1 Samuel - Interlinear Bible

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דָּוִד֙ dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David, however,

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 said

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

לִבּ֔וֹ lib·bōw N-msc | 3ms H3820 himself,

אֶחָ֖ד ’e·ḥāḏ Number-ms H259 One

יוֹם־ yō·wm- N-ms H3117 of these days

עַתָּ֛ה ‘at·tāh Adv H6258 now

אֶסָּפֶ֥ה ’es·sā·p̄eh V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs H5595 I will be swept away

בְּיַד־ bə·yaḏ- Prep-b | N-fsc H3027 by the hand

שָׁא֑וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 of Saul.

אֵֽין־ ’ên- Adv H369 There is nothing

ט֜וֹב ṭō·wḇ N-ms H2896 better

לִ֨י lî Prep | 1cs for me

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 than

הִמָּלֵ֥ט him·mā·lêṭ V-Nifal-InfAbs H4422 to escape

אִמָּלֵ֣ט׀ ’im·mā·lêṭ V-Nifal-Imperf-1cs H4422 . . .

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אֶ֣רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 the land

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים pə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines.

שָׁאוּל֙ šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 Then Saul

וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ wə·nō·w·’aš Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3ms H2976 will stop

לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי lə·ḇaq·šê·nî Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 1cs H1245 searching

מִמֶּ֤נִּי mim·men·nî Prep | 1cs H4480 for me

עוֹד֙ ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 . . .

בְּכָל־ bə·ḵāl Prep-b | N-msc H3605 all over

גְּב֣וּל gə·ḇūl N-msc H1366 . . .

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 Israel,

וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י wə·nim·laṭ·tî Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs H4422 and I will slip

מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ mî·yā·ḏōw Prep-m | N-fsc | 3ms H3027 out of his hand.”

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דָּוִ֔ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 So David

וַיָּ֣קָם way·yā·qām Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6965 set out

עִמּ֑וֹ ‘im·mōw Prep | 3ms H5973 with

וְשֵׁשׁ־ wə·šêš- Conj-w | Number-fs H8337 his six

מֵא֥וֹת mê·’ō·wṯ Number-fp H3967 hundred

אִ֖ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 men

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5674 and went

ה֔וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 . . .

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אָכִ֥ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 Achish

בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 son

מָע֖וֹךְ mā·‘ō·wḵ N-proper-ms H4582 of Maoch,

מֶ֥לֶךְ me·leḵ N-msc H4428 the king

גַּֽת׃ gaṯ N-proper-fs H1661 of Gath.

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דָּוִ֨ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו wa·’ă·nā·šāw Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms H582 and his men

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ way·yê·šeḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H3427 settled

בְּגַ֛ת bə·ḡaṯ Prep-b | N-proper-fs H1661 in Gath

עִם־ ‘im- Prep H5973 with

אָכִ֥ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 Achish

ה֥וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 . . ..

אִ֣ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 Each man

וּבֵית֑וֹ ū·ḇê·ṯōw Conj-w | N-msc | 3ms H1004 had his family with him,

דָּוִד֙ dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 and David

וּשְׁתֵּ֣י ū·šə·tê Conj-w | Number-fdc H8147 had his two

נָשָׁ֔יו nā·šāw N-fpc | 3ms H802 wives:

אֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙ ’ă·ḥî·nō·‘am N-proper-fs H293 Ahinoam

הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית hay·yiz·rə·‘ê·lîṯ Art | N-proper-fs H3158 of Jezreel

וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל wa·’ă·ḇî·ḡa·yil Conj-w | N-proper-fs H26 and Abigail

הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃ hak·kar·mə·lîṯ Art | N-proper-fs H3761 of Carmel,

אֵֽשֶׁת־ ’ê·šeṯ- N-fsc H802 the widow

נָבָ֖ל nā·ḇāl N-proper-ms H5037 of Nabal.

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לְשָׁא֔וּל lə·šā·’ūl Prep-l | N-proper-ms H7586 And when Saul

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד way·yug·gaḏ Conj-w | V-Hofal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5046 learned

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 that

דָּוִ֖ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

בָרַ֥ח ḇā·raḥ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1272 had fled

גַּ֑ת gaṯ N-proper-fs H1661 to Gath,

וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 he no

יוֹסַף yō·sap̄ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3254 longer

ע֖וֹד ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 . . .

לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ס lə·ḇaq·šōw Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf | 3ms H1245 searched for him.

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דָּוִ֜ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 Then David

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 said

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אָכִ֗ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 Achish,

אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 If

נָא֩ nā Interjection H4994 . . .

