2 Samuel 1:19-27

This is an example of sheer beauty in the composition and execution of the passage. It clearly demonstrates what can be done with music and limited melodic structures.

2 Samuel 1: Syllables 267 Longest recitation 12 Tenor B 35.58%

There is a performance here. You will hear variations from the above. I have not checked the accents against Aleppo. For the most part the performance is not marred by the differences. I have also not heard the 6 other performances that are on the shared resource here and here. I did a string accompaniment to this that you can hear also here.

19 O estate of Israel, on your high places, profanation. How are fallen the valiant. (1-4-1)
יט הצבי֙ ישרא֔ל על־במות֖יך חל֑ל א֖יך נפל֥ו גבורֽים	12 6		iT hxbi iwral yl-bmotiç kll aiç nplu giborim
20 Do not make it clear in Gath. Do not publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines be glad, lest the daughters of the fore-skinned exult. (1-4-1)
כ אל־תג֣ידו בג֔ת אֽל־תבשר֖ו בחוצ֣ת אשקל֑ון פן־תשמ֙חנה֙ בנ֣ות פלשת֔ים פֽן־תעל֖זנה בנ֥ות הערלֽים	16 20		c al-tgidu bgt al-tbwru bkuxot awqlon pn-twmknh bnot plwtim pn-tyloznh bnot hyrlim
21 You hills of Gilboa, no dew, and no rain on you, nor fields lifted high, for there the shield of the valiant is loathed, the shield of Saul, without anointing with oil. (1-4-1)
כא הר֣י בגלב֗ע אל־ט֧ל ואל־מט֛ר עליכ֖ם ושד֣י תרומ֑ת כ֣י ש֤ם נגעל֙ מג֣ן גבור֔ים מג֣ן שא֔ול בל֖י מש֥יח בשֽמן	20 21		ca hri bglboy al-Tl val-mTr ylicm uwdi trumot ci wm ngyl mgn giborim mgn waul bli mwik bwmn
22 From the blood of the profaned, from the choicest of the valiant, the bow of Jonathan did not relocate backward, and the sword of Saul did not return empty. (1-4-1)
כב מד֣ם חלל֗ים מח֙לב֙ גבור֔ים ק֚שת יה֣ונת֔ן ל֥א נש֖וג אח֑ור וח֣רב שא֔ול ל֥א תש֖וב ריקֽם	22 10		cb mdm kllim mklb giborim qwt ihontn la nwog akor vkrb waul la twub riqm
23 O Saul and Jonathan, so loved and pleasant in their lives, and in their deaths were not separated, than eagles more fleet, than lions more valiant. (1-4-1)
כג שא֣ול ויהונת֗ן הנאהב֤ים והנעימם֙ בחייה֔ם ובמות֖ם ל֣א נפר֑דו מנשר֣ים ק֔לו מארי֖ות גבֽרו	26 12		cg waul vihontn hnahbim vhnyimim bkiihm ubmotm la nprdu mnwrim qlu mariot gbru
24 Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with enthrallments, who brought up trappings of gold upon your clothing. (1-4-1)
כד בנות֙ ישרא֔ל אל־שא֖ול בכ֑ינה המלבֽשכ֤ם שני֙ עם־עדנ֔ים הֽמעלה֙ עד֣י זה֔ב ע֖ל לבושכֽן	11 22		cd bnot iwral al-waul bcinh hmlbiwcm wni ym-ydnim hmylh ydi zhb yl lbuwcn
25 ♪C How are fallen the valiant in the midst of the battle. Jonathan on your high places is profaned. (C-1-4-1)
כה א֚יך נפל֣ו גבר֔ים בת֖וך המלחמ֑ה יה֣ונת֔ן על־במות֖יך חלֽל	12 11		ch aiç nplu giborim btoç hmlkmh ihontn yl-bmotiç kll
26 So troubled I am over you, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant you have been for me. So wonderful was your love for me, more than the love of women. (1-4-1)
כו צר־ל֣י על֗יך אחי֙ יה֣ונת֔ן נע֥מת ל֖י מא֑ד נפלא֤תה אהבֽתך֙ ל֔י מאהב֖ת נשֽים	17 15		cv xr-li yliç aki ihontn nymt li maod nplath ahbtç li mahbt nwim
27 ♪C How are fallen the valiant and perished the inner pouches of battle. (C-1-1)
כז א֚יך נפל֣ו גבור֔ים ויאבד֖ו כל֥י מלחמֽה פ	15		cz aiç nplu giborim viabdu cli mlkmh p

The music in these posts is derived from the accents in the Hebrew Bible. Introductions - letters, music, text and music, and terminology, are here.

1 Samuel 25

8 and counting ...

It is difficult to distinguish Davids lads from Nabal's lads. The form of address is formal and may well not be as polite as is laid out. The youngsters of David may imply a kind of protection racket. Now I know a good reader would not want to attribute anything bad to David, but the author clearly wants us to think poorly of Nabal - good grief, what a name (Senseless) he is saddled with! The text invites Nabal to consider David as his son, and take care of the youngsters, give them work(?), or just pay them. Senseless might not want to have that responsibility. So he loses his life and his wife. Now I ask you, is this reasonable? Do we need to be told that Nabal is 'intransigent' or churlish (KJV). The KJV is clearly interpretive. Exposing an ancient protection racket may not have been in the interests of the translators. I would go too far myself if I translated נערים as thugs. (Though I have used gangs for ראשׁים a few times.)

JB supports my suspicion that all is not sweetness and light.

The shearing is a festive occasion on which the rich sheep-owner should display his generosity. David takes advantage of this to demand the sum that nomads levy on neighbouring villages in return for the 'protection' they afford by abstaining from pillage and by restraining marauders. This is called the 'law of brotherhood'.

JB uses the gloss soldier for these youngsters / lads נער. I have used soldier sometimes for אישׁ, so I use it here where the word changes from נער to אישׁ.

My usage for these two at the moment is this:

אישׁ man (500) each (426) person (383) men (358) anyone (80) soldier (57) everyone (56) -- (54) -one (31) such (11) adult (8) each person (7) representative (6) another (4) each man (4) other (3) personal (3) another person (1) cohort (1) each every (1) every person (1) hero (1) real (1) ride (1) someone (1) spouse (1) there were any (1)
נער lad (107) youth (93) lass (60) lads (48) youngster (26) toss (5) brush off (2) brushed off (2) brush (1) tinder (1) tossed around (1) tossed out (1) yell (1) young (1) young lass (1) youthful (1)

You can see some artificial hapaxes created in the process of translation. One of interest is real. Where did I do this? In Isaiah 46:8 where אישׁ is used as a verb. Another is ride, used as rider in Psalm 147. This kind of analysis of the English phrases is full of exceptions. The algorithm strips pronouns, prepositions, helping verbs, etc and turns 'make yourselves for real' into 'real'. Well, at least it exposes one decision among many. For ride, the algorithm converted rider to rid (rule of 'er') and added the silent e - a generic operation whenever a suffix is removed like ing or er or plurals, but there are a host of exceptions and sub rules on repeating letters and so on. I allowed the overlap with רכב (chariot, rider etc) once for the sake of the English idiom horse and rider. (I am not entirely tone deaf to tongues though it may seem so.)

Verse 14. One of the lads said to Abigail that Nabal pounced on David's messengers. The stem יעט is used largely for bird of prey. The lad supports the protection of David. Clearly Nabal was rich. The actions of Abigail over their substance support this. So the protection to the shepherding community is beneficial. And we glimpse the role of women. The wife has control over all the accumulating wealth.

The stem נבל occurs 20 times in this chapter. Besides its use as a name, Nabal, these are the glosses I have allowed for it (in decreasing order of frequency): corpse, lute, senseless, wither, skin-bottle,  demean, jar.

Abigail's remarkable speech holds the image of the sling. Enemies themselves embedded in the palm of the sling. What a curious image. A reversal of the normal action of the use of a sling.

