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"
}
}
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"
}
}