾāraʿ*": "I will do harm/I will hurt/I will injure",
"*taḥaṯ*": "because/on account of",
"*yāqrâ*": "was precious/was valuable",
"*nap̄šî*": "my life/my soul/myself",
"*ʿêneḵā*": "in your eyes/in your sight",
"*hayyôm*": "the day/today",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look",
"*hiskalttî*": "I have acted foolishly/I have been a fool",
"*wāʾešgeh*": "and I have erred/and I have gone astray",
"*harbēh*": "greatly/exceedingly",
"*mәʾōḏ*": "very/extremely"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.22",
"source": "וַיַּ֤עַן דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה חֲנִ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר אֶחָ֥ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿan* *dāwiḏ* and *wayyōʾmer*: *hinnēh* *ḥănîṯ* the *meleḵ*. Let *wәyaʿăḇōr* one of the *nәʿārîm* and *wәyiqqāḥehā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he answered",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*hinnēh*": "Demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "Noun, feminine singular construct - spear of",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*wәyaʿăḇōr*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive with waw conjunction - and let him cross over",
"*nәʿārîm*": "Noun, masculine plural with definite article and prefixed preposition - from the young men",
"*wәyiqqāḥehā*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive with 3rd person feminine singular suffix and waw conjunction - and let him take it"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "answered/responded/replied",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*hinnēh*": "behold/look/here is",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "spear/lance",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler",
"*wәyaʿăḇōr*": "and let him cross over/and let him come over",
"*nәʿārîm*": "young men/servants/attendants",
"*wәyiqqāḥehā*": "and let him take it/and let him receive it"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.23",
"source": "וַֽיהוָה֙ יָשִׁ֣יב לָאִ֔ישׁ אֶת־צִדְקָת֖וֹ וְאֶת־אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֩ נְתָנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ הַיּוֹם֙ בְּיָ֔ד וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֔יתִי לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And *YHWH* *yāšîḇ* to the *ʾîš* *ʾeṯ*-his *ṣiḏqāṯô* and *ʾeṯ*-his *ʾĕmûnāṯô*, *ʾăšer* *nәṯānḵā* *YHWH* this day in *yāḏ*, and not *ʾāḇîṯî* to *lišlōaḥ* my *yāḏî* against *bimšîaḥ* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*yāšîḇ*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will repay/return",
"*ʾîš*": "Noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition and definite article - to the man",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*ṣiḏqāṯô*": "Noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his righteousness",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*ʾĕmûnāṯô*": "Noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his faithfulness",
"*ʾăšer*": "Relative pronoun - who",
"*nәṯānḵā*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - gave you",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*yāḏ*": "Noun, feminine singular with prefixed preposition - in/into hand",
"*ʾāḇîṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I was willing",
"*lišlōaḥ*": "Qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to stretch out",
"*yāḏî*": "Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my hand",
"*bimšîaḥ*": "Noun, masculine singular construct with prefixed preposition - against the anointed of",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD"
},
"variants": {
"*yāšîḇ*": "will repay/will return/will restore",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/each one",
"*ṣiḏqāṯô*": "his righteousness/his justice",
"*ʾĕmûnāṯô*": "his faithfulness/his loyalty/his trustworthiness",
"*nәṯānḵā*": "gave you/delivered you",
"*yāḏ*": "hand/power/control",
"*ʾāḇîṯî*": "I was willing/I consented",
"*lišlōaḥ*": "to stretch out/to extend/to send",
"*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power",
"*bimšîaḥ*": "against the anointed of/against the consecrated one of"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.24",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר גָּדְלָ֧ה נַפְשְׁךָ֛ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בְּעֵינָ֑י כֵּ֣ן תִּגְדַּ֤ל נַפְשִׁי֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי מִכָּל־צָרָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wәhinnēh*, as *gaḏәlâ* your *nap̄šәḵā* this *hayyôm* in my *ʿênāy*, so *tiggdal* my *nap̄šî* in *ʿênê* *YHWH*, and may he *wәyaṣṣilēnî* from all *ṣārâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wәhinnēh*": "Demonstrative particle with waw conjunction - and behold",
"*gaḏәlâ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - was great/valued",
"*nap̄šәḵā*": "Noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your life/soul",
"*hayyôm*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the day",
"*ʿênāy*": "Noun dual construct with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in my eyes",
"*tiggdal*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular jussive - may be great/valued",
"*nap̄šî*": "Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my life/soul",
"*ʿênê*": "Noun dual construct with prefixed preposition - in the eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*wәyaṣṣilēnî*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive with 1st person singular suffix and waw conjunction - and may he deliver me",
"*ṣārâ*": "Noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble"
},
"variants": {
"*wәhinnēh*": "and behold/and see",
"*gaḏәlâ*": "was great/was valuable/was precious",
"*nap̄šәḵā*": "your life/your soul/yourself",
"*hayyôm*": "the day/today",
"*ʿênāy*": "in my eyes/in my sight",
"*tiggdal*": "may be great/may be valued/may be precious",
"*nap̄šî*": "my life/my soul/myself",
"*ʿênê*": "in the eyes of/in the sight of",
"*wәyaṣṣilēnî*": "and may he deliver me/and may he rescue me/and may he save me",
"*ṣārâ*": "distress/trouble/affliction"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.25",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֔ד גַּ֚ם עָשֹׂ֣ה תַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְגַ֖ם יָכֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ וְשָׁא֖וּל שָׁ֥ב לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* to *dāwiḏ*: *bārûḵ* you, my son *dāwiḏ*. Also *ʿāśōh* *taʿăśeh*, and also *yāḵōl* *tûḵāl*. And *wayyēleḵ* *dāwiḏ* to his *lәḏarkô*, and *šāʾûl* *šāḇ* to his *limqômô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*bārûḵ*": "Qal passive participle, masculine singular - blessed",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʿāśōh*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely doing",
"*taʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will do",
"*yāḵōl*": "Qal infinitive absolute - surely prevailing",
"*tûḵāl*": "Qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will prevail",
"*wayyēleḵ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he went",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*lәḏarkô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - to his way",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*šāḇ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - returned",
"*limqômô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition - to his place"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*bārûḵ*": "blessed/favored",
"*ʿāśōh taʿăśeh*": "you will surely do/you will certainly accomplish",
"*yāḵōl tûḵāl*": "you will surely prevail/you will certainly succeed",
"*wayyēleḵ*": "went/departed/proceeded",
"*lәḏarkô*": "to his way/on his journey",
"*šāḇ*": "returned/went back",
"*limqômô*": "to his place/to his home"
}
}