1 Samuel 25		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיָּ֣מָת שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּקָּבְצ֤וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיִּסְפְּדוּ־ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְבְּרֻ֥הוּ בְּבֵית֖וֹ בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֔ד וַיֵּ֖רֶד אֶל־מִדְבַּ֥ר פָּארָֽן	1		And Samuel died and all Israel collected themselves and wailed for him, and they entombed him in his house in Ramah. And David arose and came down to the wilderness of Paran.	3e	4C	29 13
וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֔ד וְל֛וֹ צֹ֥אן שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאֶ֣לֶף עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל	2		And a man in Maon whose doings were in Carmel, and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand she-goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.	3d	4B	34 10
וְשֵׁ֤ם הָאִישׁ֙ נָבָ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ אֲבִגָ֑יִל וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה טֽוֹבַת־שֶׂ֙כֶל֙ וִ֣יפַת תֹּ֔אַר וְהָאִ֥ישׁ קָשֶׁ֛ה וְרַ֥ע מַעֲלָלִ֖ים וְה֥וּא כָלִבִּֽי	3		And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife, Abigail. And the woman was of good insight, and of beautiful form, but the man was intransigent, and evil in his practices, and he was a Calebite.	3d	4C	14 28
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע דָּוִ֖ד בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי־גֹזֵ֥ז נָבָ֖ל אֶת־צֹאנֽוֹ	4		And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal was shearing his sheep.	3e	4A	8 7
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד עֲשָׂרָ֣ה נְעָרִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַנְּעָרִ֗ים עֲל֤וּ כַרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וּבָאתֶ֣ם אֶל־נָבָ֔ל וּשְׁאֶלְתֶּם־ל֥וֹ בִשְׁמִ֖י לְשָׁלֽוֹם	5		And David sent out ten youngsters. And David said to the youngsters, Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name, in peace.	3e	4C	11 28
וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֥ם כֹּ֖ה לֶחָ֑י וְאַתָּ֤ה שָׁלוֹם֙ וּבֵיתְךָ֣ שָׁל֔וֹם וְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֖ שָׁלֽוֹם	6		And you will say thus to him who lives, Both to you, peace, and your house, peace, and all that are yours, peace.	3e	4C	7 18
וְעַתָּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י גֹזְזִ֖ים לָ֑ךְ עַתָּ֗ה הָרֹעִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־לְךָ֙ הָי֣וּ עִמָּ֔נוּ לֹ֣א הֶכְלַמְנ֗וּם וְלֹֽא־נִפְקַ֤ד לָהֶם֙ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵ֖י הֱיוֹתָ֥ם בַּכַּרְמֶֽל	7		And now, I have heard that you have shearers. Now, your shepherds that were with us, we did not humiliate them, and nothing whatever was absent for them, all the days they were in Carmel.	3e	4C	10 36
שְׁאַ֨ל אֶת־נְעָרֶ֜יךָ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֗ךְ וְיִמְצְא֨וּ הַנְּעָרִ֥ים חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־עַל־י֥וֹם ט֖וֹב בָּ֑נוּ תְּנָה־נָּ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבִנְךָ֖ לְדָוִֽד	8		Ask your lads and they will tell you. So let the youngsters find grace in your eyes, for on a good day we come. Give, if you will, what you find to your hand for your servants, and for your son, for David.	3e	4C	30 21
וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ נַעֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַיְדַבְּר֧וּ אֶל־נָבָ֛ל כְּכָל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בְּשֵׁ֣ם דָּוִ֑ד וַיָּנֽוּחוּ	9		And the youngsters of David came and they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and they rested.	3c	4B	26 4
וַיַּ֨עַן נָבָ֜ל אֶת־עַבְדֵ֤י דָוִד֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר מִ֥י דָוִ֖ד וּמִ֣י בֶן־יִשָׁ֑י הַיּוֹם֙ רַבּ֣וּ עֲבָדִ֔ים הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔ים אִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵ֥י אֲדֹנָֽיו	10		And Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David and who is the son of Jesse? Today servants are multiplied who break out, each from the presence of his master.	3e	4C	21 17
וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ וְאֶת־מֵימַ֔י וְאֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה	11		And will I take my bread, and my water, and my slaughter that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to soldiers when I do not know where they are from?	3e	4C	24 19
וַיַּהַפְכ֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי־דָוִ֖ד לְדַרְכָּ֑ם וַיָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֔אוּ וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ ל֔וֹ כְּכֹ֖ל הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה	12		So the youngsters of David turned to their own way. And they returned, and they came, and they made clear to him according to all these words.	3e	4B	11 20
וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד לַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו חִגְר֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־חַרְבּ֗וֹ וַֽיַּחְגְּרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־חַרְבּ֔וֹ וַיַּחְגֹּ֥ר גַּם־דָּוִ֖ד אֶת־חַרְבּ֑וֹ וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֗ד כְּאַרְבַּ֤ע מֵאוֹת֙ אִ֔ישׁ וּמָאתַ֖יִם יָשְׁב֥וּ עַל־הַכֵּלִֽים	13		And David said to his soldiers, Wear each his sword. And they wore each his sword, and even David wore his sword. And they came up after David about four hundred soldiers, and two hundred sat over the cargo.	3e	4C	32 24
וְלַאֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת נָבָ֔ל הִגִּ֧יד נַֽעַר־אֶחָ֛ד מֵהַנְּעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַח֩ דָּוִ֨ד מַלְאָכִ֧ים ׀ מֵֽהַמִּדְבָּ֛ר לְבָרֵ֥ךְ אֶת־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וַיָּ֥עַט בָּהֶֽם	14		And a youth, one from the lads, told Abigail, wife of Nabal, saying, Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our lord, and he pounced on them.	3c	4B	22 26
וְהָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים טֹבִ֥ים לָ֖נוּ מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹ֤א הָכְלַ֙מְנוּ֙ וְלֹֽא־פָקַ֣דְנוּ מְא֔וּמָה כָּל־יְמֵי֙ הִתְהַלַּ֣כְנוּ אִתָּ֔ם בִּֽהְיוֹתֵ֖נוּ בַּשָּׂדֶֽה	15		But the soldiers were very good to us, and we were not humiliated, and nothing whatever was absent to us all the days we have walked with them when we were in the field.	3e	4C	11 28
