15{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.15",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־אַבְנֵ֜ר הֲלוֹא־אִ֣ישׁ אַתָּ֗ה וּמִ֤י כָמ֙וֹךָ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֶל־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי־בָא֙ אַחַ֣ד הָעָ֔ם לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *dāwiḏ* to *ʾaḇnēr*: *hǎlôʾ*-*ʾîš* you, and who like you in *yiśrāʾēl*? And why not *šāmartā* *ʾel*-your *ʾăḏōneḵā* the *meleḵ*? For *ḇāʾ* one of the *ʿām* to *lәhašḥîṯ* *ʾeṯ*-the *meleḵ* your *ʾăḏōneḵā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*ʾaḇnēr*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Abner",
"*hǎlôʾ*": "Interrogative particle - are not",
"*ʾîš*": "Noun, masculine singular - man",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular with prefixed preposition - in Israel",
"*šāmartā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you guarded",
"*ʾel*": "Preposition - over",
"*ʾăḏōneḵā*": "Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lord",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ḇāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - came",
"*ʿām*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the people/troops",
"*lәhašḥîṯ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to destroy",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾăḏōneḵā*": "Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lord"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*hǎlôʾ*": "are not/aren't you",
"*ʾîš*": "man/warrior/important person",
"*šāmartā*": "guarded/watched over/protected",
"*ʾăḏōneḵā*": "your lord/your master",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler",
"*ḇāʾ*": "came/entered",
"*ʿām*": "people/troops/soldiers",
"*lәhašḥîṯ*": "to destroy/to kill/to harm"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.16",
"source": "לֹא־ט֞וֹב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֙וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃",
"text": "Not *ṭôḇ* this *dāḇār* *ʾăšer* *ʿāśîṯā*. *ḥay*-*YHWH* for *bәnê*-*māweṯ* you, *ʾăšer* not *šәmartem* over your *ʾăḏōnêḵem*, over *mәšîaḥ* *YHWH*. And now, *rәʾēh* where *ḥănîṯ* the *meleḵ* and *ʾeṯ*-*ṣappaḥaṯ* the *mayim* *ʾăšer* *mәraʾăšōṯāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "Adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*dāḇār*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the thing/matter",
"*ʾăšer*": "Relative pronoun - which/that",
"*ʿāśîṯā*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you did",
"*ḥay*": "Adjective, masculine singular construct - alive/living",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*bәnê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - sons of",
"*māweṯ*": "Noun, masculine singular - death",
"*ʾăšer*": "Relative pronoun - who",
"*šәmartem*": "Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural - you guarded",
"*ʾăḏōnêḵem*": "Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your lord",
"*mәšîaḥ*": "Noun, masculine singular construct - anointed of",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*rәʾēh*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - see/look",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "Noun, feminine singular construct - spear of",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*ṣappaḥaṯ*": "Noun, feminine singular construct - jar/flask of",
"*mayim*": "Noun, masculine plural with definite article - the water",
"*ʾăšer*": "Relative pronoun - which",
"*mәraʾăšōṯāyw*": "Noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - at his head"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/right/proper",
"*dāḇār*": "thing/matter/deed",
"*ʿāśîṯā*": "you did/you have done",
"*ḥay*": "alive/as surely as...lives/by the life of",
"*bәnê*": "sons of/worthy of",
"*māweṯ*": "death",
"*šәmartem*": "you guarded/you protected/you watched over",
"*ʾăḏōnêḵem*": "your lord/your master",
"*mәšîaḥ*": "anointed one/consecrated one",
"*rәʾēh*": "see/look/behold",
"*ḥănîṯ*": "spear/lance",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler",
"*ṣappaḥaṯ*": "jar/flask/jug",
"*mayim*": "water",
"*mәraʾăšōṯāyw*": "at his head/at his head-place"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.17",
"source": "וַיַּכֵּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־ק֣וֹל דָּוִ֔ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲקוֹלְךָ֥ זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד קוֹלִ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃",
"text": "And *wayyakkēr* *šāʾûl* *ʾeṯ*-*qôl* *dāwiḏ*, and *wayyōʾmer*: *hǎqôlḵā* this, my son *dāwiḏ*? And *wayyōʾmer* *dāwiḏ*: My *qôlî*, my *ʾăḏōnî* the *meleḵ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyakkēr*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he recognized",
"*šāʾûl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Saul",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*qôl*": "Noun, masculine singular construct - voice of",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*hǎqôlḵā*": "Noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and interrogative particle - is your voice",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*dāwiḏ*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - David",
"*qôlî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my voice",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyakkēr*": "recognized/identified/knew",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*hǎqôlḵā*": "is your voice/is that your voice",
"*qôlî*": "my voice/my sound",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה־בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer*: Why *zeh* my *ʾăḏōnî* *rōḏēp̄* after his *ʿaḇdô*? For what *ʿāśîṯî*, and what-in my *yāḏî* *rāʿâ*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said",
