Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his heart,אֶל לִבּוֹ“NowעַתָּהI shall be swept awayאֶסָּפֶהoneאֶחָדdayיוֹםby the handבְּיַדof Saul.שָׁאוּלThere is nothingאֵיןbetterטוֹבfor meלִיthanכִּיto escapeהִמָּלֵטwithout failאִמָּלֵטtoאֶלthe landאֶרֶץof the Philistines;פְּלִשְׁתִּיםthen Saulוְ שָׁאוּלwill give upנוֹאַשׁon me,מִמֶּנִּיseeking meלְבַקְשֵׁנִיany longerעוֹדin allבְּכָלthe territoryגְּבוּלof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand I will escapeוְנִמְלַטְתִּיfrom his hand.”מִיָּדוֹ
Davidדָּוִדaroseוַיָּקָםand went over,וַיַּעֲבֹרheהוּאand the sixוְשֵׁשׁhundredמֵאוֹתmenאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him,עִמּוֹtoאֶלAchishאָכִישׁsonבֶּןof Maoch,מָעוֹךְkingמֶלֶךְof Gath.גַּת
DavidדָּוִדstayedוַיֵּשֶׁבwithעִםAchishאָכִישׁat Gath,בְּגַתheהוּאand his men,וַאֲנָשָׁיוeach manאִישׁwith his household,וּבֵיתוֹDavidדָּוִדwith his twoוּשְׁתֵּיwives,נָשָׁיוAhinoamאֲחִינֹעַםof Jezreelהַיִּזְרְעֵאלִיתand Abigail,וַאֲבִיגַיִלNabal’sנָבָלwife,אֵשֶׁתof Carmel.הַכַּרְמְלִית
It was toldוַיֻּגַּדSaulלְשָׁאוּלthatכִּיDavidדָּוִדhad fledבָרַחto Gath,גַּתand he did notוְלֹאseek himלְבַקְשׁוֹany more.יָסַף עוֹד
DavidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלAchish,אָכִישׁ“IfאִםpleaseנָאI have foundמָצָאתִיfavorחֵןin your eyes,בְּעֵינֶיךָlet them giveיִתְּנוּmeלִיa placeמָקוֹםin oneבְּאַחַתof the townsעָרֵיof the open country,הַשָּׂדֶהand I will stayוְאֵשְׁבָהthere.שָּׁםFor whyוְלָמָּהshould your servantעַבְדְּךָstayיֵשֵׁבin the royalהַמַּמְלָכָהcityבְּעִירwith you?”עִמָּךְ
AchishאָכִישׁgaveוַיִּתֶּןhimלוֹZiklagצִקְלָגthatבַּ הַהוּאday;יּוֹםthereforeלָכֵןZiklagצִקְלַגhas belongedהָיְתָהto the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהtoעַדthisהַ הַזֶּהday.יּוֹם
The numberוַיְהִי מִסְפַּרof the daysהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרDavidדָּוִדstayedיָשַׁבin the countryבִּשְׂדֵהof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםwas a yearיָמִיםand fourוְאַרְבָּעָהmonths.חֳדָשִׁים
Davidדָּוִדand his menוַאֲנָשָׁיוwould go upוַיַּעַלand raidוַיִּפְשְׁטוּtheאֶל הַGeshurites,גְּשׁוּרִיthe Gizrites,וְהַגִּזְרִיand the Amalekites,וְהָעֲמָלֵקִיforכִּיtheseהֵנָּהinhabitedיֹשְׁבוֹתthe landהָאָרֶץfromאֲשֶׁר מֵof old,עוֹלָםas you goבּוֹאֲךָtoward Shurשׁוּרָהand as far asוְעַדthe landאֶרֶץof Egypt.מִצְרָיִם
Davidדָוִדwould strikeוְהִכָּהthe landהָאָרֶץand leave aliveוְלֹא יְחַיֶּהneither manאִישׁnor woman,וְאִשָּׁהand he would takeוְלָקַחsheep and goatsצֹאןand cattleוּבָקָרand donkeysוַחֲמֹרִיםand camelsוּגְמַלִּיםand clothing,וּבְגָדִיםand come backוַיָּשָׁבand comeוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלAchish.אָכִישׁ
Achishאָכִישׁwould say,וַיֹּאמֶר“Against whomאַלhave you raidedפְּשַׁטְתֶּםtoday?”הַיּוֹםAnd Davidוַ דָּוִדwould say,יֹּאמֶר“Againstעַלthe Negevנֶגֶבof Judah,”יְהוּדָהor “againstוְעַלthe Negevנֶגֶבof the Jerahmeelites,”הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִיor “againstוְאֶלthe Negevנֶגֶבof the Kenites.”הַקֵּינִי
Davidדָוִדwould leave aliveלֹא יְחַיֶּהneither manוְאִישׁnor womanוְאִשָּׁהto bringלְהָבִיאto Gath,גַתsaying,לֵאמֹר“Lestפֶּןthey tellיַגִּדוּabout us,עָלֵינוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘SoכֹּהDavidדָוִדdid.’”עָשָׂהAnd suchוְכֹהwas his customמִשְׁפָּטוֹallכָּלthe daysהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe stayedיָשַׁבin the countryבִּשְׂדֵהof the Philistines.פְלִשְׁתִּים
AchishאָכִישׁbelievedוַיַּאֲמֵןDavid,בְּדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“He has made himself utterly odiousהַבְאֵשׁ הִבְאִישׁamong his people,בְּעַמּוֹamong Israel;בְיִשְׂרָאֵלso he will beוְהָיָהmyלִיservantלְעֶבֶדforever.”עוֹלָם