חוֹמָה֙ הָי֣וּ עָלֵ֔ינוּ גַּם־לַ֖יְלָה גַּם־יוֹמָ֑ם כָּל־יְמֵ֛י הֱיוֹתֵ֥נוּ עִמָּ֖ם רֹעִ֥ים הַצֹּֽאן	16		A wall they were over us, both night and day, all the days we were with them tending the flock.	3d	4B	13 13
וְעַתָּ֗ה דְּעִ֤י וּרְאִי֙ מַֽה־תַּעֲשִׂ֔י כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֧ה הָרָעָ֛ה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵ֖ינוּ וְעַ֣ל כָּל־בֵּית֑וֹ וְהוּא֙ בֶּן־בְּלִיַּ֔עַל מִדַּבֵּ֖ר אֵלָֽיו	17		And now know, and see what you will do, for evil will find an end for our lord, and against all his house, for he is a child of worthlessness for one speaking to him.	3c	4C	27 12
וַתְּמַהֵ֣ר אֲבִיגַ֡יִל וַתִּקַּח֩ מָאתַ֨יִם לֶ֜חֶם וּשְׁנַ֣יִם נִבְלֵי־יַ֗יִן וְחָמֵ֨שׁ צֹ֤אן עֲשׂוּיֹת֙ וְחָמֵ֤שׁ סְאִים֙ קָלִ֔י וּמֵאָ֥ה צִמֻּקִ֖ים וּמָאתַ֣יִם דְּבֵלִ֑ים וַתָּ֖שֶׂם עַל־הַחֲמֹרִֽים	18		And Abigail was swift, and took two hundred loaves of bread, and two skin-bottles of wine, and five sheep made up, and five bushels of parched grain, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred pressed lumps, and put them on the asses.	3e	4C	45 8
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לִנְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ עִבְר֣וּ לְפָנַ֔י הִנְנִ֖י אַחֲרֵיכֶ֣ם בָּאָ֑ה וּלְאִישָׁ֥הּ נָבָ֖ל לֹ֥א הִגִּֽידָה	19		And she said to her lads, Cross over before me. Behold, I am coming after you. But her man, the senseless, she did not tell.	3e	4C	20 9
וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא ׀ רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמ֗וֹר וְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ בְּסֵ֣תֶר הָהָ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה דָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם	20		And it was as she rode on the ass, and she went down the hill in secret, and behold, David and his men were descending to encounter her, and she met them.	3e	4C	34 5
וְדָוִ֣ד אָמַ֗ר אַךְ֩ לַשֶּׁ֨קֶר שָׁמַ֜רְתִּי אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר לָזֶה֙ בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר וְלֹא־נִפְקַ֥ד מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֖וֹ מְא֑וּמָה וַיָּֽשֶׁב־לִ֥י רָעָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת טוֹבָֽה	21		And David had said, Surely, falsely, I have kept all that this one had in the wilderness, and nothing whatever was absent from all that is his. And he has returned to me evil instead of good.	3e	4C	33 10
כֹּה־יַעֲשֶׂ֧ה אֱלֹהִ֛ים לְאֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֑יף אִם־אַשְׁאִ֧יר מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ עַד־הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר	22		Thus do God to the enemies of David and thus again, if I leave a residue from all that is his till the morning, who piss on the house wall.	3c	4B	16 16
וַתֵּ֤רֶא אֲבִיגַ֙יִל֙ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד וַתְּמַהֵ֕ר וַתֵּ֖רֶד מֵעַ֣ל הַחֲמ֑וֹר וַתִּפֹּ֞ל לְאַפֵּ֤י דָוִד֙ עַל־פָּנֶ֔יהָ וַתִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ אָֽרֶץ	23		And Abigail saw David, and she was swift, and came down from the ass, and she fell, for the anger of David, on her face, and prostrated herself to the earth.	3e	4C	21 18
וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בִּי־אֲנִ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הֶֽעָוֺ֑ן וּֽתְדַבֶּר־נָ֤א אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ וּשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲמָתֶֽךָ	24		And she fell at his feet, and she said, On me, myself, my lord, the iniquity, and let please your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.	3e	4C	17 20
אַל־נָ֣א יָשִׂ֣ים אֲדֹנִ֣י ׀ אֶת־לִבּ֡וֹ אֶל־אִישׁ֩ הַבְּלִיַּ֨עַל הַזֶּ֜ה עַל־נָבָ֗ל כִּ֤י כִשְׁמוֹ֙ כֶּן־ה֔וּא נָבָ֣ל שְׁמ֔וֹ וּנְבָלָ֖ה עִמּ֑וֹ וַֽאֲנִי֙ אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לֹ֥א רָאִ֛יתִי אֶת־נַעֲרֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלָֽחְתָּ	25		Please let not my lord set his heart to each person of this worthless Nabal, for as his name, so is he the senseless. His name and his senselessness is with him. But I, your maidservant, I had not seen the youngsters of my lord whom you sent.	3d	4C	35 22
וְעַתָּ֣ה אֲדֹנִ֗י חַי־יְהוָ֤ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר מְנָעֲךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדְךָ֖ לָ֑ךְ וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽהְי֤וּ כְנָבָל֙ אֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְהַֽמְבַקְשִׁ֥ים אֶל־אֲדֹנִ֖י רָעָֽה	26		And now my lord, Yahweh lives and you live, that Yahweh has withheld you from entering with blood, and has saved your hand for yourself. And now may your enemies become as Nabal, and those who seek evil for my lord.	3e	4C	35 21
וְעַתָּה֙ הַבְּרָכָ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֥יא שִׁפְחָתְךָ֖ לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְנִתְּנָה֙ לַנְּעָרִ֔ים הַמִּֽתְהַלְּכִ֖ים בְּרַגְלֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי	27		And now this blessing that your handmaid has brought to my lord, so let it be given to the youngsters, the ones walking in the strides of my lord.	3e	4B	18 16
שָׂ֥א נָ֖א לְפֶ֣שַׁע אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י עָשֹֽׂה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לַֽאדֹנִ֜י בַּ֣יִת נֶאֱמָ֗ן כִּי־מִלְחֲמ֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י נִלְחָ֔ם וְרָעָ֛ה לֹא־תִמָּצֵ֥א בְךָ֖ מִיָּמֶֽיךָ	28	f	Forbear, please, with the transgression of your maidservant, for Yahweh will construct for my lord a faithful house, for the wars of Yahweh, my lord fights, and evil has not been found in you in your days.	3d	4C	9 39
וַיָּ֤קָם אָדָם֙ לִרְדָפְךָ֔ וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְֽהָיְתָה֩ נֶ֨פֶשׁ אֲדֹנִ֜י צְרוּרָ֣ה ׀ בִּצְר֣וֹר הַחַיִּ֗ים אֵ֚ת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֨ת נֶ֤פֶשׁ אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ יְקַלְּעֶ֔נָּה בְּת֖וֹךְ כַּ֥ף הַקָּֽלַע	29		Yet a human has arisen to pursue you, and to seek your integrity, but the integrity of my lord will be straitened in the straits of the living, even Yahweh your God. And the integrity of your enemies, he will sling into the midst of the palm of the sling.	3e	4C	15 40
וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י כְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֶת־הַטּוֹבָ֖ה עָלֶ֑יךָ וְצִוְּךָ֥ לְנָגִ֖יד עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	30		And it will be when Yahweh has dealt with my lord according to all that he has spoken, the good concerning you, and has commissioned you as herald over Israel,	3d	4C	24 10
וְלֹ֣א תִהְיֶ֣ה זֹ֣את ׀ לְךָ֡ לְפוּקָה֩ וּלְמִכְשׁ֨וֹל לֵ֜ב לַאדֹנִ֗י וְלִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם֙ חִנָּ֔ם וּלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ אֲדֹנִ֖י ל֑וֹ וְהֵיטִ֤ב יְהוָה֙ לַֽאדֹנִ֔י וְזָכַרְתָּ֖ אֶת־אֲמָתֶֽךָ	31		Then this will not be for you, for a drawing forth, or a stumbling-block of heart to my lord, either the pouring out of blood for nothing, or that my lord should save for himself. But Yahweh has done good to my lord. And remember your maidservant.	3e	4C	31 17
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר דָּוִ֖ד לַאֲבִיגַ֑ל בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר שְׁלָחֵ֛ךְ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לִקְרָאתִֽי	32		And David said to Abigail, Blessed is Yahweh the God of Israel, who has sent you this day to encounter me.	3c	4C	9 22
וּבָר֥וּךְ טַעְמֵ֖ךְ וּבְרוּכָ֣ה אָ֑תְּ אֲשֶׁ֨ר כְּלִתִ֜נִי הַיּ֤וֹם הַזֶּה֙ מִבּ֣וֹא בְדָמִ֔ים וְהֹשֵׁ֥עַ יָדִ֖י לִֽי	33		And blessed is your discretion. And blessed are you, who have restrained me this day from entering with blood, and from saving by my hand for myself.	3e	4C	9 22
וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר מְנָעַ֔נִי מֵהָרַ֖ע אֹתָ֑ךְ כִּ֣י ׀ לוּלֵ֣י מִהַ֗רְתְּ וַתָּבֹאת֙ לִקְרָאתִ֔י כִּ֣י אִם־נוֹתַ֧ר לְנָבָ֛ל עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּ֖קֶר מַשְׁתִּ֥ין בְּקִֽיר	34		For as Yahweh the God of Israel lives, who has withheld me from hurting you, unless you had been swift and had come to encounter me, without fail there would not be left to Nabal till the light of the morning, any who piss on the house wall.	3c	4B	24 28
וַיִּקַּ֤ח דָּוִד֙ מִיָּדָ֔הּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הֵבִ֖יאָה ל֑וֹ וְלָ֣הּ אָמַ֗ר עֲלִ֤י לְשָׁלוֹם֙ לְבֵיתֵ֔ךְ רְאִי֙ שָׁמַ֣עְתִּי בְקוֹלֵ֔ךְ וָאֶשָּׂ֖א פָּנָֽיִךְ	35		And David received from her hand what she had brought for him, and to her he said, Go up in peace to your house. See, I have heard with your voice, and I bear your presence.	3e	4C	15 26
וַתָּבֹ֣א אֲבִיגַ֣יִל ׀ אֶל־נָבָ֡ל וְהִנֵּה־לוֹ֩ מִשְׁתֶּ֨ה בְּבֵית֜וֹ כְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְלֵ֤ב נָבָל֙ ט֣וֹב עָלָ֔יו וְה֥וּא שִׁכֹּ֖ר עַד־מְאֹ֑ד וְלֹֽא־הִגִּ֣ידָה לּ֗וֹ דָּבָ֥ר קָטֹ֛ן וְגָד֖וֹל עַד־א֥וֹר הַבֹּֽקֶר	36		And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was partying in his house like the partying of the king, and the heart of the senseless was merry upon him, and he was excessively intoxicated, so she did not tell him a thing, lesser or greater, until the light of the morning.	3d	4C	39 17
וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֗קֶר בְּצֵ֤את הַיַּ֙יִן֙ מִנָּבָ֔ל וַתַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיָּ֤מָת לִבּוֹ֙ בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ וְה֖וּא הָיָ֥ה לְאָֽבֶן	37		And it happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out from Nabal, that his wife told him these words. And his heart died within him, and he he was like stone.	3e	4C	25 15
וַיְהִ֖י כַּעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַיָּמִ֑ים וַיִּגֹּ֧ף יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־נָבָ֖ל וַיָּמֹֽת	38		And it was in about ten days, that Yahweh plagued Nabal and he died.	3c	4B	9 11
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע דָּוִד֮ כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת נָבָל֒ וַיֹּ֡אמֶר בָּר֣וּךְ יְהוָ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָב֩ אֶת־רִ֨יב חֶרְפָּתִ֜י מִיַּ֣ד נָבָ֗ל וְאֶת־עַבְדּוֹ֙ חָשַׂ֣ךְ מֵֽרָעָ֔ה וְאֵת֙ רָעַ֣ת נָבָ֔ל הֵשִׁ֥יב יְהוָ֖ה בְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח דָּוִד֙ וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר בַּאֲבִיגַ֔יִל לְקַחְתָּ֥הּ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה	39		And David heard that Nabal was dead. And he said, Blessed is Yahweh who strove the strife of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. And Yahweh has returned the hurt of Nabal on his head. And David reached out and spoke with Abigail to take her as his wife.	3e	4C	50 20
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ עַבְדֵ֥י דָוִ֛ד אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֖יִל הַכַּרְמֶ֑לָה וַיְדַבְּר֤וּ אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דָּוִד֙ שְׁלָחָ֣נוּ אֵלַ֔יִךְ לְקַחְתֵּ֥ךְ ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה	40		And the servants of David came to Abigail to Carmel, and they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you to take you as his wife.	3d	4C	16 24
וַתָּ֕קָם וַתִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ אַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה וַתֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּ֤ה אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ לְשִׁפְחָ֔ה לִרְחֹ֕ץ רַגְלֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי	41		And she arose and prostrated herself, nostrils earthward. And she said, Behold your maidservant, for a handmaid, to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.	3e	4C	11 20
וַתְּמַהֵ֞ר וַתָּ֣קָם אֲבִיגַ֗יִל וַתִּרְכַּב֙ עַֽל־הַחֲמ֔וֹר וְחָמֵשׁ֙ נַעֲרֹתֶ֔יהָ הַהֹלְכ֖וֹת לְרַגְלָ֑הּ וַתֵּ֗לֶךְ אַֽחֲרֵי֙ מַלְאֲכֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד וַתְּהִי־ל֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה	42		And Abigail was swift and arose and rode on the ass, and her five lasses who went in her stride. And she went after the messengers of David, and she became his wife.	3e	4B	31 16
וְאֶת־אֲחִינֹ֛עַם לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֑אל וַתִּהְיֶ֛יןָ גַּֽם־שְׁתֵּיהֶ֥ן ל֖וֹ לְנָשִֽׁים	43		And David took Axinoam from Jezreel, and these were, even both of them, for him as wives.	3d	4A	15 12

