They toldוַיַּגִּדוּDavid,לְדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“Look,הִנֵּהthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםare fightingנִלְחָמִיםagainst Keilah,בִּקְעִילָהand theyוְהֵמָּהare plunderingשֹׁסִיםthe threshing floors.”הַגֳּרָנוֹת
Davidדָּוִדinquiredוַיִּשְׁאַלof YHWH,בַּיהוָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Shall I goהַאֵלֵךְand strikeוְהִכֵּיתִיtheseהָאֵלֶּהPhilistines?”בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםYHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלDavid,דָּוִד“Go,לֵךְstrikeוְהִכִּיתָthe Philistines,בַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםand saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּKeilah.”קְעִילָה
David’sדָוִדmenאַנְשֵׁיsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,אֵלָיו“Look,הִנֵּהweאֲנַחְנוּare afraidיְרֵאִיםhereפֹהin Judah;בִּיהוּדָהhow much moreוְאַף כִּיif we goנֵלֵךְto Keilah,קְעִלָהagainstאֶלthe battle linesמַעַרְכוֹתof the Philistines!”פְּלִשְׁתִּים
Davidדָּוִדagainוַיּוֹסֶף עוֹדinquiredלִשְׁאֹלof YHWHבַּיהוָהand YHWHיְהוָהanswered himוַיַּעֲנֵהוּand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Arise,קוּםgo downרֵדto Keilah,קְעִילָהforכִּיIאֲנִיam givingנֹתֵןthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםinto your hand.”בְּיָדֶךָ
Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְto Keilahקְעִילָהand foughtוַיִּלָּחֶםagainst the Philistines;בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּיםhe drove awayוַיִּנְהַגtheir livestockמִקְנֵיהֶםand struckוַיַּךְthemבָּהֶםwith a greatגְדוֹלָהblow.מַכָּהSo Davidוַ דָּוִדsavedיֹּשַׁעthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵיof Keilah.קְעִילָה
Whenוַיְהִי בִּAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרsonבֶּןof AhimelechאֲחִימֶלֶךְfledבְרֹחַtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Keilah,קְעִילָהthe ephodאֵפוֹדcame downיָרַדin his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
It was toldוַיֻּגַּדSaulלְשָׁאוּלthatכִּיDavidדָוִדhad comeבָאto Keilah.קְעִילָהAnd Saulוַ שָׁאוּלsaid,יֹּאמֶר“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas deliveredנִכַּרhimאֹתוֹinto my hand,בְּיָדִיforכִּיhe has shut himself inנִסְגַּרby enteringלָבוֹאa townבְּעִירwith gatesדְּלָתַיִםand bar.”וּבְרִיחַ
Saulשָׁאוּלsummonedוַיְשַׁמַּעallכָּלthe peopleהָעָםto war,לַמִּלְחָמָהto go downלָרֶדֶתto Keilah,קְעִילָהto besiegeלָצוּרDavidאֶל דָּוִדandוְhis men.אֶל אֲנָשָׁיו
DavidדָּוִדknewוַיֵּדַעthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלwas plottingמַחֲרִישׁthe evilהָרָעָהagainst him,עָלָיוand he saidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAbiatharאֶבְיָתָרthe priest,הַכֹּהֵן“Bring nearהַגִּישָׁהthe ephod.”הָאֵפוֹד
Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“YHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלyour servantעַבְדְּךָhas surely heardשָׁמֹעַ שָׁמַעthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלseeksמְבַקֵּשׁto comeלָבוֹאtoאֶלKeilah,קְעִילָהto destroyלְשַׁחֵתthe townלָעִירbecause of me.בַּעֲבוּרִי
Willהֲthe lordsבַעֲלֵיof Keilahקְעִילָהdeliver meיַסְגִּרֻנִיinto his hand?בְיָדוֹWillהֲSaulשָׁאוּלcome down,יֵרֵדasכַּאֲשֶׁרyour servantעַבְדֶּךָhas heard?שָׁמַעYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלtell,הַגֶּדplease,נָאyour servant.”לְעַבְדֶּךָYHWHיְהוָהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“He will come down.”יֵרֵד
Davidדָּוִדsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Willהֲthe lordsבַּעֲלֵיof Keilahקְעִילָהdeliverיַסְגִּרוּmeאֹתִיand my menוְאֶת אֲנָשַׁיinto the handבְּיַדof Saul?”שָׁאוּלYHWHיְהוָהsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“They will deliver you.”יַסְגִּירוּ
Davidדָּוִדand his men,וַאֲנָשָׁיוaboutכְּsixשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmen,אִישׁaroseוַיָּקָםand went outוַיֵּצְאוּfrom Keilahמִקְּעִלָהand went aboutוַיִּתְהַלְּכוּwhereverבַּאֲשֶׁרthey could go.יִתְהַלָּכוּWhen it was toldוּ הֻגַּדSaulלְשָׁאוּלthatכִּיDavidדָּוִדhad escapedנִמְלַטfrom Keilah,מִקְּעִילָהhe gave upוַיֶּחְדַּלgoing out.לָצֵאת
Davidדָּוִדstayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the wilderness,בַּמִּדְבָּרin the strongholds;בַּמְּצָדוֹתhe stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the mountainבָּהָרin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Ziph.זִיףSaulשָׁאוּלsought himוַיְבַקְשֵׁהוּallכָּלthe days,הַיָּמִיםbutוְElohimאֱלֹהִיםdid notלֹאgive himנְתָנוֹinto his hand.בְּיָדוֹ
DavidדָוִדsawוַיַּרְאthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלhad come outיָצָאto seekלְבַקֵּשׁhis life,נַפְשׁוֹwhile Davidוְדָוִדwas in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Ziph,זִיףat Horesh.בַּחֹרְשָׁה
Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָןsonבֶּןof Saulשָׁאוּלaroseוַיָּקָםand wentוַיֵּלֶךְtoאֶלDavidדָּוִדat Horeshחֹרְשָׁהand strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּקhis handיָדוֹin Elohim.בֵּאלֹהִים
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Do notאַלbe afraid,תִּירָאforכִּיthe handיַדof Saulשָׁאוּלmy fatherאָבִיwill notלֹאfind you;תִמְצָאֲךָyouוְאַתָּהwill be kingתִּמְלֹךְoverעַלIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלand Iוְאָנֹכִיwill beאֶהְיֶהsecondלְמִשְׁנֶהto you.לְּךָSaulשָׁאוּלmy fatherאָבִיalsoוְגַםknowsיֹדֵעַthis.”כֵּן
The two of themשְׁנֵיהֶםmadeוַיִּכְרְתוּa covenantבְּרִיתbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH;יְהוָהDavidדָּוִדstayedוַיֵּשֶׁבat Horesh,בַּחֹרְשָׁהand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָןwentהָלַךְto his house.לְבֵיתוֹ
Then the Ziphitesוַ זִפִיםwent upיַּעֲלוּtoאֶלSaulשָׁאוּלat Gibeah,הַגִּבְעָתָהsaying,לֵאמֹר“Is notהֲלוֹאDavidדָוִדhidingמִסְתַּתֵּרamong usעִמָּנוּin the strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹתat Horesh,בַּחֹרְשָׁהon the hillבְּגִבְעַתof Hachilah,הַחֲכִילָהwhichאֲשֶׁרis to the southמִימִיןof the wasteland?הַיְשִׁימוֹן
Now,וְעַתָּהaccording to allלְכָלthe desireאַוַּתof your soul,נַפְשְׁךָO king,הַמֶּלֶךְto come down,לָרֶדֶתcome down;רֵדand our part will beוְלָנוּto deliver himהַסְגִּירוֹinto the handבְּיַדof the king.”הַמֶּלֶךְ
Saulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Blessedבְּרוּכִיםare youאַתֶּםby YHWH,לַיהוָהforכִּיyou have had compassionחֲמַלְתֶּםon me.עָלָי
Go,לְכוּplease,נָאmake sureהָכִינוּstill more;עוֹדfind outוּדְעוּand seeוּרְאוּhis placeמְקוֹמוֹwhereאֲשֶׁרhis footרַגְלוֹis,תִּהְיֶהand whoמִיhas seen himרָאָהוּthere,שָׁםforכִּיsomeone has toldאָמַרmeאֵלַיthat heהוּאis veryעָרוֹםcunning.יַעְרִם
Seeוּרְאוּand find outוּדְעוּabout allמִכֹּלthe hiding placesהַמַּחֲבֹאִיםwhereאֲשֶׁרhe hidesיִתְחַבֵּאthere,שָׁםand come backוְשַׁבְתֶּםto meאֵלַיwithאֶלsure information,נָכוֹןand I will goוְהָלַכְתִּיwith you;אִתְּכֶםand ifוְהָיָה אִםhe isיֶשְׁנוֹin the land,בָאָרֶץI will searchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּיhimאֹתוֹout among allבְּכֹלthe thousandsאַלְפֵיof Judah.”יְהוּדָה
They aroseוַיָּקוּמוּand wentוַיֵּלְכוּto Ziphזִיפָהaheadלִפְנֵיof Saul.שָׁאוּלDavidוְדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwere in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Maon,מָעוֹןin the Arabah,בָּעֲרָבָהto the southאֶל יְמִיןof the wasteland.הַיְשִׁימוֹן
Saulשָׁאוּלand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwentוַיֵּלֶךְto seek him.לְבַקֵּשׁThey toldוַיַּגִּדוּDavid,לְדָוִדand he went downוַיֵּרֶדto the rockהַסֶּלַעand stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּרof Maon.מָעוֹןWhen Saulוַ שָׁאוּלheard it,יִּשְׁמַעhe pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּףafterאַחֲרֵיDavidדָוִדinto the wildernessמִדְבַּרof Maon.מָעוֹן
Saulשָׁאוּלwentוַיֵּלֶךְon one sideמִצַּד מִזֶּהof the mountain,הָהָרand Davidוְדָוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוon the other sideמִצַּד מִזֶּהof the mountain.הָהָרDavidדָוִדwasוַיְהִיhurryingנֶחְפָּזto get awayלָלֶכֶתfromמִפְּנֵיSaul,שָׁאוּלwhile Saulוְשָׁאוּלand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwere surroundingעֹטְרִיםDavidאֶל דָּוִדandוְאֶלhis menאֲנָשָׁיוto capture them.לְתָפְשָׂם
But a messengerוּמַלְאָךְcameבָּאtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלsaying,לֵאמֹר“Hurryמַהֲרָהand come,וְלֵכָהforכִּיthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםhave raidedפָשְׁטוּthe land.”עַל הָאָרֶץ
So Saulוַ שָׁאוּלturned backיָּשָׁבfrom pursuingמִרְדֹףafterאַחֲרֵיDavidדָוִדand wentוַיֵּלֶךְto meetלִקְרַאתthe Philistines.פְּלִשְׁתִּיםThereforeעַל כֵּןthey calledקָרְאוּthatהַהוּאplaceלַמָּקוֹםSela-hammahlekoth.סֶלַע הַמַּחְלְקוֹת
Davidדָּוִדwent upוַיַּעַלfrom thereמִשָּׁםand stayedוַיֵּשֶׁבin the strongholdsבִּמְצָדוֹתof En-gedi.עֵין גֶּדִי