"*zeh*": "Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*rōḏēp̄*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - pursuing",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servant",
"*ʿāśîṯî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have done",
"*yāḏî*": "Noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed preposition - in my hand",
"*rāʿâ*": "Noun, feminine singular - evil/harm"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "said/spoke",
"*zeh*": "this/thus",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master",
"*rōḏēp̄*": "pursuing/chasing/hunting",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave",
"*ʿāśîṯî*": "I have done/I have committed",
"*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power",
"*rāʿâ*": "evil/harm/wickedness"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.19",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם ׀ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃",
"text": "And now, *yišmaʿ*-*nāʾ* my *ʾăḏōnî* the *meleḵ* *ʾēṯ* *diḇrê* his *ʿaḇdô*. If *YHWH* *hĕsîṯḵā* against me, may he *yāraḥ* *minḥâ*, but if *bәnê* the *ʾāḏām*, *ʾărûrîm* they before *YHWH*, for they have *gēršûnî* this day from *mēhistappēaḥ* in *naḥălaṯ* *YHWH* *lēʾmōr*: Go *ʿăḇōḏ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ʾăḥērîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*yišmaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let him hear",
"*nāʾ*": "Particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king",
"*ʾēṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - words of",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "Noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his servant",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*hĕsîṯḵā*": "Hiphil perfect 3rd person masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - has incited you",
"*yāraḥ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - may he smell/accept",
"*minḥâ*": "Noun, feminine singular - offering/gift",
"*bәnê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - sons of",
"*ʾāḏām*": "Noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man/mankind",
"*ʾărûrîm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine plural - cursed",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*gēršûnî*": "Piel perfect 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they have driven me out",
"*mēhistappēaḥ*": "Hithpael infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - from attaching myself",
"*naḥălaṯ*": "Noun construct, feminine singular - inheritance of",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct with preposition - saying",
"*ʿăḇōḏ*": "Qal imperative masculine singular - serve",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "Noun, masculine plural - gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "Adjective, masculine plural - other"
},
"variants": {
"*yišmaʿ*": "let him hear/may he listen",
"*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "my lord/my master",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler",
"*diḇrê*": "words/speech/matter",
"*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave",
"*hĕsîṯḵā*": "has incited you/has stirred you up",
"*yāraḥ*": "may he smell/may he accept/may he be appeased by",
"*minḥâ*": "offering/gift/tribute",
"*bәnê*": "sons of/men of",
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/mankind/humanity",
"*ʾărûrîm*": "cursed/under a curse",
"*gēršûnî*": "they have driven me out/they have expelled me",
"*mēhistappēaḥ*": "from attaching myself/from having a share in",
"*naḥălaṯ*": "inheritance/possession/property",
"*lēʾmōr*": "saying/to say",
"*ʿăḇōḏ*": "serve/worship",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "gods/deities",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "other/foreign"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "1 Samuel.26.20",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃",
"text": "And now, *ʾal*-*yippōl* my *dāmî* *ʾarṣâ* from *minnegeḏ* *pәnê* *YHWH*, for *yāṣāʾ* *meleḵ* *yiśrāʾēl* to *lәḇaqqēš* *ʾeṯ*-*parʿōš* *ʾeḥāḏ*, as *yirdōp̄* the *qōrēʾ* in the *hehārîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal*": "Negative particle for jussive - do not let",
"*yippōl*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive - let fall",
"*dāmî*": "Noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my blood",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "Noun, feminine singular with directional he - to the ground",
"*minnegeḏ*": "Preposition - from before",
"*pәnê*": "Noun construct, masculine plural - face of",
"*YHWH*": "Proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/the LORD",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - has come out",
"*meleḵ*": "Noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "Proper noun, masculine singular - Israel",
"*lәḇaqqēš*": "Piel infinitive construct with prefixed preposition - to seek",
"*ʾeṯ*": "Direct object marker",
"*parʿōš*": "Noun, masculine singular - flea",
"*ʾeḥāḏ*": "Numeral, masculine singular - one",
"*yirdōp̄*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - pursues",
"*qōrēʾ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular with definite article - the one hunting/partridge",
"*hehārîm*": "Noun, masculine plural with definite article - the mountains"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾal*": "do not let/may not",
"*yippōl*": "let fall/be spilled",
"*dāmî*": "my blood/my lifeblood",
"*ʾarṣâ*": "to the ground/to the earth",
"*minnegeḏ*": "from before/away from",
"*pәnê*": "face of/presence of",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "has come out/has gone out/has marched out",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler",
"*lәḇaqqēš*": "to seek/to search for/to hunt",
"*parʿōš*": "flea/insignificant creature",
"*ʾeḥāḏ*": "one/single",
"*yirdōp̄*": "pursues/chases/hunts",
"*qōrēʾ*": "partridge/hunter/one hunting",
"*hehārîm*": "the mountains/the hills"
}
}