1 Samuel - Interlinear Bible

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פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 Now the Philistines

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 brought all

מַחֲנֵיהֶ֖ם ma·ḥă·nê·hem N-cpc | 3mp H4264 their forces

וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ way·yiq·bə·ṣū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H6908 together

אֲפֵ֑קָה ’ă·p̄ê·qāh N-proper-fs | 3fs H663 at Aphek,

וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל wə·yiś·rā·’êl Conj-w | N-proper-ms H3478 while Israel

חֹנִ֔ים ḥō·nîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H2583 camped

בַּעַ֖יִן ba·‘a·yin Prep-b, Art | N-fs H5869 by the spring

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ bə·yiz·rə·‘el Prep-b | N-proper-fs H3157 in Jezreel.

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פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 As the Philistine

וְסַרְנֵ֤י wə·sar·nê Conj-w | N-mpc H5633 leaders

עֹֽבְרִ֔ים ‘ō·ḇə·rîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H5674 marched out with

לְמֵא֖וֹת lə·mê·’ō·wṯ Prep-l | Number-fp H3967 their units of hundreds

וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים wə·la·’ă·lā·p̄îm Conj-w, Prep-l | Number-mp H505 and thousands,

וְדָוִ֣ד wə·ḏā·wiḏ Conj-w | N-proper-ms H1732 David

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

עֹֽבְרִ֛ים ‘ō·ḇə·rîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H5674 marched

בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה bā·’a·ḥă·rō·nāh Prep-b, Art | Adj-fs H314 behind them

עִם־ ‘im- Prep H5973 with

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

3

שָׂרֵ֣י śā·rê N-mpc H8269 Then the commanders

פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 asked,

מָ֖ה māh Interrog H4100 What [about]

הָאֵ֑לֶּה hā·’êl·leh Art | Pro-cp H428 these

הָעִבְרִ֣ים hā·‘iḇ·rîm Art | N-proper-mp H5680 Hebrews?

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

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 . . .

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

פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 -

שָׂרֵ֣י śā·rê N-mpc H8269 -,

זֶ֨ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 Is this

הֲלֽוֹא־ hă·lō·w- Adv-NegPrt H3808 not

דָוִ֜ד ḏā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David,

עֶ֣בֶד׀ ‘e·ḇeḏ N-msc H5650 the servant

מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·leḵ- N-msc H4428 of King

שָׁא֣וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 Saul

יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 of Israel?

אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 He

הָיָ֤ה hā·yāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1961 has been

אִתִּי֙ ’it·tî Prep | 1cs H854 with me

זֶ֤ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 all these

יָמִים֙ yā·mîm N-mp H3117 days,

אוֹ־ ’ōw- Conj H176 even

זֶ֣ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 -

שָׁנִ֔ים šā·nîm N-fp H8141 years,

וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 and from

מִיּ֥וֹם mî·yō·wm Prep-m | N-msc H3117 the day

נָפְל֖וֹ nā·p̄ə·lōw V-Qal-Inf | 3ms H5307 he defected

עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 until today

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

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

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

מְא֔וּמָה mə·’ū·māh N-ms H3972 no fault

בוֹ֙ ḇōw Prep | 3ms in him.”

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שָׂרֵ֣י śā·rê N-mpc H8269 But the commanders

פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines

וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ way·yiq·ṣə·p̄ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H7107 were angry

עָלָ֜יו ‘ā·lāw Prep | 3ms H5921 with Achish

וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 and told

לוֹ֩ lōw Prep | 3ms him

שָׂרֵ֨י śā·rê N-mpc H8269 -

פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 -,

הָאִ֗ישׁ hā·’îš Art | N-ms H376 Send that man

הָשֵׁ֣ב hā·šêḇ V-Hifil-Imp-ms H7725 back

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

וְיָשֹׁב֙ wə·yā·šōḇ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H7725 and let him return

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

מְקוֹמוֹ֙ mə·qō·w·mōw N-msc | 3ms H4725 the place

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

הִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹ hip̄·qaḏ·tōw V-Hifil-Perf-2ms | 3ms H6485 you assigned

שָׁ֔ם šām Adv H8033 him.

וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 He must not

יֵרֵ֤ד yê·rêḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H3381 go down

עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ ‘im·mā·nū Prep | 1cp H5973 with us

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה bam·mil·ḥā·māh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4421 into battle

וְלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 only

יִֽהְיֶה־ yih·yeh- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H1961 to become

לָּ֥נוּ lā·nū Prep | 1cp our

לְשָׂטָ֖ן lə·śā·ṭān Prep-l | N-ms H7854 adversary

בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה bam·mil·ḥā·māh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4421 during the war.

