Davidדָּוִדwentוַיֵּלֶךְfrom thereמִשָּׁםand escapedוַיִּמָּלֵטtoאֶלthe caveמְעָרַתof Adullam.עֲדֻלָּםHis brothersאֶחָיוand allוְכָלhis father’s houseבֵּית אָבִיוheard it,וַיִּשְׁמְעוּand they went downוַיֵּרְדוּthereשָׁמָּהto him.אֵלָיו
There gatheredוַיִּתְקַבְּצוּto himאֵלָיוeveryכָּלmanאִישׁin distress,מָצוֹקeveryוְכָלmanאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרhadלוֹa creditor,נֹשֶׁאand everyוְכָלmanאִישׁbitterמַרof soul,נֶפֶשׁand he becameוַיְהִיcommanderלְשָׂרover them;עֲלֵיהֶםand there wereוַיִּהְיוּwith himעִמּוֹaboutכְּfourאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתmen.אִישׁ
Davidדָּוִדwentוַיֵּלֶךְfrom thereמִשָּׁםto Mizpehמִצְפֵּהof Moabמוֹאָבand saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָב“Pleaseנָאlet my fatherאָבִיand my motherוְאִמִּיcome outיֵצֵאto be with youאִתְּכֶםuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרI knowאֵדַעwhatמַהElohimאֱלֹהִיםwill doיַּעֲשֶׂהwith me.”לִּי
He led themוַיַּנְחֵםbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיthe kingמֶלֶךְof Moab,מוֹאָבand they stayedוַיֵּשְׁבוּwith himעִמּוֹallכָּלthe daysיְמֵיthat David wasהֱיוֹת דָּוִדin the stronghold.בַּמְּצוּדָה
Gadגָּדthe prophetהַנָּבִיאsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Do notלֹאstayתֵשֵׁבin the stronghold.בַּמְּצוּדָהGoלֵךְand enterוּבָאתָthe landאֶרֶץof Judah.”יְהוּדָהSo Davidוַ דָּוִדwentיֵּלֶךְand enteredוַיָּבֹאthe forestיַעַרof Hereth.חָרֶת
SaulשָׁאוּלheardוַיִּשְׁמַעthatכִּיDavidדָּוִדhad been discovered,נוֹדַעand the menוַאֲנָשִׁיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him.אִתּוֹNow Saulוְשָׁאוּלwas sittingיוֹשֵׁבin Gibeahבַּגִּבְעָהunderתַּחַתthe tamariskהָאֶשֶׁלon the height,בָּרָמָהwith his spearוַחֲנִיתוֹin his hand,בְיָדוֹand allוְכָלhis servantsעֲבָדָיוwere standingנִצָּבִיםby him.עָלָיו
Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his servantsלַעֲבָדָיוwho stoodהַנִּצָּבִיםby him,עָלָיו“Hear,שִׁמְעוּplease,נָאBenjaminites:בְּנֵי יְמִינִיwill the sonבֶּןof Jesseיִשַׁיgiveיִתֵּןto all of youלְכֻלְּכֶםtooגַּםfieldsשָׂדוֹתand vineyards?וּכְרָמִיםWill he makeיָשִׂיםall of youלְכֻלְּכֶםcommandersשָׂרֵיof thousandsאֲלָפִיםand commandersוְשָׂרֵיof hundreds?מֵאוֹת
Forכִּיall of youכֻּלְּכֶםhave conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּםagainst me,עָלַיand there is no oneוְאֵיןwho informs meגֹּלֶה אֶת אָזְנִיwhenבִּmy sonבְּנִיmakes a covenantכְרָתwithעִםthe sonבֶּןof Jesse,יִשַׁיand noneוְאֵיןof youמִכֶּםis sorryחֹלֶהfor meעָלַיor informs meוְגֹלֶה אֶת אָזְנִיthatכִּיmy sonבְּנִיhas stirred upהֵקִיםmy servantאֶת עַבְדִּיagainst meעָלַיto lie in wait,לְאֹרֵבas it is thisכַּ הַזֶּהday.”יּוֹם
Doegדֹּאֵגthe Edomite,הָאֲדֹמִיwhoוְהוּאwas setנִצָּבoverעַלthe servantsעַבְדֵיof Saul,שָׁאוּלansweredוַיַּעַןand said,וַיֹּאמַר“I sawרָאִיתִיthe sonבֶּןof Jesseיִשַׁיcomingבָּאto Nob,נֹבֶהtoאֶלAhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Ahitub.אֲחִטוּב
He inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWHבַּיהוָהfor him,לוֹgaveנָתַןhimלוֹprovisions,וְצֵידָהand gaveנָתַןhimלוֹthe swordוְאֵת חֶרֶבof Goliathגָּלְיָתthe Philistine.”הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsentוַיִּשְׁלַחto summonלִקְרֹאAhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Ahitub,אֲחִיטוּבthe priest,הַכֹּהֵןand allוְאֵת כָּלhis father’s house,בֵּית אָבִיוthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִיםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere in Nob;בְּנֹבand all of themכֻלָּםcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Saulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Hear,שְׁמַעplease,נָאsonבֶּןof Ahitub.”אֲחִיטוּבHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Here I am,הִנְנִיmy lord.”אֲדֹנִי
Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Whyלָמָּהhave you conspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּםagainst me,עָלַיyouאַתָּהand the sonוּבֶןof Jesse,יִשָׁיin that you gaveבְּתִתְּךָhimלוֹbreadלֶחֶםand a swordוְחֶרֶבand inquiredוְשָׁאוֹלof Elohimבֵּאלֹהִיםfor him,לוֹso that he would riseלָקוּםagainst meאֵלַיto lie in wait,לְאֹרֵבas it is thisכַּ הַזֶּהday?”יּוֹם
Ahimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְansweredוַיַּעַןthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand said,וַיֹּאמַר“And whoוּמִיamong allבְכָלyour servantsעֲבָדֶיךָis like David,כְּדָוִדfaithful,נֶאֱמָןand the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְson-in-law,וַחֲתַןwho comesוְסָרatאֶלyour orders,מִשְׁמַעְתֶּךָand honoredוְנִכְבָּדin your house?בְּבֵיתֶךָ
Is it todayהַיּוֹםthat I have begunהַחִלֹּתִיto inquireלִשְׁאָלof Elohimבֵאלֹהִיםfor him?לוֹFar be itחָלִילָהfrom me!לִּיLet notאַלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְlayיָשֵׂםanythingדָבָרagainst his servantבְּעַבְדּוֹor against allבְּכָלthe houseבֵּיתof my father,אָבִיforכִּיyour servantעַבְדְּךָdid notלֹאknowיָדַעanythingדָּבָרof all this,בְּכָל זֹאתsmallקָטֹןorאוֹgreat.”גָדוֹל
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“You shall surely die,מוֹת תָּמוּתAhimelech,אֲחִימֶלֶךְyouאַתָּהand allוְכָלyour father’s house.”בֵּית אָבִיךָ
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the runnersלָרָצִיםwho stoodהַנִּצָּבִיםby him,עָלָיו“Turnסֹבּוּand put to deathוְהָמִיתוּthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהbecauseכִּיtheir handיָדָםtooגַםis with David,עִם דָּוִדand becauseוְכִיthey knewיָדְעוּthatכִּיheהוּאwas fleeing,בֹרֵחַand they did notוְלֹאinform me.”גָלוּ אֶת אָזְנִיBut the servantsוְ עַבְדֵיof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְwere notלֹאwillingאָבוּto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַtheir handאֶת יָדָםto fall uponלִפְגֹעַthe priestsבְּכֹהֲנֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Doeg,לְדוֹאֵג“Youאַתָּהturnסֹבand fall uponוּפְגַעthe priests.”בַּכֹּהֲנִיםSo Doegוַ דּוֹאֵגthe Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִיturned,יִּסֹּבand heוַ הוּאfell uponיִּפְגַּעthe priests,בַּכֹּהֲנִיםand he put to deathוַיָּמֶתon thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםeighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִים וַחֲמִשָּׁהmenאִישׁwho woreנֹשֵׂאthe linenבָּדephod.אֵפוֹד
And Nob,וְאֵת נֹבthe cityעִירof the priests,הַכֹּהֲנִיםhe struckהִכָּהwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword,חֶרֶבfrom manמֵאִישׁtoוְעַדwoman,אִשָּׁהfrom childמֵעוֹלֵלtoוְעַדnursing infant,יוֹנֵקand ox,וְשׁוֹרdonkey,וַחֲמוֹרand sheep,וָשֶׂהwith the edgeלְפִיof the sword.חָרֶב
But oneוַ אֶחָדsonבֵּןof Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶלֶךְsonבֶּןof Ahitubאֲחִטוּבescaped,יִּמָּלֵטand his name wasוּשְׁמוֹAbiathar;אֶבְיָתָרhe fledוַיִּבְרַחafterאַחֲרֵיDavid.דָוִד
AbiatharאֶבְיָתָרtoldוַיַּגֵּדDavidלְדָוִדthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלhad killedהָרַגthe priestsאֵת כֹּהֲנֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abiathar,לְאֶבְיָתָר“I knewיָדַעְתִּיon thatבַּ הַהוּאday,יּוֹםwhenכִּיDoegדּוֹאֵגthe Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִיwas there,שָׁםthatכִּיhe would surely tellהַגֵּד יַגִּידSaul.לְשָׁאוּלIאָנֹכִיhave causedסַבֹּתִיthe death of everyבְּכָלpersonנֶפֶשׁof your father’s house.בֵּית אָבִיךָ
Stayשְׁבָהwith me;אִתִּיdo notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיwhoeverאֲשֶׁרseeksיְבַקֵּשׁmy lifeאֶת נַפְשִׁיseeksיְבַקֵּשׁyour life;אֶת נַפְשֶׁךָforכִּיyouאַתָּהare under guardמִשְׁמֶרֶתwith me.”עִמָּדִי