1 Samuel 18

Music over prophecy here. Yet brutality seems to be the norm for behaviour in those days. The Bible underscores the history of humanity, red in tooth and claw.

1 Samuel 18		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן נִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ	1		And it happened as he finished speaking to Saul, that the very self of Jonathan was fastened into the very self of David, and Jonathan loved him as his very self.	3e	4B	27 13
וַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּ שָׁא֖וּל בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וְלֹ֣א נְתָנ֔וֹ לָשׁ֖וּב בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיו	2		And Saul laid hold of him in that day, and not did permit him to return to the house of his father.	3e	4B	11 10
וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִ֑ית בְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹ אֹת֖וֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ	3		So Jonathan and David cut a covenant, in that he loved him as his very self.	3c	4A	12 10
וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָלָ֔יו וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ לְדָוִ֑ד וּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־חַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־קַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־חֲגֹרֽוֹ	4		And Jonathan stripped the mantle that was over him and gave it to David, and his shirt, and to his sword, and to his bow, and to his sash.	3e	4B	22 16
וַיֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד בְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּ שָׁאוּל֙ יַשְׂכִּ֔יל וַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּ שָׁא֔וּל עַ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י כָל־הָעָ֔ם וְגַ֕ם בְּעֵינֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל	5		And David went out wherever Saul sent him with insight. And Saul set him over the warriors. And he was well thought of in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.	3e	4C	30 18
וַיְהִ֣י בְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּב דָּוִד֙ מֵהַכּ֣וֹת אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה הַנָּשִׁ֜ים מִכָּל־עָרֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָשִׁ֣יר וְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹת לִקְרַ֖את שָׁא֣וּל הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ בְּתֻפִּ֥ים בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים	6		And it was when they entered, when David returned from striking the Philistine, that the women came out from all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to encounter Saul the king, with timbrels with gladness and with triangles.	3e	4C	43 10
וַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹת וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָ הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְדָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו	7		And the women answered as they gamboled, and said, Saul struck his thousands, but David his tens of thousands.	3d	4C	16 15
וַיִּ֨חַר לְשָׁא֜וּל מְאֹ֗ד וַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙ הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָתְנ֤וּ לְדָוִד֙ רְבָב֔וֹת וְלִ֥י נָתְנ֖וּ הָאֲלָפִ֑ים וְע֥וֹד ל֖וֹ אַ֥ךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה	8		And Saul burned excessively, and it was irritating in his eyes, this word, and he said, They have given to David the ten of thousands but to me they give the thousands, and more will be his, surely the kingdom.	3e	4C	38 7
וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֖וּל עוֹיֵ֣ן אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד מֵהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָהָֽלְאָה	9		And Saul had an eye on David, from that day and thereafter.	3e	4B	9 8
וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַתִּצְלַ֣ח רוּחַ֩ אֱלֹהִ֨ים ׀ רָעָ֤ה ׀ אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣א בְתוֹךְ־הַבַּ֔יִת וְדָוִ֛ד מְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָד֖וֹ כְּי֣וֹם ׀ בְּי֑וֹם וְהַחֲנִ֖ית בְּיַד־שָׁאֽוּל	10		And it happened afterwards that the evil spirit of God thrived on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David performed music by his hand day in day out. And there was a spear in the hand of Saul.	3d	4C	41 8
וַיָּ֤טֶל שָׁאוּל֙ אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֔ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר אַכֶּ֥ה בְדָוִ֖ד וּבַקִּ֑יר וַיִּסֹּ֥ב דָּוִ֛ד מִפָּנָ֖יו פַּעֲמָֽיִם	11		And Saul hurled the spear, and said, I will strike David, and into the house wall. But David circled from before him two times.	3d	4C	20 12
וַיִּרָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל מִלִּפְנֵ֣י דָוִ֑ד כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ וּמֵעִ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל סָֽר	12		And Saul feared in the presence of David, for Yahweh was with him and from Saul had departed.	3e	4C	10 12
וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּ ל֖וֹ שַׂר־אָ֑לֶף וַיֵּצֵ֥א וַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם	13		And Saul put him aside from being with him and set him as his chief of a thousand, and he went out and he came in before the people.	3e	4C	17 10
וַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛ד לְכָל־דָּרְכָ֖ו מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַֽיהוָ֖ה עִמּֽוֹ	14		And David was, in his every way, insightful, and Yahweh was with him.	3d	4A	10 4
וַיַּ֣רְא שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁר־ה֖וּא מַשְׂכִּ֣יל מְאֹ֑ד וַיָּ֖גָר מִפָּנָֽיו	15		And Saul saw that he was very insightful, and he was in terror before his face.	3e	4B	11 6
וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה אֹהֵ֖ב אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד כִּֽי־ה֛וּא יוֹצֵ֥א וָבָ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם	16		And all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was going out and coming in before them.	3d	4A	13 8
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד הִנֵּה֩ בִתִּ֨י הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה מֵרַב֙ אֹתָהּ֙ אֶתֶּן־לְךָ֣ לְאִשָּׁ֔ה אַ֚ךְ הֱיֵה־לִּ֣י לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת יְהוָ֑ה וְשָׁא֣וּל אָמַ֗ר אַל־תְּהִ֤י יָדִי֙ בּ֔וֹ וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים	17		And Saul said to David, Behold my daughter Merab, the oldest. Her I will give you as wife. But become to me a worthy son and fight the wars of Yahweh. And Saul said, Let not my hand be against him, but against him let be the hand of the Philistines.	3e	4C	43 17
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל מִ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ וּמִ֣י חַיַּ֔י מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת אָבִ֖י בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־אֶהְיֶ֥ה חָתָ֖ן לַמֶּֽלֶךְ	18		And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what my life, from the family of my father in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?	3e	4C	25 8
וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֵ֥ת תֵּ֛ת אֶת־מֵרַ֥ב בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל לְדָוִ֑ד וְהִ֧יא נִתְּנָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה	19		But it happened when it was the time to give Merab the daughter of Saul to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.	3c	4A	14 15
וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֔וּל וַיִּשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינָֽיו	20		But Michal, the daughter of Saul, loved David, and they told Saul, and the word was fit in his eyes.	3d	4B	12 16
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לּוֹ֙ וּתְהִי־ל֣וֹ לְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד בִּשְׁתַּ֛יִם תִּתְחַתֵּ֥ן בִּ֖י הַיּֽוֹם	21		And Saul said I will give her to him, and she will become for him a trap, that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. And Saul said to David, A second time you will be son-in-law for me today.	3d	4C	20 16
וַיְצַ֨ו שָׁא֜וּל אֶת־עֲבָדָ֗ו דַּבְּר֨וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֤ד בַּלָּט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֨ה חָפֵ֤ץ בְּךָ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָ֖יו אֲהֵב֑וּךָ וְעַתָּ֖ה הִתְחַתֵּ֥ן בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ	22		And Saul commanded his servant, Speak to David quietly, saying, Behold the king delights in you, and all his servants love you, and now you will be the son-in-law of the king.	3e	4C	35 9
וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה	23		And the servants of Saul spoke in the ears of David these words. And David said, Is it slight in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? And I a man in want, and of lower class.	3e	4C	19 27
וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁא֛וּל ל֖וֹ לֵאמֹ֑ר כַּדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה דִּבֶּ֥ר דָּוִֽד	24		And the servants of Saul told him, saying, Things like these David spoke.	3d	4A	11 10
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְדָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּמֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּמֵאָה֙ עָרְל֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּאֹיְבֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְשָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְהַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים	25		And Saul said, Thus you will say to David, There is no delight for the king in a dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines to be avenged against the enemies of the king. And Saul plotted to let David fall into the hand of the Philistines.	3e	4C	39 16
וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים	26		And his servants told David these words, and the word was fit in the eyes of David to be son-in-law of the king. And the days were not fulfilled.	3e	4C	35 7
וַיָּ֨קָם דָּוִ֜ד וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ ׀ ה֣וּא וַאֲנָשָׁ֗יו וַיַּ֣ךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ מָאתַ֣יִם אִישׁ֒ וַיָּבֵ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶת־עָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיְמַלְא֣וּם לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־מִיכַ֥ל בִּתּ֖וֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה	27		And David arose, and he and his men went, and he struck against the Philistines, two hundred men. And David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full to the king, to be son-in-law of the king. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter, as wife.	3d	4C	44 14
וַיַּ֤רְא שָׁאוּל֙ וַיֵּ֔דַע כִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־דָּוִ֑ד וּמִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ	28		And Saul feared and knew that Yahweh was with David. And Michal the daughter of Saul loved him.	3e	4C	13 10
וַיֹּ֣אסֶף שָׁא֗וּל לֵרֹ֛א מִפְּנֵ֥י דָוִ֖ד ע֑וֹד וַיְהִ֥י שָׁא֛וּל אֹיֵ֥ב אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים	29		And Saul added further fear before David, and Saul was hostile with David every day.	3d	4B	12 13
וַיֵּצְא֖וּ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י ׀ מִדֵּ֣י צֵאתָ֗ם שָׂכַ֤ל דָּוִד֙ מִכֹּל֙ עַבְדֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּיקַ֥ר שְׁמ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד	30		And the chiefs of the Philistines went forth. And it happened as often as they went forth, David was more insightful than all the servants of Saul, and his name was much esteemed.	3e	4C	8 23

1 Samuel 14

Again we get this use of great in KJV for God. JB fearlessly has "the very panic of God". Of course that could be an objective genitive. I.e. as NIV has it "a panic sent by God". My gloss is apprehension. 

The ark of verse 18 is likely the ephod of verse 3. JB suggests the ephod was an embarrassment.

There is something both funny and awkward about this story, a sort of Winnie the Pooh feel, and also the feel of a mad king, arbitrarily superstitious. Rule by fear is an old tradition, whether deliberate or not. The exhaustion of the people is not an unexpected outcome.

The English gloss here, an adverb of place, does not give the tension of the word הלם in Hebrew, a word suggesting stamping one's foot. The tug of war between the impulsive Saul and one of his checks on absolute power, in this case, the priest, can be seen in the repeated use of this word in verses 37-38.

It is clear that Twitter gives support to impulsiveness. And the people in their own silence say, do what seems good to you. We need to do more than stamp our feet to change minds.

Yet Saul לדד the kingdom, verse 47. This is the same word as caught in the trial by lot between Saul and Jonathon. There is no object for the word ירשׁיע from רשׁע. Why should to them be assumed? The Hebrew condemns Saul for his actions. Saul was a leader with serious disability. The people went along with him, except in the case of Jonathan.

If the people elect impulsive leaders, they abdicate their decision making. This is true in every human organization. There is no escape from our call to govern well. The framers of constitutions have to recognize the need to curtail absolute power. In Canada, our notwithstanding clause is a rip in the fabric. It remains to be seen if the impulsive leader of the Ontario conservative party will get his narrow and vindictive way with the constitution in our country.

