1 Samuel

Chapter 27

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer dּavid֙ 'el-libּ֔o 'atּa֛h 'esּape֥h yom-'echa֖d bּeyad-shsha'֑ul 'eֽyn-li֨y t֜ob kּi֣y himּale֥t 'imּale֣t ׀ 'el-'e֣retz pּelishshetּi֗ym veno'a֨shsh mimּe֤nּiy shsha'ul֙ lebaqeshshe֤niy 'od֙ bּekal-gּeb֣ul yishsera'e֔l venimelatetּi֖y miyּadֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But David thought to himself, "One of these days I will be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־לִבּ֔וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֖ד בְּיַד־שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין־לִ֨י ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִי עוֹד֙ בְּכָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְנִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִיָּדֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣qam dּavi֔d vayּa'abo֣r h֔u veshsheshsh-me'֥ot 'i֖yshsh 'ashshe֣r 'imּ֑o 'el-'aki֥yshsh bּen-ma'֖oke me֥leke gּaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So David and the six hundred men with him left and went over to Achish son of Maok king of Gath.

וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר ה֔וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אִ֖ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ אֶל־אָכִ֥ישׁ בֶּן־מָע֖וֹךְ מֶ֥לֶךְ גַּֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּeshsheb֩ dּavi֨d 'im-'aki֥yshsh bּega֛t h֥u va'anashsha֖yv 'i֣yshsh ubeyt֑o dּavid֙ ushshetּe֣y nashsha֔yv 'achiyno֨'am֙ hayּizere'e'li֔yt va'abiyga֥yil 'eֽshshet-naba֖l haֽkּaremeliֽyt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David and his men settled in Gath with Achish. Each man had his family with him, and David had his two wives: Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail of Carmel, the widow of Nabal.

וַיֵּשֶׁב֩ דָּוִ֨ד עִם־אָכִ֥ישׁ בְּגַ֛ת ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו אִ֣ישׁ וּבֵית֑וֹ דָּוִד֙ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י נָשָׁ֔יו אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֥יִל אֵֽשֶׁת־נָבָ֖ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽית׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּugּa֣d leshsha'֔ul kּiֽy-bara֥ch dּavi֖d gּa֑t veloֽ'-yvsp yasa֥p '֖od lebaqeshshֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul was told that David had fled to Gath, he no longer searched for him.

וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְשָׁא֔וּל כִּֽי־בָרַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד גַּ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יוסף יָסַ֥ף ע֖וֹד לְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜d 'el-'aki֗yshsh 'im-na'֩ matza֨'tiy che֤n bּe'eyne֨yka֙ yitּenu-li֣y maq֗om bּe'acha֛t 'are֥y hashsּade֖h ve'e֣shshebah shshּa֑m vela֨mּah yeshshe֧b 'abedּeka֛ bּe'i֥yr hamּamelaka֖h 'imּaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then David said to Achish, "If I have found favour in your eyes, let a place be assigned to me in one of the country towns, that I may live there. Why should your servant live in the royal city with you?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אָכִ֗ישׁ אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ יִתְּנוּ־לִ֣י מָק֗וֹם בְּאַחַ֛ת עָרֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה וְאֵ֣שְׁבָה שָּׁ֑ם וְלָ֨מָּה יֵשֵׁ֧ב עַבְדְּךָ֛ בְּעִ֥יר הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה עִמָּֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּen-l֥o 'aki֛yshsh bּayּ֥om hah֖u 'et-tziֽqela֑g lake֞n hayeta֤h tziֽqelag֙ lemaleke֣y yehuda֔h 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So on that day Achish gave him Ziklag, and it has belonged to the kings of Judah ever since.

וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ אָכִ֛ישׁ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא אֶת־צִֽקְלָ֑ג לָכֵ֞ן הָיְתָ֤ה צִֽקְלַג֙ לְמַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ misepּa֣r hayּami֔ym 'ashsher-yashsha֥b dּavi֖d bּishsede֣h pelishshetּi֑ym yami֖ym ve'arebּa'a֥h chodashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)David lived in Philistine territory a year and four months.

