מְרַאֲשֹׁתוֹ by his head , mə·ra·ʾă·šō·ṯō וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- וְנֵ֥לֲכָה and let us go wə·nê·lă·ḵāh לָּֽנוּ׃ . . . .” lā·nū 1 Samuel 26:12 דָּוִ֨ד So David dā·wiḏ אֶֽת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּקַּח֩ took way·yiq·qaḥ הַחֲנִ֜ית the spear ha·ḥă·nîṯ וְאֶת־ - wə·’eṯ- הַמַּ֙יִם֙ and water ham·ma·yim מֵרַאֲשֹׁתֵ֣י . . . mê·ra·’ă·šō·ṯê צַפַּ֤חַת jug ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ שָׁא֔וּל by Saul’s head , šā·’ūl וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ and they departed way·yê·lə·ḵū לָהֶ֑ם . lā·hem וְאֵ֣ין No wə·’ên רֹאֶה֩ one saw them rō·’eh וְאֵ֨ין [or] wə·’ên יוֹדֵ֜עַ knew about it , yō·w·ḏê·a‘ וְאֵ֣ין nor did anyone wə·’ên מֵקִ֗יץ wake up mê·qîṣ כִּ֤י ; kî כֻלָּם֙ they all ḵul·lām יְשֵׁנִ֔ים remained asleep , yə·šê·nîm כִּ֚י because kî תַּרְדֵּמַ֣ת a deep sleep tar·dê·maṯ יְהוָ֔ה from YHWH Yah·weh נָפְלָ֖ה had fallen nā·p̄ə·lāh עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ on them . ‘ă·lê·hem 1 Samuel 26:13 דָּוִד֙ Then David dā·wiḏ וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר crossed way·ya·‘ă·ḇōr הָעֵ֔בֶר to the other side hā·‘ê·ḇer וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד and stood way·ya·‘ă·mōḏ עַל־ vvv ‘al- רֹאשׁ־ atop rōš- הָהָ֖ר the mountain hā·hār מֵֽרָחֹ֑ק at a distance ; mê·rā·ḥōq רַ֥ב there was a wide raḇ הַמָּק֖וֹם gulf ham·mā·qō·wm בֵּינֵיהֶֽם׃ between them . bê·nê·hem 1 Samuel 26:14 דָוִ֜ד And David ḏā·wiḏ וַיִּקְרָ֨א shouted way·yiq·rā אֶל־ to ’el- הָעָ֗ם the troops hā·‘ām וְאֶל־ and to wə·’el- אַבְנֵ֤ר Abner ’aḇ·nêr בֶּן־ son ben- נֵר֙ of Ner nêr לֵאמֹ֔ר . . . , lê·mōr הֲל֥וֹא “ Will you not hă·lō·w תַעֲנֶ֖ה answer me , ṯa·‘ă·neh אַבְנֵ֑ר Abner ? ” ’aḇ·nêr מִ֥י “ Who mî אַתָּ֖ה - ’at·tāh קָרָ֥אתָ calls qā·rā·ṯā אֶל־ to ’el- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ the king ? ” ham·me·leḵ אַבְנֵר֙ Abner ’aḇ·nêr וַיֹּ֔אמֶר - way·yō·mer וַיַּ֤עַן replied . way·ya·‘an 1 Samuel 26:15 דָּוִ֨ד So David dā·wiḏ וַיֹּאמֶר֩ said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- אַבְנֵ֜ר Abner , ’aḇ·nêr אַתָּ֗ה “ You are ’at·tāh אִ֣ישׁ a man , ’îš הֲלוֹא־ aren’t you ? hă·lō·w- וּמִ֤י And who ū·mî בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל in Israel bə·yiś·rā·’êl כָמ֙וֹךָ֙ is your equal ? ḵā·mō·w·ḵā וְלָ֙מָּה֙ Why then wə·lām·māh לֹ֣א did you not lō שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ protect šā·mar·tā אֶל־ . . . ’el- אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ your lord ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ the king ham·me·leḵ כִּי־ when kî- אַחַ֣ד one ’a·ḥaḏ הָעָ֔ם of the people hā·‘ām בָא֙ came ḇā לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית to destroy him lə·haš·ḥîṯ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ - ham·me·leḵ אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃ . . . ? ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā 1 Samuel 26:16 הַזֶּה֮ This haz·zeh