1 Samuel 14		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֗וֹם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹנָתָ֤ן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־הַנַּ֙עַר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו לְכָ֗ה וְנַעְבְּרָה֙ אֶל־מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר מֵעֵ֣בֶר הַלָּ֑ז וּלְאָבִ֖יו לֹ֥א הִגִּֽיד	1		And it happened the day when Yonathan child of Saul said to the lad, his cargo bearer, Come, let us cross through to the garrison of the Philistines that is beyond this. And his father he did not tell.	3e	4C	40 6
וְשָׁא֗וּל יוֹשֵׁב֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַגִּבְעָ֔ה תַּ֥חַת הָרִמּ֖וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּמִגְר֑וֹן וְהָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֔וֹ כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ	2		And Saul was sitting in the outskirts of Gibeah under the pomegranate that is at Migron. And the people that were with him about six hundred men,	3e	4B	20 12
וַאֲחִיָּ֣ה בֶן־אֲחִט֡וּב אֲחִ֡י אִיכָב֣וֹד ׀ בֶּן־פִּינְחָ֨ס בֶּן־עֵלִ֜י כֹּהֵ֧ן ׀ יְהוָ֛ה בְּשִׁל֖וֹ נֹשֵׂ֣א אֵפ֑וֹד וְהָעָם֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔ע כִּ֥י הָלַ֖ךְ יוֹנָתָֽן	3		And Achiyah, child of Achitov, brother of Ichabod, child of Phineas, child of Eli, a priest of Yahweh in Shiloh, bearing an ephod. And the people did not know that Yonathan had gone.	3c	4B	30 12
וּבֵ֣ין הַֽמַּעְבְּר֗וֹת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּקֵּ֤שׁ יֽוֹנָתָן֙ לַֽעֲבֹר֙ עַל־מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים שֵׁן־הַסֶּ֤לַע מֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙ מִזֶּ֔ה וְשֵׁן־הַסֶּ֥לַע מֵהָעֵ֖בֶר מִזֶּ֑ה וְשֵׁ֤ם הָֽאֶחָד֙ בּוֹצֵ֔ץ וְשֵׁ֥ם הָאֶחָ֖ד סֶֽנֶּה	4		And between the passages that Yonathan sought to pass through to the garrison of the Philistines, was a toothlike cliff of the passage from this point of view, and a toothlike cliff of the passage from that point of view. And the name of the one was Botsets, and the name of the other was Bush.	3e	4C	43 14
הַשֵּׁ֧ן הָאֶחָ֛ד מָצ֥וּק מִצָּפ֖וֹן מ֣וּל מִכְמָ֑שׂ וְהָאֶחָ֥ד מִנֶּ֖גֶב מ֥וּל גָּֽבַע	5		The one tooth stresses the north in the forefront of Mikmas, and the other from the south in the forefront of Geba.	3c	4B	13 10
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן אֶל־הַנַּ֣עַר ׀ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו לְכָה֙ וְנַעְבְּרָ֗ה אֶל־מַצַּב֙ הָעֲרֵלִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אוּלַ֛י יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה לָ֑נוּ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין לַֽיהוָה֙ מַעְצ֔וֹר לְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ בְּרַ֖ב א֥וֹ בִמְעָֽט	6		And Jonathan said to the lad, his cargo bearer, Come, let us cross through to the garrison of these fore-skinned. Maybe Yahweh will deal to us, for nothing will detain Yahweh from saving, by many or by few.	3d	4C	40 15
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו עֲשֵׂ֖ה כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָ נְטֵ֣ה לָ֔ךְ הִנְנִ֥י עִמְּךָ֖ כִּלְבָבֶֽךָ	7		And his cargo bearer said to him, Do all that is in your heart. Push on, for yourself. Here am I with you according to your heart.	3e	4C	17 11
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן הִנֵּ֛ה אֲנַ֥חְנוּ עֹבְרִ֖ים אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים וְנִגְלִ֖ינוּ אֲלֵיהֶֽם	8		And Jonathan said, Behold, we will pass through to the soldiers, and will disclose ourselves to them.	3d	4B	19 7
אִם־כֹּ֤ה יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ דֹּ֕מּוּ עַד־הַגִּיעֵ֖נוּ אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ תַחְתֵּ֔ינוּ וְלֹ֥א נַעֲלֶ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם	9		If thus they say to us, Be mute until we join you, then we will stand still beneath, and not go up to them.	3e	4C	17 15
וְאִם־כֹּ֨ה יֹאמְר֜וּ עֲל֤וּ עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְעָלִ֔ינוּ כִּֽי־נְתָנָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדֵ֑נוּ וְזֶה־לָּ֖נוּ הָאֽוֹת	10		But if thus they say, Come up to us, then we will go up, for Yahweh has given them into our hands, and this to us will be the sign.	3e	4C	24 6
וַיִּגָּל֣וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֔ם אֶל־מַצַּ֖ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הִנֵּ֤ה עִבְרִים֙ יֹֽצְאִ֔ים מִן־הַחֹרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִתְחַבְּאוּ־שָֽׁם	11		And the two of them disclosed themselves to the garrison of the Philistines. And the Philistines said, Behold the Hebrews emerging from the holes where they were camouflaged.	3e	4C	13 22
וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמַּצָּבָ֜ה אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֣ן ׀ וְאֶת־נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יו וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ עֲל֣וּ אֵלֵ֔ינוּ וְנוֹדִ֥יעָה אֶתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָ֑ר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹנָתָ֜ן אֶל־נֹשֵׂ֤א כֵלָיו֙ עֲלֵ֣ה אַחֲרַ֔י כִּֽי־נְתָנָ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַ֥ד יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	12		And the men of the garrison answered Yonathan and his cargo bearer, and said, Come up to us that we may acquaint with you a thing. And Yonathan said to his cargo bearer, Go up after me, for Yahweh has given them into the hand of Israel.	3e	4C	36 27
וַיַּ֣עַל יוֹנָתָ֗ן עַל־יָדָיו֙ וְעַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו אַחֲרָ֑יו וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יוֹנָתָ֔ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו מְמוֹתֵ֥ת אַחֲרָֽיו	13		And Yonathan went up on his hands and on his feet, and his cargo bearer after him, and they fell before Yonathan, and his cargo bearer put them to death after him.	3e	4B	21 19
וַתְּהִ֞י הַמַּכָּ֣ה הָרִאשֹׁנָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִכָּ֧ה יוֹנָתָ֛ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יו כְּעֶשְׂרִ֣ים אִ֑ישׁ כְּבַחֲצִ֥י מַעֲנָ֖ה צֶ֥מֶד שָׂדֶֽה	14		And it was a first strike that Yonathan and his cargo bearer struck, about twenty men, about a half a furrow of an acre of a field.	3c	4B	25 11
וַתְּהִי֩ חֲרָדָ֨ה בַמַּחֲנֶ֤ה בַשָּׂדֶה֙ וּבְכָל־הָעָ֔ם הַמַּצָּב֙ וְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית חָרְד֖וּ גַּם־הֵ֑מָּה וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז הָאָ֔רֶץ וַתְּהִ֖י לְחֶרְדַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִֽים	15		And there was apprehension in the camp, in the field, and in all the people. The garrison, the destroyers were apprehensive, even them, and the land shuddered, and it was to the apprehension of God.	3e	4C	28 14
וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַצֹּפִים֙ לְשָׁא֔וּל בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וְהִנֵּ֧ה הֶהָמ֛וֹן נָמ֖וֹג וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַהֲלֹֽם	16		And the lookouts for Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the tumult softened, and went, and was smitten.	3c	4C	15 14
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל לָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ פִּקְדוּ־נָ֣א וּרְא֔וּ מִ֖י הָלַ֣ךְ מֵעִמָּ֑נוּ וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּ וְהִנֵּ֛ה אֵ֥ין יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָֽיו	17		And Saul said to the people that were with him, Take a census, please, and see who has gone from us. And they took a census and behold, there was no Yonathan or his cargo bearer.	3d	4B	22 16
