1 Samuel 27

Fearing Sha'ul will eventually kill him despite recent events, David flees to the land of the Pelishtim with his 600 men and families, seeking refuge from King Akhish of Gat[2][3][4]. Akhish grants him Tsiqlaq, where David dwells for one year and four months, raiding Yishma'elite and other non-Yisra'elite territories while deceiving Akhish into believing he attacks Yehudah, thus escaping Sha'ul's pursuit[4][5][7].

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and said David to his heart now I shall perish day one by the hand of Saul there is no for me good than that I should escape I escape to land of Philistines and he will despair of me Saul to seek me anymore in all borders Israel and I shall escape from his hand
1 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR לִבּ֔/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַתָּ֛ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD אֶסָּפֶ֥ה 𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤄 esafeh I shall perish HVNi1cs יוֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa בְּ/יַד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of HR/Ncbsc שָׁא֑וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul HNp אֵֽין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no HTn לִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs ט֜וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki than that HC הִמָּלֵ֥ט 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤈 himalet I should escape HVNc אִמָּלֵ֣ט 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤈 imalet I escape HVNi1cs אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines HNgmpa וְ/נוֹאַ֨שׁ 𐤅/𐤍𐤅𐤀𐤔 venoash and he will despair HC/VNp3ms מִמֶּ֤/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni of me HR/Sp1cs שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul HNp לְ/בַקְשֵׁ֤/נִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤍𐤉 levaqesheni to seek me HR/Vpc/Sp1cs עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore HD בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all HR/Ncmsc גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul borders HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וְ/נִמְלַטְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤕𐤉 venimelateti and I shall escape HC/VNq1cs מִ/יָּדֽ/וֹ 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 miyado from his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms
And he said David to Achish If now I have found favor in your eyes let them give to me a place in one of the cities of the field that I may dwell there for why should dwell your servant in a city of the kingdom with you
5 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אָכִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤔 akhish Achish HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If HC נָא֩ 𐤍𐤀 na now HTe מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found HVqp1cs חֵ֤ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms יִתְּנוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 yitenu let them give HVqj3mp לִ֣/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs מָק֗וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 maqom a place HNcmsa בְּ/אַחַ֛ת 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤕 beachat Eka (Bemba) in one HR/Acfsc עָרֵ֥י 𐤏𐤓𐤉 arey of the cities HNcfpc הַ/שָּׂדֶ֖ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵ֣שְׁבָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤁𐤄 veeshevah that I may dwell HC/Vqh1cs שָּׁ֑ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD וְ/לָ֨/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah for why HC/R/Ti יֵשֵׁ֧ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yeshev should dwell HVqi3ms עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/עִ֥יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 beir in a city HR/Ncfsc הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamamelakhah of the kingdom HTd/Ncfsa עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you HR/Sp2fs
and went up David and his men and they raided against the Geshurites and the Girzites and the Girzites and the Amalekites for these inhabiting the land which from ancient times you come to Shur even to land of Egypt
8 וַ/יַּ֤עַל 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and went up HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David HNp וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉/𐤅 vaanashayv and his men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֛וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅 vayifeshetu and they raided HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against HR הַ/גְּשׁוּרִ֥י 𐤄/𐤂𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤉 hageshuri the Geshurites HTd/Ngmsa ו/ה/גרזי 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤆𐤉 vhgrzy and the Girzites HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הַ/גִּזְרִ֖י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤉 vehagizeri and the Girzites HC/Td/Ngmsa וְ/הָ/עֲמָלֵקִ֑י 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤉 vehaamaleqi and the Amalekites HC/Td/Ngmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הֵ֜נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah these HPp3fp יֹשְׁב֤וֹת 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕 yoshevot inhabiting HVqrfpa הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land HTd/Ncbsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr מֵֽ/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 meolam from ancient times HR/Ncmsa בּוֹאֲ/ךָ֥ 𐤁𐤅𐤀/𐤊 boakha you come HVqc/Sp2ms שׁ֖וּרָ/ה 𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤄 shurah to Shur HNp/Sd וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to HC/R אֶ֥רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc מִצְרָֽיִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt HNp
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