וּבַמֶּ֗ה ū·ḇam·meh Conj-w, Prep-b | Interrog H4100 What better way

יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה yiṯ·raṣ·ṣeh V-Hitpael-Imperf-3ms H7521 for him to regain the favor

זֶה֙ zeh Pro-ms H2088 . . .

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 . . .

אֲדֹנָ֔יו ’ă·ḏō·nāw N-mpc | 3ms H113 of his master

הֲל֕וֹא hă·lō·w Adv-NegPrt H3808 than

בְּרָאשֵׁ֖י bə·rā·šê Prep-b | N-mpc H7218 with the heads

הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים hā·’ă·nā·šîm Art | N-mp H582 of our men

הָהֵֽם׃ hā·hêm Art | Pro-3mp H1992 . . .?

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זֶ֣ה zeh Pro-ms H2088 Is this

הֲלוֹא־ hă·lō·w- Adv-NegPrt H3808 not

דָוִ֔ד ḏā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 the David

אֲשֶׁ֧ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 about whom

יַעֲנוּ־ ya·‘ă·nū- V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H6030 they sing

ל֛וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms -

בַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת bam·mə·ḥō·lō·wṯ Prep-b, Art | N-fp H4246 in their dances

לֵאמֹ֑ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 . . .:

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

הִכָּ֤ה hik·kāh V-Hifil-Perf-3ms H5221 has slain

בַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יו ba·’ă·lā·p̄āw Prep-b | Number-mpc | 3ms H505 [his] thousands,

וְדָוִ֖ד wə·ḏā·wiḏ Conj-w | N-proper-ms H1732 and David

בְּרִבְבֹתוֹ׃ס bə·ri·ḇə·ḇō·ṯō Prep-b | Number-fpc | 3ms H7233 his tens of thousands’

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

וַיִּקְרָ֨א way·yiq·rā Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H7121 summoned

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413

דָּוִ֗ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

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

אֵ֠לָיו ’ê·lāw Prep | 3ms H413 . . .

יְהוָ֞ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 As surely as the LORD

כִּי־ kî- Conj H3588 . . .

חַי־ ḥay- N-ms H2416 lives,

אַתָּ֗ה ’at·tāh Pro-2ms H859 you

יָשָׁ֣ר yā·šār Adj-ms H3477 have been upright,

וְט֣וֹב wə·ṭō·wḇ Conj-w | Adj-ms H2896 and it seems right

בְּ֠עֵינַי bə·‘ê·nay Prep-b | N-cdc | 1cs H5869 in my sight

צֵאתְךָ֨ ṣê·ṯə·ḵā V-Qal-Inf | 2ms H3318 that you should march in and out

וּבֹאֲךָ֤ ū·ḇō·’ă·ḵā Conj-w | V-Qal-Inf | 2ms H935 . . .

אִתִּי֙ ’it·tî Prep | 1cs H854 with me

בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה bam·ma·ḥă·neh Prep-b, Art | N-cs H4264 in the army,

כִּ֠י kî Conj H3588 because

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

לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 no

רָעָ֔ה rā·‘āh Adj-fs H7451 fault

בְךָ֙ ḇə·ḵā Prep | 2ms in you

מִיּ֛וֹם mî·yō·wm Prep-m | N-msc H3117 from the day

בֹּאֲךָ֥ bō·’ă·ḵā V-Qal-Inf | 2ms H935 you came

אֵלַ֖י ’ê·lay Prep | 1cs H413 to me

עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 until

הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 this

הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 day.

אָֽתָּה׃ ’āt·tāh Pro-2ms H859 But you

לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 are not

ט֥וֹב ṭō·wḇ Adj-ms H2896 good

וּבְעֵינֵ֥י ū·ḇə·‘ê·nê Conj-w, Prep-b | N-cdc H5869 in the sight

הַסְּרָנִ֖ים has·sə·rā·nîm Art | N-mp H5633 of the leaders.

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שׁ֖וּב šūḇ V-Qal-Imp-ms H7725 Therefore turn back

וְעַתָּ֥ה wə·‘at·tāh Conj-w | Adv H6258 now

וְלֵ֣ךְ wə·lêḵ Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms H1980 and go

בְּשָׁל֑וֹם bə·šā·lō·wm Prep-b | N-ms H7965 in peace,

וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 so that you will not

תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה ṯa·‘ă·śeh V-Qal-Imperf-2ms H6213 do anything

בְּעֵינֵ֖י bə·‘ê·nê Prep-b | N-cdc H5869 to displease

רָ֔ע rā‘ Adj-ms H7451 . . .

