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1 Samuel 26 KJV

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  1. 1And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon?וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַזִּפִים֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל הַגִּבְעָ֖תָה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֲל֨וֹא דָוִ֤ד מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֔ה עַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹֽן
  2. 2Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּ֨רֶד֙ אֶל מִדְבַּר זִ֔יף וְאִתּ֛וֹ שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת אֲלָפִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ בְּחוּרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְבַקֵּ֥שׁ אֶת דָּוִ֖ד בְּמִדְבַּר זִֽיף
  3. 3And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.וַיִּ֨חַן שָׁא֜וּל בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן עַל הַדָּ֑רֶךְ וְדָוִד֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וַיַּ֕רְא כִּ֣י בָ֥א שָׁא֛וּל אַחֲרָ֖יו הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה
  4. 4David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מְרַגְּלִ֑ים וַיֵּ֕דַע כִּֽי בָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל אֶל נָכֽוֹן
  5. 5And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him.וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וַיָּבֹא֮ אֶֽל הַמָּקוֹם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָנָה שָׁ֣ם שָׁאוּל֒ וַיַּ֣רְא דָּוִ֗ד אֶת הַמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁכַב שָׁ֣ם שָׁא֔וּל וְאַבְנֵ֥ר בֶּן נֵ֖ר שַׂר צְבָא֑וֹ וְשָׁאוּל֙ שֹׁכֵ֣ב בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וְהָעָ֖ם חֹנִ֥ים סביבתו סְבִיבֹתָֽיו
  6. 6Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with thee.וַיַּ֨עַן דָּוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַחִתִּ֗י וְאֶל אֲבִישַׁ֨י בֶּן צְרוּיָ֜ה אֲחִ֤י יוֹאָב֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מִֽי יֵרֵ֥ד אִתִּ֛י אֶל שָׁא֖וּל אֶל הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲבִישַׁ֔י אֲנִ֖י אֵרֵ֥ד עִמָּֽךְ
  7. 7So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round about him.וַיָּבֹא֩ דָוִ֨ד וַאֲבִישַׁ֥י אֶל הָעָם֮ לַיְלָה֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל שֹׁכֵ֤ב יָשֵׁן֙ בַּמַּעְגָּ֔ל וַחֲנִית֥וֹ מְעוּכָֽה בָאָ֖רֶץ מראשתו מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יו וְאַבְנֵ֣ר וְהָעָ֔ם שֹׁכְבִ֖ים סביבתו סְבִיבֹתָֽיו
  8. 8Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲבִישַׁי֙ אֶל דָּוִ֔ד סִגַּ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת אוֹיִבְךָ֖ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֩ אַכֶּ֨נּוּ נָ֜א בַּחֲנִ֤ית וּבָאָ֨רֶץ֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה
  9. 9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be guiltless?וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֶל אֲבִישַׁ֖י אַל תַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּ כִּ֠י מִ֣י שָׁלַ֥ח יָד֛וֹ בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָ֖ה וְנִקָּֽה
  10. 10David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ חַי יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אִם יְהוָ֖ה יִגָּפֶ֑נּוּ אֽוֹ יוֹמ֤וֹ יָבוֹא֙ וָמֵ֔ת א֧וֹ בַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה יֵרֵ֖ד וְנִסְפָּֽה
  11. 11The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let us go.חָלִ֤ילָה מֵֽיהוָ֔ה מִשְּׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בִּמְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְ֠עַתָּה קַח נָ֨א אֶֽת הַחֲנִ֜ית אֲשֶׁ֧ר מראשתו מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יו וְאֶת צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם וְנֵ֥לֲכָה
  12. 12So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked: for they were all asleep; because a deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.וַיִּקַּח֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶֽת הַחֲנִ֜ית וְאֶת צַפַּ֤חַת הַמַּ֨יִם֙ מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין רֹאֶה֩ וְאֵ֨ין יוֹדֵ֜עַ וְאֵ֣ין מֵקִ֗יץ כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ יְשֵׁנִ֔ים כִּ֚י תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה נָפְלָ֖ה עֲלֵיהֶֽם
  13. 13Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them:וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר דָּוִד֙ הָעֵ֔בֶר וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד עַל רֹאשׁ הָהָ֖ר מֵֽרָחֹ֑ק רַ֥ב הַמָּק֖וֹם בֵּינֵיהֶֽם
  14. 14And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to the king?וַיִּקְרָ֨א דָוִ֜ד אֶל הָעָ֗ם וְאֶל אַבְנֵ֤ר בֶּן נֵר֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הֲל֥וֹא תַעֲנֶ֖ה אַבְנֵ֑ר וַיַּ֤עַן אַבְנֵר֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר מִ֥י אַתָּ֖ה קָרָ֥אתָ אֶל הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
  15. 15And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord.וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל אַבְנֵ֜ר הֲלוֹא אִ֣ישׁ אַתָּ֗ה וּמִ֤י כָמ֨וֹךָ֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְלָ֨מָּה֙ לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֶל אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּי בָא֙ אַחַ֣ד הָעָ֔ם לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית אֶת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ
  16. 16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his bolster.לֹא ט֞וֹב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי מָ֨וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מראשתו מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו
  17. 17And Saul knew David's voice, and said, Is this thy voice, my son David? And David said, It is my voice, my lord, O king.וַיַּכֵּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת ק֣וֹל דָּוִ֔ד וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲקוֹלְךָ֥ זֶ֖ה בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד קוֹלִ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
  18. 18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּמַה בְּיָדִ֖י רָעָֽה
  19. 19Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up against me, let him accept an offering: but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ אִם יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים
  20. 20Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים
  21. 21Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.וַיֹּאמֶר֩ שָׁא֨וּל חָטָ֜אתִי שׁ֣וּב בְּנִֽי דָוִ֗ד כִּ֠י לֹֽא אָרַ֤ע ע֔וֹד תַּ֠חַת אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקְרָ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֛י בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה הִנֵּ֥ה הִסְכַּ֛לְתִּי וָאֶשְׁגֶּ֖ה הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
  22. 22And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear! and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.וַיַּ֤עַן דָּוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הִנֵּ֖ה החנית חֲנִ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְיַעֲבֹ֛ר אֶחָ֥ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖ים וְיִקָּחֶֽהָ
  23. 23The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S anointed.וַֽיהוָה֙ יָשִׁ֣יב לָאִ֔ישׁ אֶת צִדְקָת֖וֹ וְאֶת אֱמֻנָת֑וֹ אֲשֶׁר֩ נְתָנְךָ֨ יְהוָ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ בְּיָ֔ד וְלֹ֣א אָבִ֔יתִי לִשְׁלֹ֥חַ יָדִ֖י בִּמְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה
  24. 24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.וְהִנֵּ֗ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר גָּדְלָ֧ה נַפְשְׁךָ֛ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה בְּעֵינָ֑י כֵּ֣ן תִּגְדַּ֤ל נַפְשִׁי֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיַצִּלֵ֖נִי מִכָּל צָרָֽה
  25. 25Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל דָּוִ֗ד בָּר֤וּךְ אַתָּה֙ בְּנִ֣י דָוִ֔ד גַּ֚ם עָשֹׂ֣ה תַעֲשֶׂ֔ה וְגַ֖ם יָכֹ֣ל תּוּכָ֑ל וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ דָּוִד֙ לְדַרְכּ֔וֹ וְשָׁא֖וּל שָׁ֥ב לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ