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ לַֽאֲחִיָּ֔ה הַגִּ֖ישָׁה אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּֽי־הָיָ֞ה אֲר֧וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וּבְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	18		And Saul said to Achiyah, Come close with the ark of God. (For the ark of God was in that day with the children of Israel.)	3c	4C	18 17
וַיְהִ֗י עַ֣ד דִּבֶּ֤ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֔ן וְהֶהָמ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וָרָ֑ב וַיֹּ֧אמֶר שָׁא֛וּל אֶל־הַכֹּהֵ֖ן אֱסֹ֥ף יָדֶֽךָ	19		And it happened while Saul was speaking to the priest, that the tumult that was in the camp of the Philistines went on and on, and increasing, And Saul said to the priest, Gather in your hand.	3c	4C	31 14
וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק שָׁא֗וּל וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה הָיְתָ֜ה חֶ֤רֶב אִישׁ֙ בְּרֵעֵ֔הוּ מְהוּמָ֖ה גְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹֽד	20		And Saul and all the people that were with him were mustered, and they came to the battle. And behold each sword was against his friend, with very great discomfort.	3e	4C	22 20
וְהָעִבְרִ֗ים הָי֤וּ לַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ כְּאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָל֥וּ עִמָּ֛ם בַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖ה סָבִ֑יב וְגַם־הֵ֗מָּה לִֽהְיוֹת֙ עִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם־שָׁא֖וּל וְיוֹנָתָֽן	21		And the Hebrews who were for the Philistines, as previously, who went up with them into the camp round about, even they were with Israel who were with Saul and Yonathan.	3d	4C	26 19
וְכֹל֩ אִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַמִּֽתְחַבְּאִ֤ים בְּהַר־אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ שָֽׁמְע֔וּ כִּֽי־נָ֖סוּ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ גַם־הֵ֛מָּה אַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה	22		And all the men of Israel who had been camouflaged in mount Ephraim heard that the Philistines had withdrawn. And they themselves also followed closely after them into the battle.	3d	4C	21 15
וַיּ֧וֹשַׁע יְהוָ֛ה בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔ה עָבְרָ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן	23		And Yahweh saved Israel in that day, and the battle passed through to Bethaven.	3c	4A	13 11
וְאִֽישׁ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל נִגַּ֖שׂ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַיֹּאֶל֩ שָׁא֨וּל אֶת־הָעָ֜ם לֵאמֹ֗ר אָר֣וּר הָ֠אִישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֨אכַל לֶ֜חֶם עַד־הָעֶ֗רֶב וְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ מֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔י וְלֹֽא טָעַ֥ם כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לָֽחֶם	24		And the men of Israel were harassed in that day, when Saul made an avowal with the people, saying, Cursed is the person that eats bread till evening that I may be avenged from my enemies. And no one of the people tasted bread.	3e	4B	11 40
וְכָל־הָאָ֖רֶץ בָּ֣אוּ בַיָּ֑עַר וַיְהִ֥י דְבַ֖שׁ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶֽה	25		And all the land came into the forest, and there was honey on the surface of the field.	3e	4B	10 10
וַיָּבֹ֤א הָעָם֙ אֶל־הַיַּ֔עַר וְהִנֵּ֖ה הֵ֣לֶךְ דְּבָ֑שׁ וְאֵין־מַשִּׂ֤יג יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־פִּ֔יו כִּֽי־יָרֵ֥א הָעָ֖ם אֶת־הַשְּׁבֻעָֽה	26		And the people came to the forest and behold, honey gushed, but no one afforded his hand to his mouth, for the people feared the oath.	3e	4C	16 16
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן לֹֽא־שָׁמַ֗ע בְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אָבִיו֮ אֶת־הָעָם֒ וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח אֶת־קְצֵ֤ה הַמַּטֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּיָד֔וֹ וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל אוֹתָ֖הּ בְּיַעְרַ֣ת הַדְּבָ֑שׁ וַיָּ֤שֶׁב יָדוֹ֙ אֶל־פִּ֔יו וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה עֵינָֽיו	27		But Yonathan had not heard the oath of his father with the people, and he sent out the endmost part of the rod that was in his hand, and he dipped it in the forest honey. And he let his hand return into his mouth, and his eyes were enlightened.	3e	4C	39 13
וַיַּעַן֩ אִ֨ישׁ מֵֽהָעָ֜ם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַשְׁבֵּעַ֩ הִשְׁבִּ֨יעַ אָבִ֤יךָ אֶת־הָעָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אָר֥וּר הָאִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־יֹ֥אכַל לֶ֖חֶם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיָּ֖עַף הָעָֽם	28		And someone answered from the people and said, With an oath your father has adjured the people, saying, Cursed is the person that eats bread today. And the people are tired.	3d	4C	36 5
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יֽוֹנָתָ֔ן עָכַ֥ר אָבִ֖י אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ רְאוּ־נָא֙ כִּֽי־אֹ֣רוּ עֵינַ֔י כִּ֣י טָעַ֔מְתִּי מְעַ֖ט דְּבַ֥שׁ הַזֶּֽה	29		And Yonathan said, My father has agitated the land. See, if you will, how enlightened are my eyes that I tasted a little of this honey.	3e	4B	14 16
אַ֗ף כִּ֡י לוּא֩ אָכֹ֨ל אָכַ֤ל הַיּוֹם֙ הָעָ֔ם מִשְּׁלַ֥ל אֹיְבָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֣ר מָצָ֑א כִּ֥י עַתָּ֛ה לֹֽא־רָבְתָ֥ה מַכָּ֖ה בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים	30	~	Indeed, for if only today the people had eaten from the spoil of their enemies who they found, then now would not the strike increase against the Philistines?	3d	4C	19 11
וַיַּכּ֞וּ בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מִמִּכְמָ֖שׂ אַיָּלֹ֑נָה וַיָּ֥עַף הָעָ֖ם מְאֹֽד	31		And they struck in that day against the Philistines from Mikmas toward Ailon, and the people were very tired.	3e	4C	17 7
וַיַּ֤עַט הָעָם֙ אֶל־הַשָּׁלָ֔ל וַיִּקְח֨וּ צֹ֧אן וּבָקָ֛ר וּבְנֵ֥י בָקָ֖ר וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־אָ֑רְצָה וַיֹּ֥אכַל הָעָ֖ם עַל־הַדָּֽם	32		And the people pounced on the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and the calf of the herd, and they butchered on the land, and the people ate over the blood.	3c	4C	26 8
וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ לְשָׁאוּל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֥ה הָעָ֛ם חֹטִ֥אים לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל עַל־הַדָּ֑ם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּגַדְתֶּ֔ם גֹּֽלּוּ־אֵלַ֥י הַיּ֖וֹם אֶ֥בֶן גְּדוֹלָֽה	33		And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin to Yahweh, to eat over the blood. And he said, You have been treacherous. Roll to me today a great stone.	3d	4C	24 16
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֣וּל פֻּ֣צוּ בָעָ֡ם וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם לָהֶ֡ם הַגִּ֣ישׁוּ אֵלַי֩ אִ֨ישׁ שׁוֹר֜וֹ וְאִ֣ישׁ שְׂיֵ֗הוּ וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם בָּזֶה֙ וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם וְלֹֽא־תֶחֶטְא֥וּ לַֽיהוָ֖ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶל־הַדָּ֑ם וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם אִ֣ישׁ שׁוֹר֧וֹ בְיָד֛וֹ הַלַּ֖יְלָה וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־שָֽׁם	34		And Saul said, Disperse among the people and say to them, Bring close to me, each his bull, and each his lamb, and butcher here, and you eat and do not sin to Yahweh to eat by the blood. And all the people came close, each his bull in his hand that night, and they butchered there.	3c	4C	49 21