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִסְפַּ֣ר הַיָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖ד בִּשְׂדֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים יָמִ֖ים וְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'al dּavid֙ vֽa'anashsha֔yv vaֽyּipeshshet֛u 'el-hagּeshshuri֥y vhgrzy vehagּizeri֖y veha'amaleqi֑y kּi֣y he֜nּah yoshsheb֤ot ha'a֨retz֙ 'ashshe֣r meֽ'ola֔m bּo'aka֥ shsh֖urah ve'ad-'e֥retz mitzeraֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now David and his men went up and raided the Geshurites, the Girzites and the Amalekites. (From ancient times these peoples had lived in the land extending to Shur and Egypt.)

וַיַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ וַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יו וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל־הַגְּשׁוּרִ֥י והגרזי וְהַגִּזְרִ֖י וְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑י כִּ֣י הֵ֜נָּה יֹשְׁב֤וֹת הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם בּוֹאֲךָ֥ שׁ֖וּרָה וְעַד־אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehikּa֤h david֙ 'et-ha'a֔retz velo֥ yechayּe֖h 'i֣yshsh ve'ishshּa֑h velaqach֩ tzo֨'n ubaqa֜r vachamori֤ym ugemalּiym֙ ubegadi֔ym vayּa֖shshab vayּabo֥ 'el-'akiֽyshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Whenever David attacked an area, he did not leave a man or woman alive, but took sheep and cattle, donkeys and camels, and clothes. Then he returned to Achish.

וְהִכָּ֤ה דָוִד֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְלֹ֥א יְחַיֶּ֖ה אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְלָקַח֩ צֹ֨אן וּבָקָ֜ר וַחֲמֹרִ֤ים וּגְמַלִּים֙ וּבְגָדִ֔ים וַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אָכִֽישׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'aki֔yshsh 'al-pּeshshatetּe֖m hayּ֑om vayּo֣'mer dּavi֗d 'al-ne֤geb yehudah֙ ve'al-ne֣geb hayּarecheme'eli֔y ve'el-ne֖geb haqּeyniֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Achish asked, "Where did you go raiding today?" David would say, "Against the Negev of Judah" or "Against the Negev of Jerahmeel" or "Against the Negev of the Kenites."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָכִ֔ישׁ אַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד עַל־נֶ֤גֶב יְהוּדָה֙ וְעַל־נֶ֣גֶב הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔י וְאֶל־נֶ֖גֶב הַקֵּינִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'i֨yshsh ve'ishshּa֜h loֽ'-yechayּe֣h davi֗d lehabi֥y gat֙ le'mo֔r pּen-yagּi֥du 'ale֖ynu le'mo֑r kּoֽh-'ashsa֤h david֙ veko֣h mishshepּat֔o kּal-ha֨yּami֔ym 'ashshe֥r yashsha֖b bּishsede֥h pelishshetּiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he thought, "They might inform on us and say, 'This is what David did.'" And such was his practice as long as he lived in Philistine territory.

וְאִ֨ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֜ה לֹֽא־יְחַיֶּ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְהָבִ֥יא גַת֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פֶּן־יַגִּ֥דוּ עָלֵ֖ינוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה־עָשָׂ֤ה דָוִד֙ וְכֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּט֔וֹ כָּל־הַ֨יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֖ב בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ame֥n 'aki֖yshsh bּedavi֣d le'mo֑r habe'e֤shsh hibe'iyshsh֙ bּe'amּ֣o beyishsera'e֔l veha֥yah li֖y le'e֥bed 'olaֽm׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)Achish trusted David and said to himself, "He has made himself so obnoxious to his people, the Israelites, that he will be my servant forever." Strategically, David were walking a very thin line.

וַיַּאֲמֵ֥ן אָכִ֖ישׁ בְּדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַבְאֵ֤שׁ הִבְאִישׁ֙ בְּעַמּ֣וֹ בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהָ֥יָה לִ֖י לְעֶ֥בֶד עוֹלָֽם׃פ