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1. וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־לִבּוֹ עַתָּה אֶסָּפֶה יוֹם־אֶחָד בְּיַד־שָׁאוּל אֵין־לִי טוֹב כִּי הִמָּלֵט אִמָּלֵט אֶל־אֶרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּים וְנוֹאַשׁ מִמֶּנִּי שָׁאוּל לְבַקְשֵׁנִי עוֹד בְּכָל־גְּבוּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנִמְלַטְתִּי מִיָּדוֹ ׃
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1. And David H1732 said H559 in H413 his heart H3820 , I shall now H6258 perish H5595 one H259 day H3117 by the hand H3027 of Saul H7586 : there is nothing H369 better H2896 for me than H3588 that I should speedily escape H4422 H4422 into H413 the land H776 of the Philistines H6430 ; and Saul H7586 shall despair H2976 of H4480 me , to seek H1245 me any more H5750 in any H3605 coast H1366 of Israel H3478 : so shall I escape H4422 out of his hand H4480 H3027 .
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2. וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיַּעֲבֹר הוּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר עִמּוֹ אֶל־אָכִישׁ בֶּן־מָעוֹךְ מֶלֶךְ גַּת ׃
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2. And David H1732 arose H6965 , and he H1931 passed over H5674 with the six H8337 hundred H3967 men H376 that H834 were with H5973 him unto H413 Achish H397 , the son H1121 of Maoch H4582 , king H4428 of Gath H1661 .
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3. וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד עִם־אָכִישׁ בְּגַת הוּא וַאֲנָשָׁיו אִישׁ וּבֵיתוֹ דָּוִד וּשְׁתֵּי נָשָׁיו אֲחִינֹעַם הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִית וַאֲבִיגַיִל אֵשֶׁת־נָבָל הַכַּרְמְלִית ׃
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3. And David H1732 dwelt H3427 with H5973 Achish H397 at Gath H1661 , he H1931 and his men H376 , every man H376 with his household H1004 , even David H1732 with his two H8147 wives H802 , Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess H3159 , and Abigail H26 the Carmelitess H3761 , Nabal H5037 's wife H802 .
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4. וַיֻּגַּד לְשָׁאוּל כִּי־בָרַח דָּוִד גַּת וְלֹא־יוֹסַף עוֹד לְבַקְשׁוֹ ׃ ס
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4. And it was told H5046 Saul H7586 that H3588 David H1732 was fled H1272 to Gath H1661 : and he sought H1245 no H3808 more H5750 again H3254 for him.
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5. וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־אָכִישׁ אִם־נָא מָצָאתִי חֵן בְּעֵינֶיךָ יִתְּנוּ־לִי מָקוֹם בְּאַחַת עָרֵי הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵשְׁבָה שָּׁם וְלָמָּה יֵשֵׁב עַבְדְּךָ בְּעִיר הַמַּמְלָכָה עִמָּךְ ׃
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5. And David H1732 said H559 unto H413 Achish H397 , If H518 I have now H4994 found H4672 grace H2580 in thine eyes H5869 , let them give H5414 me a place H4725 in some H259 town H5892 in the country H7704 , that I may dwell H3427 there H8033 : for why H4100 should thy servant H5650 dwell H3427 in the royal H4467 city H5892 with H5973 thee?
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6. וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ אָכִישׁ בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא אֶת־צִקְלָג לָכֵן הָיְתָה צִקְלַג לְמַלְכֵי יְהוּדָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה ׃ פ
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6. Then Achish H397 gave H5414 him H853 Ziklag H6860 that H1931 day H3117 : wherefore H3651 Ziklag H6860 pertaineth H1961 unto the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 unto H5704 this H2088 day H3117 .
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7. וַיְהִי מִסְפַּר הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־יָשַׁב דָּוִד בִּשְׂדֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים יָמִים וְאַרְבָּעָה חֳדָשִׁים ׃
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7. And the time H3117 that H834 David H1732 dwelt H3427 in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 was H1961 a full H4557 year H3117 and four H702 months H2320 .
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8. וַיַּעַל דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו וַיִּפְשְׁטוּ אֶל־הַגְּשׁוּרִי וְהַגִּרְזִי וְהָעֲמָלֵקִי כִּי הֵנָּה יֹשְׁבוֹת הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם בּוֹאֲךָ שׁוּרָה וְעַד־אֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם ׃
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8. And David H1732 and his men H376 went up H5927 , and invaded H6584 H413 the Geshurites H1651 , and the Gezrites H1511 , and the Amalekites H6003 : for H3588 those H2007 nations were of old H834 H4480 H5769 the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 , as thou goest H935 to Shur H7793 , even unto H5704 the land H776 of Egypt H4714 .
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9. וְהִכָּה דָוִד אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְלֹא יְחַיֶּה אִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה וְלָקַח צֹאן וּבָקָר וַחֲמֹרִים וּגְמַלִּים וּבְגָדִים וַיָּשָׁב וַיָּבֹא אֶל־אָכִישׁ ׃
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9. And David H1732 smote H5221 H853 the land H776 , and left H2421 neither H3808 man H376 nor woman H802 alive , and took away H3947 the sheep H6629 , and the oxen H1241 , and the asses H2543 , and the camels H1581 , and the apparel H899 , and returned H7725 , and came H935 to H413 Achish H397 .
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10. וַיֹּאמֶר אָכִישׁ אַל־פְּשַׁטְתֶּם הַיּוֹם וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד עַל־נֶגֶב יְהוּדָה וְעַל־נֶגֶב הַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִי וְאֶל־נֶגֶב הַקֵּינִי ׃
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10. And Achish H397 said H559 , Whither H408 have ye made a road H6584 today H3117 ? And David H1732 said H559 , Against H5921 the south H5045 of Judah H3063 , and against H5921 the south H5045 of the Jerahmeelites H3397 , and against H413 the south H5045 of the Kenites H7017 .
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11. וְאִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה לֹא־יְחַיֶּה דָוִד לְהָבִיא גַת לֵאמֹר פֶּן־יַגִּדוּ עָלֵינוּ לֵאמֹר כֹּה־עָשָׂה דָוִד וְכֹה מִשְׁפָּטוֹ כָּל־הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר יָשַׁב בִּשְׂדֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים ׃
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11. And David H1732 saved H2421 neither H3808 man H376 nor woman H802 alive , to bring H935 tidings to Gath H1661 , saying H559 , Lest H6435 they should tell H5046 on H5921 us, saying H559 , So H3541 did H6213 David H1732 , and so H3541 will be his manner H4941 all H3605 the while H3117 he dwelleth H3427 in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 .
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12. וַיַּאֲמֵן אָכִישׁ בְּדָוִד לֵאמֹר הַבְאֵשׁ הִבְאִישׁ בְּעַמּוֹ בְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְהָיָה לִי לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָם ׃ פ
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12. And Achish H397 believed H539 David H1732 , saying H559 , He hath made his people H5971 Israel H3478 utterly to abhor H887 H887 him ; therefore he shall be H1961 my servant H5650 forever H5769 .
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