- 1Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel.וַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת כָּל מַחֲנֵיהֶ֖ם אֲפֵ֑קָה וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל חֹנִ֔ים בַּעַ֖יִן אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל
- 2And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish.וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ עֹֽבְרִ֔ים לְמֵא֖וֹת וְלַאֲלָפִ֑ים וְדָוִ֣ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו עֹֽבְרִ֛ים בָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖ה עִם אָכִֽישׁ
- 3Then said the princes of the Philistines, What do these Hebrews here? And Achish said unto the princes of the Philistines, Is not this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell unto me unto this day?וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מָ֖ה הָעִבְרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים הֲלֽוֹא זֶ֨ה דָוִ֜ד עֶ֣בֶד שָׁא֣וּל מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה אִתִּי֙ זֶ֤ה יָמִים֙ אוֹ זֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים וְלֹֽא מָצָ֤אתִי מְא֔וּמָה מִיּ֥וֹם נָפְל֖וֹ עַד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
- 4And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּ עָלָ֜יו שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ שָׂרֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים הָשֵׁ֣ב אֶת הָאִ֗ישׁ וְיָשֹׁב֙ אֶל מְקוֹמוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹ שָׁ֔ם וְלֹֽא יֵרֵ֤ד עִמָּ֨נוּ֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹא יִֽהְיֶה לְשָׂטָ֖ן בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וּבַמֶּ֗ה יִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל אֲדֹנָ֔יו הֲל֕וֹא בְּרָאשֵׁ֖י הָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵֽם
- 5Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?הֲלוֹא זֶ֣ה דָוִ֔ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר יַעֲנוּ בַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד ברבבתו בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו
- 6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is good in my sight: for I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.וַיִּקְרָ֨א אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו חַי יְהוָ֞ה כִּי יָשָׁ֣ר אַתָּ֗ה וְט֣וֹב בְּ֠עֵינַי צֵאתְךָ֨ וּבֹאֲךָ֤ אִתִּי֙ בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה כִּ֠י לֹֽא מָצָ֤אתִֽי רָעָ֔ה מִיּ֛וֹם בֹּאֲךָ֥ אֵלַ֖י עַד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וּבְעֵינֵ֥י הַסְּרָנִ֖ים לֹֽא ט֥וֹב אָֽתָּה
- 7Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines.וְעַתָּ֥ה שׁ֖וּב וְלֵ֣ךְ בְּשָׁל֑וֹם וְלֹֽא תַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖י סַרְנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים
- 8And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל אָכִ֗ישׁ כִּ֣י מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ וּמַה מָּצָ֣אתָ בְעַבְדְּךָ֔ מִיּוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיִ֣יתִי לְפָנֶ֔יךָ עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אָבוֹא֙ וְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּי בְּאֹיְבֵ֖י אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
- 9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up with us to the battle.וַיַּ֣עַן אָכִישׁ֮ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל דָּוִד֒ יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֣י ט֥וֹב אַתָּ֛ה בְּעֵינַ֖י כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ אֱלֹהִ֑ים אַ֣ךְ שָׂרֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אָֽמְר֔וּ לֹֽא יַעֲלֶ֥ה עִמָּ֖נוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה
- 10Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be up early in the morning, and have light, depart.וְעַתָּה֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְעַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁר בָּ֣אוּ אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣ם בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְא֥וֹר וָלֵֽכוּ
- 11So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel.וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם דָּוִ֜ד ה֤וּא וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת בַּבֹּ֔קֶר לָשׁ֖וּב אֶל אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים עָל֥וּ יִזְרְעֶֽאל
1 Samuel 29 KJV
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1 Samuel 29 original-language research
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213 tagged Hebrew tokens76 distinct lexical entries11 of 11 verses source-tagged
פְּלִשְׁתִּיH6430
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
דָּוִדH1732
David, the youngest son of Jesse
זֶהH2088
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
אֲכִישׁH397
Akish, a Philistine king
עַיִןH5869
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
שַׂרH8269
a head person (of any rank or class)
אִישׁH376
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
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| 1 Samuel 29:1 | 5,802 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:2 | 6,404 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:3 | 12,094 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:4 | 12,868 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:5 | 3,212 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:6 | 8,484 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:7 | 5,227 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:8 | 6,912 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:9 | 6,860 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:10 | 5,728 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 29:11 | 6,859 | study verse |
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