1 Samuel 27 שְׁמוּאֵל א פרק כ״ז
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וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidאֶל־לִבּוֹin-his-heartעַתָּהnowאֶסָּפֶהI-shall-perishיוֹם־אֶחָדone-dayבְּיַד־שָׁאוּלin-the-hand-of-Saulאֵין־לִיthere-is-nothing-for-meטוֹבbetterכִּיforהִמָּלֵטspeedilyאִמָּלֵטthat-I-escapeאֶל־אֶרֶץto-the-land-ofפְּלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesוְנוֹאַשׁand-shall-despairמִמֶּנִּיfrom-meשָׁאוּלSaulלְבַקְשֵׁנִיto-seek-meעוֹדany-moreבְּכׇל־גְּבוּלin-any-coast-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְנִמְלַטְתִּיso-shall-I-escapeמִיָּדוֹ׃from-his-hand
And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
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וַיָּקׇםand-aroseדָּוִדDavidוַיַּעֲבֹרand-passed-overהוּאheוְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹתand-six-hundredאִישׁmenאֲשֶׁרwhichעִמּוֹwith-himאֶל־אָכִישׁto-Achishבֶּן־מָעוֹךְson-of-Maochמֶלֶךְthe-king-ofגַּת׃Gath
And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch, king of Gath.
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וַיֵּשֶׁבand-dweltדָּוִדDavidעִם־אָכִישׁwith-Achishבְּגַתin-Gathהוּאheוַאֲנָשָׁיוand-his-menאִישׁevery-manוּבֵיתוֹwith-his-householdדָּוִדDavidוּשְׁתֵּיand-twoנָשָׁיוhis-wivesאֲחִינֹעַםAhinoamהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִתthe-Jezreelitessוַאֲבִיגַיִלand-Abigailאֵשֶׁת־נָבָלthe-wife-of-Nabalהַכַּרְמְלִית׃the-Carmelite
And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's wife.
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וַיֻּגַּדand-it-was-toldלְשָׁאוּלSaulכִּי־בָרַחthat-had-fledדָּוִדDavidגַּתto-Gathוְלֹא־[יָסַף]and-he-did-not-again(יוסף)עוֹדany-moreלְבַקְשׁוֹ׃for-him
And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and he sought no more again for him.
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וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidאֶל־אָכִישׁto-Achishאִם־נָאif-I-have-nowמָצָאתִיfoundחֵןfavorבְּעֵינֶיךָin-your-eyesיִתְּנוּ־לִיlet-them-give-meמָקוֹםa-placeבְּאַחַתin-someעָרֵיof-the-cities-ofהַשָּׂדֶהthe-countryוְאֵשְׁבָהthat-I-may-dwellשָּׁםthereוְלָמָּהand-whyיֵשֵׁבshould-dwellעַבְדְּךָyour-servantבְּעִירin-the-city-ofהַמַּמְלָכָהthe-royalעִמָּךְ׃with-you
And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
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וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹand-gave-to-himאָכִישׁAchishבַּיּוֹםin-the-dayהַהוּאthatאֶת־צִקְלָגZiklagלָכֵןthereforeהָיְתָהwasצִקְלַגZiklagלְמַלְכֵיto-the-kings-ofיְהוּדָהJudahעַדuntilהַיּוֹםthis-dayהַזֶּה׃this
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
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וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passמִסְפַּרthe-number-ofהַיָּמִיםthe-daysאֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁבthat-dweltדָּוִדDavidבִּשְׂדֵהin-the-field-ofפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesיָמִיםa-full-yearוְאַרְבָּעָהand-fourחֳדָשִׁים׃months
And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
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וַיַּעַלand-ascendedדָּוִדDavidוַאֲנָשָׁיוand-his-menוַיִּפְשְׁטוּand-invadedאֶל־הַגְּשׁוּרִיto-the-Geshurites[וְהַגִּזְרִי]and-the-Gizritesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִיand-the-Amalekiteכִּיforהֵנָּהthoseיֹשְׁבוֹתwere-the-inhabitants-ofהָאָרֶץthe-landאֲשֶׁרwhichמֵעוֹלָםof-oldבּוֹאֲךָas-you-go-toשׁוּרָהto-Shurוְעַד־אֶרֶץand-unto-the-land-ofמִצְרָיִם׃Egypt
And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
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וְהִכָּהand-smoteדָוִדDavidאֶת־הָאָרֶץthe-landוְלֹאand-notיְחַיֶּהleft-aliveאִישׁa-manוְאִשָּׁהand-a-womanוְלָקַחand-took-awayצֹאןflocksוּבָקָרand-herdsוַחֲמֹרִיםand-male-donkeysוּגְמַלִּיםand-camelsוּבְגָדִיםand-garmentsוַיָּשׇׁבand-returnedוַיָּבֹאand-cameאֶל־אָכִישׁ׃to-Achish
And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
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וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאָכִישׁAchishאַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּםwhere-have-you-made-a-raidהַיּוֹםtodayוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidעַל־נֶגֶבagainst-the-south-ofיְהוּדָהJudahוְעַל־נֶגֶבand-against-the-south-ofהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִיthe-Jerahmeelitesוְאֶל־נֶגֶבand-against-the-south-ofהַקֵּינִי׃the-Kenites
And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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וְאִישׁand-a-manוְאִשָּׁהand-a-womanלֹא־יְחַיֶּהleft-neither-aliveדָוִדDavidלְהָבִיאto-bring-tidings-toגַתGathלֵאמֹרsayingפֶּן־יַגִּדוּlest-they-should-tellעָלֵינוּof-usלֵאמֹרsayingכֹּה־עָשָׂהso-didדָוִדDavidוְכֹהand-thusמִשְׁפָּטוֹshall-be-his-mannerכׇּל־הַיָּמִיםall-the-daysאֲשֶׁרwhichיָשַׁבhe-dweltבִּשְׂדֵהin-the-field-ofפְלִשְׁתִּים׃the-Philistines
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
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וַיַּאֲמֵןand-believedאָכִישׁAchishבְּדָוִדDavidלֵאמֹרsayingהַבְאֵשׁsurelyהִבְאִישׁhe-has-made-himself-abhorredבְּעַמּוֹamong-his-peopleבְיִשְׂרָאֵלin-Israelוְהָיָהand-beלִיto-meלְעֶבֶדa-servantעוֹלָם׃for-ever
And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.