1 And David H1732 MMS said H559 W-VQY3MS in H413 PREP his heart H3820 CMS-3MS , I shall now H6258 ADV perish H5595 one H259 MMS day H3117 NMS by the hand H3027 B-CFS of Saul H7586 : there is nothing H369 ADV better H2896 AMS for me than H3588 CONJ that I should speedily escape H4422 into H413 PREP the land H776 GFS of the Philistines H6430 TMS ; and Saul H7586 shall despair H2976 of H4480 M-PREP-1MS me , to seek H1245 me any more H5750 ADV in any H3605 B-CMS coast H1366 CMS of Israel H3478 : so shall I escape H4422 out of his hand H3027 .
2 And David H1732 MMS arose H6965 W-VQY3MS , and he H1931 PPRO-3MS passed over H5674 W-VQY3MS with the six H8337 W-RFS hundred H3967 BFP men H376 NMS that H834 RPRO were with H5973 PREP-3MS him unto H413 PREP Achish H397 , the son H1121 of Maoch H4582 , king H4428 NMS of Gath H1661 .
3 And David H1732 MMS dwelt H3427 W-VQY3MS with H5973 PREP Achish H397 at Gath H1661 , he H1931 PPRO-3MS and his men H376 NMS , every man H376 NMS with his household H1004 , even David H1732 MMS with his two H8147 wives H802 , Ahinoam H293 the Jezreelitess H3159 , and Abigail H26 the Carmelitess H3761 , Nabal H5037 \'s wife H802 CFS .
4 And it was told H5046 Saul H7586 that H3588 CONJ David H1732 MMS was fled H1272 to Gath H1661 : and he sought H1245 no H3808 W-NPAR more H5750 ADV again H3254 for him .
5 And David H1732 MMS said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP Achish H397 , If H518 PART I have now H4994 IJEC found H4672 VQQ1MS grace H2580 NMS in thine eyes H5869 , let them give H5414 me a place H4725 NUM-MS in some H259 B-RFS town H5892 in the country H7704 D-NMS , that I may dwell H3427 there H8033 : for why H4100 WL-IGAT should thy servant H5650 dwell H3427 in the royal H4467 city H5892 with H5973 PREP-2FS thee ?
6 Then Achish H397 gave H5414 W-VQY3MS him Ziklag H6860 that H1931 D-PPRO-3MS day H3117 B-AMS : wherefore H3651 L-ADV Ziklag H6860 pertaineth H1961 VQQ3FS unto the kings H4428 of Judah H3063 unto H5704 PREP this H2088 D-PMS day H3117 D-AMS .
7 And the time H3117 D-NMP that H834 RPRO David H1732 MMS dwelt H3427 VQQ3MS in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 was H1961 W-VPY3MS a full H4557 CMS year H3117 NMP and four H702 months H2320 .
8 And David H1732 MMS and his men H376 went up H5927 W-VHY3MS , and invaded H6584 W-VQY3MP the Geshurites H1651 , and the Gezrites H1511 , and the Amalekites H6003 : for H3588 CONJ those H2007 PPRO-3FP nations were of old H834 RPRO the inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 D-GFS , as thou goest H935 to Shur H7793 , even unto H5704 W-PREP the land H776 GFS of Egypt H4714 .
9 And David H1732 smote H5221 the land H776 D-GFS , and left H2421 VPY3MS neither H3808 W-NPAR man H376 NMS nor woman H802 alive , and took away H3947 W-VQQ3MS the sheep H6629 NMS , and the oxen H1241 W-NMS , and the asses H2543 W-NMP , and the camels H1581 , and the apparel H899 , and returned H7725 , and came H935 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP Achish H397 .
10 And Achish H397 said H559 W-VQY3MS , Whither H408 NPAR have ye made a road H6584 today H3117 D-AMS ? And David H1732 MMS said H559 W-VQY3MS , Against H5921 PREP the south H5045 of Judah H3063 , and against H5921 PREP the south H5045 of the Jerahmeelites H3397 , and against H413 W-PREP the south H5045 of the Kenites H7017 .
11 And David H1732 saved H2421 VPY3MS neither H3808 ADV man H376 W-NMS nor woman H802 alive , to bring H935 L-VHFC tidings to Gath H1661 , saying H559 L-VQFC , Lest H6435 CONJ they should tell H5046 on H5921 PREP-1MP us , saying H559 L-VQFC , So H3541 did H6213 VQQ3MS David H1732 , and so H3541 will be his manner H4941 all H3605 NMS the while H3117 D-NMP he dwelleth H3427 VQQ3MS in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 .
12 And Achish H397 believed H539 David H1732 , saying H559 L-VQFC , He hath made his people H5971 B-CMS-3MS Israel H3478 utterly to abhor H887 him ; therefore he shall be H1961 W-VQQ3MS my servant H5650 L-CMS forever H5769 NMS .