מָצָ֨אתִי mā·ṣā·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H4672 I have found

חֵ֤ן ḥên N-ms H2580 favor

בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā Prep-b | N-cdc | 2ms H5869 in your eyes,

יִתְּנוּ־ yit·tə·nū- V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5414 let me be assigned

לִ֣י lî Prep | 1cs . . .

מָק֗וֹם mā·qō·wm N-ms H4725 a place

בְּאַחַ֛ת bə·’a·ḥaṯ Prep-b | Number-fsc H259 in one

הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה haś·śā·ḏeh Art | N-ms H7704 of the outlying

עָרֵ֥י ‘ā·rê N-fpc H5892 towns,

וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה wə·’ê·šə·ḇāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs H3427 so I can live

שָּׁ֑ם šām Adv H8033 there.

וְלָ֨מָּה wə·lām·māh Conj-w, Prep-l | Interrog H4100 For why

עַבְדְּךָ֛ ‘aḇ·də·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5650 should your servant

יֵשֵׁ֧ב yê·šêḇ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3427 live

הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה ham·mam·lā·ḵāh Art | N-fs H4467 in the royal

בְּעִ֥יר bə·‘îr Prep-b | N-fsc H5892 city

עִמָּֽךְ׃ ‘im·māḵ Prep | 2fs H5973 with you?”

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הַה֖וּא ha·hū Art | Pro-3ms H1931 That

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

בַּיּ֥וֹם bay·yō·wm Prep-b, Art | N-ms H3117 day

אָכִ֛ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 Achish

וַיִּתֶּן־ way·yit·ten- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5414 gave

ל֥וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms him

צִֽקְלָ֑ג ṣiq·lāḡ N-proper-fs H6860 Ziklag,

לָכֵ֞ן lā·ḵên Adv H3651 and

עַ֖ד ‘aḏ Prep H5704 to

הַזֶּֽה׃פ haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 this

הַיּ֥וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 day

צִֽקְלַג֙ ṣiq·laḡ N-proper-fs H6860 [it]

הָיְתָ֤ה hā·yə·ṯāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H1961 still belongs to

לְמַלְכֵ֣י lə·mal·ḵê Prep-l | N-mpc H4428 the kings

יְהוּדָ֔ה yə·hū·ḏāh N-proper-ms H3063 of Judah.

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הַיָּמִ֔ים hay·yā·mîm Art | N-mp H3117 And the time

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 that

דָּוִ֖ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

יָשַׁ֥ב yā·šaḇ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3427 lived

פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 in Philistine

בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה biś·ḏêh Prep-b | N-msc H7704 territory

וַֽיְהִי֙ way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 amounted to

מִסְפַּ֣ר mis·par N-msc H4557 . . .

יָמִ֖ים yā·mîm N-mp H3117 a year

וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה wə·’ar·bā·‘āh Conj-w | Number-ms H702 and four

חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ ḥo·ḏā·šîm N-mp H2320 months.

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דָּוִד֙ dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 Now David

וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו wa·’ă·nā·šāw Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms H582 and his men

וַיַּ֤עַל way·ya·‘al Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5927 went up

וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ way·yip̄·šə·ṭū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H6584 and raided

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 . . .

הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י hag·gə·šū·rî Art | N-proper-ms H1651 the Geshurites,

וְהַגִּרְזִי wə·hag·gir·zī Conj-w, Art | N-proper-ms H1511 the Girzites,

וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י wə·hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî Conj-w, Art | N-proper-ms H6003 and the Amalekites.

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 From

מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם mê·‘ō·w·lām Prep-m | N-ms H5769 ancient times

בּוֹאֲךָ֥ bō·w·’ă·ḵā V-Qal-Inf | 2ms H935 . . .

הֵ֜נָּה hên·nāh Pro-3fp H2007 these people

יֹשְׁב֤וֹת yō·šə·ḇō·wṯ V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp H3427 had inhabited

הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 the land

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

שׁ֖וּרָה šū·rāh N-proper-fs | 3fs H7793 extending to Shur

וְעַד־ wə·‘aḏ- Conj-w | Prep H5704 and

אֶ֥רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 -

מִצְרָֽיִם׃ miṣ·rā·yim N-proper-fs H4714 Egypt.