1 Samuel 26 original-language research

The Hebrew lines shown beneath the KJV text come from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (OSHB) data in YHWSA. The chapter vocabulary below is ranked from verse-level Strong's tagging; grammatical particles are omitted so meaningful terms remain visible.

475 tagged Hebrew tokens161 distinct lexical entries25 of 25 verses source-tagged
דָּוִדH1732
dāwid · da-VEED

David, the youngest son of Jesse

23 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 22, 25 · Hebrew gematria 14
אָמַרH559
ʾāmar · ah-MAHR

to say (used with great latitude)

17 occurrences in verses 1, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 25 · Hebrew gematria 241
יְהֹוָהH3068
yĕhōwâ · yeh-hoh-VA

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

16 occurrences in verses 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 19, 20, 23, 24 · Hebrew gematria 26
שָׁאוּלH7586
šāʾûl · sha-OOL

Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites

15 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 17, 21, 25 · Hebrew gematria 337
כִּיH3588
kî · kee

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

12 occurrences in verses 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21 · Hebrew gematria 30
בֵּןH1121
bēn · bane

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

8 occurrences in verses 5, 6, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 25 · Hebrew gematria 702
מֶלֶךְH4428
melek · meh-LEK

a king

8 occurrences in verses 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22 · Hebrew gematria 570
חֲנִיתH2595
ḥănît · huh-NEET

a lance (for thrusting, like pitching a tent)

7 occurrences in verses 7, 8, 11, 12, 16, 22 · Hebrew gematria 468
בּוֹאH935
bôʾ · boh

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

7 occurrences in verses 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15 · Hebrew gematria 9
אָדוֹןH113
ʾādôn · ah-DONE

sovereign, i.e., controller (human or divine)

6 occurrences in verses 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 · Hebrew gematria 711

Hebrew verse gematria

YHWSA calculates these totals directly from every consonant in the tagged Hebrew source line using the Carlo Suarès letter-number system; vowel points and cantillation marks do not add values. The totals are not reverse-mapped from English. A matching number is a comparison to investigate, not proof that two passages mean the same thing.

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1 Samuel 26:1211,139study verse
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1 Samuel 26:1612,267study verse
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1 Samuel 26:182,931study verse
1 Samuel 26:1911,982study verse
1 Samuel 26:206,641study verse
1 Samuel 26:216,319study verse
1 Samuel 26:224,038study verse
1 Samuel 26:236,002study verse
1 Samuel 26:244,685study verse
1 Samuel 26:256,394study verse

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