סַרְנֵ֥י sar·nê N-mpc H5633 the leaders

פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ס p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines.”

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כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 But

מֶ֤ה meh Interrog H4100 what

עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙ ‘ā·śî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H6213 have I done?”

דָּוִ֜ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

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

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 -

אָכִ֗ישׁ ’ā·ḵîš N-proper-ms H397 -.

וּמַה־ ū·mah- Conj-w | Interrog H4100 What

מָּצָ֣אתָ mā·ṣā·ṯā V-Qal-Perf-2ms H4672 have you found

בְעַבְדְּךָ֔ ḇə·‘aḇ·də·ḵā Prep-b | N-msc | 2ms H5650 against your servant,

מִיּוֹם֙ mî·yō·wm Prep-m | N-ms H3117 from the day

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 -

הָיִ֣יתִי hā·yî·ṯî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H1961 I came

לְפָנֶ֔יךָ lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā Prep-l | N-cpc | 2ms H6440 to you

עַ֖ד ‘aḏ Prep H5704 until today,

הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 . . .

הַזֶּ֑ה haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 . . .

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 to

לֹ֤א lō Adv-NegPrt H3808 keep me from

אָבוֹא֙ ’ā·ḇō·w V-Qal-Imperf-1cs H935 going along

וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי wə·nil·ḥam·tî Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-1cs H3898 to fight

בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י bə·’ō·yə·ḇê Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H341 against the enemies

אֲדֹנִ֥י ’ă·ḏō·nî N-msc | 1cs H113 of my lord

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ham·me·leḵ Art | N-ms H4428 the king?”

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

וַיַּ֣עַן way·ya·‘an Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6030 replied

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 . . .

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 . . .

דָּוִד֒ dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 -,

יָדַ֕עְתִּי yā·ḏa‘·tî V-Qal-Perf-1cs H3045 I know

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 that

אַתָּ֛ה ’at·tāh Pro-2ms H859 you [are]

ט֥וֹב ṭō·wḇ Adj-ms H2896 as pleasing

בְּעֵינַ֖י bə·‘ê·nay Prep-b | N-cdc | 1cs H5869 in my sight

כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ kə·mal·’aḵ Prep-k | N-msc H4397 as an angel

אֱלֹהִ֑ים ’ĕ·lō·hîm N-mp H430 of God.

אַ֣ךְ ’aḵ Adv H389 But

שָׂרֵ֤י śā·rê N-mpc H8269 the commanders

פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ p̄ə·liš·tîm N-proper-mp H6430 of the Philistines

אָֽמְר֔וּ ’ā·mə·rū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H559 have said,

לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 He must not

יַעֲלֶ֥ה ya·‘ă·leh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5927 go

בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ bam·mil·ḥā·māh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H4421 into battle

עִמָּ֖נוּ ‘im·mā·nū Prep | 1cp H5973 with us.’

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וְעַתָּה֙ wə·‘at·tāh Conj-w | Adv H6258 Now then,

הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם haš·kêm V-Hifil-Imp-ms H7925 get up early

בַּבֹּ֔קֶר bab·bō·qer Prep-b, Art | N-ms H1242 in the morning,

אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H113 along with your master’s

וְעַבְדֵ֥י wə·‘aḇ·ḏê Conj-w | N-mpc H5650 servants

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 who

בָּ֣אוּ bā·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H935 came

אִתָּ֑ךְ ’it·tāḵ Prep | 2ms H854 with you,

וָלֵֽכוּ׃ wā·lê·ḵū Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-mp H1980 and go

וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם wə·hiš·kam·tem Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp H7925 as soon as

בַּבֹּ֔קֶר bab·bō·qer Prep-b, Art | N-ms H1242 . . .

וְא֥וֹר wə·’ō·wr Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H215 it is light

לָכֶ֖ם lā·ḵem Prep | 2mp .”

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

ה֤וּא hū Pro-3ms H1931 . . .

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

לָלֶ֣כֶת lā·le·ḵeṯ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H1980 . . .

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם way·yaš·kêm Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms H7925 got up early

בַּבֹּ֔קֶר bab·bō·qer Prep-b, Art | N-ms H1242 in the morning

לָשׁ֖וּב lā·šūḇ Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H7725 to return

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

אֶ֣רֶץ ’e·reṣ N-fsc H776 the land

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

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm Conj-w | N-proper-mp H6430 And the Philistines

עָל֥וּ ‘ā·lū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5927 went up

יִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ס yiz·rə·‘el N-proper-fs H3157 to Jezreel.

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