וַיִּ֧בֶן שָׁא֛וּל מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָ֑ה אֹת֣וֹ הֵחֵ֔ל לִבְנ֥וֹת מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה	35		And built Saul an altar to Yahweh. It was his start of building for sacrifice to Yahweh.	3c	4B	10 11
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל נֵרְדָ֣ה אַחֲרֵי֩ פְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים ׀ לַ֜יְלָה וְֽנָבֹ֥זָה בָהֶ֣ם ׀ עַד־א֣וֹר הַבֹּ֗קֶר וְלֹֽא־נַשְׁאֵ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ כָּל־הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵׂ֑ה וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַכֹּהֵ֔ן נִקְרְבָ֥ה הֲלֹ֖ם אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים	36		And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night and loot them until the light of the morning, and let us leave no trace of them. And they said, All that is good in your eyes, do. And the priest said, Let us come near, here, to God.	3e	4C	45 16
וַיִּשְׁאַ֤ל שָׁאוּל֙ בֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים הַֽאֵרֵד֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים הֲתִתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א עָנָ֖הוּ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא	37		And Saul inquired in God, Will I go down after the Philistines? Will you give them into the hand of Israel? But he did not answer in that day.	3e	4C	25 9
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל גֹּ֣שֽׁוּ הֲלֹ֔ם כֹּ֖ל פִּנּ֣וֹת הָעָ֑ם וּדְע֣וּ וּרְא֔וּ בַּמָּ֗ה הָֽיְתָ֛ה הַחַטָּ֥את הַזֹּ֖את הַיּֽוֹם	38		And Saul said, Come close here, all the preferred of the people, and know and see what was this sin today.	3d	4B	14 15
כִּ֣י חַי־יְהוָ֗ה הַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כִּ֧י אִם־יֶשְׁנ֛וֹ בְּיוֹנָתָ֥ן בְּנִ֖י כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת יָמ֑וּת וְאֵ֥ין עֹנֵ֖הוּ מִכָּל־הָעָֽם	39	B	For Yahweh lives, who has saved Israel, even if it is in Yonathan my son, to die he will die. But none answered him from all the people.	3c	4B	27 9
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַתֶּם֙ תִּֽהְיוּ֙ לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֔ד וַֽאֲנִי֙ וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנִ֔י נִהְיֶ֖ה לְעֵ֣בֶר אֶחָ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ הָעָם֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל הַטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ עֲשֵֽׂה	40		And he said to all Israel, You will be to one passage, and I and Yonathan my child will be to the other passage. And the people said to Saul, What is good in your eyes, do.	3e	4C	33 16
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל־יְהוָ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הָ֣בָה תָמִ֑ים וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד יוֹנָתָ֛ן וְשָׁא֖וּל וְהָעָ֥ם יָצָֽאוּ	41		And Saul said to Yahweh, the God of Israel, Provide what is complete. And caught out were Yonathan and Saul, but the people had an exit.	3c	4B	18 16
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל הַפִּ֕ילוּ בֵּינִ֕י וּבֵ֖ין יוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנִ֑י וַיִּלָּכֵ֖ד יוֹנָתָֽן	42		And Saul said, Let the lot fall between me and Yonathan my son. And caught was Yonathan.	3e	4B	17 7
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן הַגִּ֥ידָה לִּ֖י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָה וַיַּגֶּד־ל֣וֹ יוֹנָתָ֗ן וַיֹּאמֶר֩ טָעֹ֨ם טָעַ֜מְתִּי בִּקְצֵ֨ה הַמַּטֶּ֧ה אֲשֶׁר־בְּיָדִ֛י מְעַ֥ט דְּבַ֖שׁ הִנְנִ֥י אָמֽוּת	43		And Saul said to Yonathan, Make it clear to me what you have done. And Yonathan made it clear to him, and said, Tasting, I tasted, on the endmost part of the rod that was in my hand, a little honey. Here I am. I will die.	3c	4C	17 33
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֑ף כִּֽי־מ֥וֹת תָּמ֖וּת יוֹנָתָֽן	44		And Saul said, Thus God do and so add more, for to die you will die, Jonathan.	3e	4B	16 7
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜ם אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל הֲ‍ֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן ׀ יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַיְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒ חָלִ֗ילָה חַי־יְהוָה֙ אִם־יִפֹּ֞ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֤ת רֹאשׁוֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָה כִּֽי־עִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וַיִּפְדּ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן וְלֹא־מֵֽת	45		And the people said to Saul, Will Yonathan die who has done this great salvation in Israel? Far be it. Yahweh lives. Not a hair of his head will fall to the land, for with God he has acted this day. So the people ransomed Yonathan and he did not die.	3d	4C	57 12
וַיַּ֣עַל שָׁא֔וּל מֵאַחֲרֵ֖י פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים הָלְכ֥וּ לִמְקוֹמָֽם	46		And Saul came up from following the Philistines, and the Philistines went to their place.	3e	4B	12 8
וְשָׁא֛וּל לָכַ֥ד הַמְּלוּכָ֖ה עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם סָבִ֣יב ׀ בְּֽכָל־אֹיְבָ֡יו בְּמוֹאָ֣ב ׀ וּבִבְנֵי־עַמּ֨וֹן וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם וּבְמַלְכֵ֤י צוֹבָה֙ וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּבְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפְנֶ֖ה יַרְשִֽׁיעַ	47		And Saul caught out the kingdom over Israel, and he fought round about with all their enemies in Moab, and among the children of Ammon, and in Edom, and with the kings of Zobah, and against the Philistines. And everywhere that he faced, he was doing wrong.	3d	4C	12 39
וַיַּ֣עַשׂ חַ֔יִל וַיַּ֖ךְ אֶת־עֲמָלֵ֑ק וַיַּצֵּ֥ל אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֥ד שֹׁסֵֽהוּ	48		And he acted forcefully and struck Amalek, and delivered Israel from the hand of plunder.	3e	4B	11 12
וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל יוֹנָתָ֥ן וְיִשְׁוִ֖י וּמַלְכִּי־שׁ֑וּעַ וְשֵׁם֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתָ֔יו שֵׁ֤ם הַבְּכִירָה֙ מֵרַ֔ב וְשֵׁ֥ם הַקְּטַנָּ֖ה מִיכַֽל	49		And the sons of Saul were Yonathan, and Yishui, and Melkishua. The names of his two daughters, the name of the firstborn, Merab, and the name of the younger, Michal.	3e	4C	17 20
וְשֵׁם֙ אֵ֣שֶׁת שָׁא֔וּל אֲחִינֹ֖עַם בַּת־אֲחִימָ֑עַץ וְשֵׁ֤ם שַׂר־צְבָאוֹ֙ אֲבִינֵ֔ר בֶּן־נֵ֖ר דּ֥וֹד שָׁאֽוּל	50		And the name of the wife of Saul, Axinoam, a daughter of Aximats. And the name of the chief of his host, Abner, child of Ner, the uncle of Saul.	3e	4C	15 14
וְקִ֧ישׁ אֲבִֽי־שָׁא֛וּל וְנֵ֥ר אֲבִֽי־אַבְנֵ֖ר בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵֽל	51		And Kish was the father of Saul, and Ner, the father of Abner, child of Abiel.	3c	3g	15
וַתְּהִ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ חֲזָקָ֣ה עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וְרָאָ֨ה שָׁא֜וּל כָּל־אִ֤ישׁ גִּבּוֹר֙ וְכָל־בֶּן־חַ֔יִל וַיַּאַסְפֵ֖הוּ אֵלָֽיו	52		And there was battle resolute against the Philistines all the days of Saul. If Saul saw any man of valour, or any son of ability, then he gathered him to himself.	3e	4C	18 21