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דָוִד֙ ḏā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 Whenever David

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

וְהִכָּ֤ה wə·hik·kāh Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms H5221 attacked

הָאָ֔רֶץ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 a territory,

וְלֹ֥א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 he did not

יְחַיֶּ֖ה yə·ḥay·yeh V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H2421 leave

אִ֣ישׁ ’îš N-ms H376 a man

וְאִשָּׁ֑ה wə·’iš·šāh Conj-w | N-fs H802 or woman {alive},

וְלָקַח֩ wə·lā·qaḥ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H3947 but he took

צֹ֨אן ṣōn N-cs H6629 the flocks

וּבָקָ֜ר ū·ḇā·qār Conj-w | N-ms H1241 and herds,

וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים wa·ḥă·mō·rîm Conj-w | N-mp H2543 the donkeys,

וּגְמַלִּים֙ ū·ḡə·mal·lîm Conj-w | N-mp H1581 camels,

וּבְגָדִ֔ים ū·ḇə·ḡā·ḏîm Conj-w | N-mp H899 and clothing.

וַיָּ֖שָׁב way·yā·šāḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H7725 Then he would return

וַיָּבֹ֥א way·yā·ḇō Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H935 . . .

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אָכִֽישׁ׃ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 Achish,

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אָכִ֔ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 who

אַל־ ’al- Adv H408 . . .

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 would ask him,

פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם pə·šaṭ·tem V-Qal-Perf-2mp H6584 What have you raided today

הַיּ֑וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 . . .?

דָּוִ֗ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 And David

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 would reply,

נֶ֤גֶב ne·ḡeḇ N-fsc H5045 The Negev

יְהוּדָה֙ yə·hū·ḏāh N-proper-ms H3063 of Judah,

וְעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 or

נֶ֣גֶב ne·ḡeḇ N-fsc H5045 The Negev

הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י hay·yar·ḥə·mə·’ê·lî Art | N-proper-ms H3397 of Jerahmeel,”

וְאֶל־ wə·’el- Conj-w | Prep H413 or

נֶ֖גֶב ne·ḡeḇ N-fsc H5045 The Negev

הַקֵּינִֽי׃ haq·qê·nî Art | N-proper-ms H7017 of the Kenites.”

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דָוִ֗ד ḏā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 did not {leave}

וְאִ֨ישׁ wə·’îš Conj-w | N-ms H376 a man

וְאִשָּׁ֜ה wə·’iš·šāh Conj-w | N-fs H802 or woman

יְחַיֶּ֣ה yə·ḥay·yeh V-Piel-Imperf-3ms H2421 alive

לְהָבִ֥יא lə·hā·ḇî Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf H935 to be brought

גַת֙ ḡaṯ N-proper-fs H1661 to Gath,

לֵאמֹ֔ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 for he said,

פֶּן־ pen- Conj H6435 Otherwise

יַגִּ֥דוּ yag·gi·ḏū V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp H5046 they will report

עָלֵ֖ינוּ ‘ā·lê·nū Prep | 1cp H5921 us,

לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 saying,

כֹּֽה־ kōh- Adv H3541 This is what

דָוִד֙ ḏā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

עָשָׂ֤ה ‘ā·śāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H6213 did.

וְכֹ֣ה wə·ḵōh Conj-w | Adv H3541 And this

מִשְׁפָּט֔וֹ miš·pā·ṭōw N-msc | 3ms H4941 was David’s custom

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 the whole

הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים hay·yā·mîm Art | N-mp H3117 time

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

יָשַׁ֖ב yā·šaḇ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H3427 he lived

פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 in Philistine

בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה biś·ḏêh Prep-b | N-msc H7704 territory.

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אָכִ֖ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 So Achish

וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן way·ya·’ă·mên Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H539 trusted

בְּדָוִ֣ד bə·ḏā·wiḏ Prep-b | N-proper-ms H1732 David,

לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 thinking,

הַבְאֵ֤שׁ haḇ·’êš V-Hifil-InfAbs H887 Since he has made himself an utter stench

הִבְאִישׁ֙ hiḇ·’îš V-Hifil-Perf-3ms H887 . . .

בְּעַמּ֣וֹ bə·‘am·mōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H5971 to his people

בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל ḇə·yiś·rā·’êl Prep-b | N-proper-ms H3478 Israel,

וְהָ֥יָה wə·hā·yāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H1961 he will be

לִ֖י lî Prep | 1cs my

לְעֶ֥בֶד lə·‘e·ḇeḏ Prep-l | N-msc H5650 servant

עוֹלָֽם׃פ ‘ō·w·lām N-ms H5769 forever.”

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