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1 Samuel 18:3-8

3ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, becausehelovedhimashisownכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedH6584himselfoftherobeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598thatwasuponhim,andgaveH5414ittoDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,andhisapparel,eventohisswordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719,andtohisbowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198,andtohisgirdle.

5AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318outwhithersoeverSaulH7586sentH7971him,andbehavedhimselfwisely:andSaulH7586setH7760himoverthemenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,anditwasgoodוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190inthesightofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andalsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571inthesightofSaul’sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

6AnditcameH935topassastheycameH935,whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725fromtheslaughterofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,thatthewomenH802cameH935outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,tomeetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,withtimbrels,withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,andwithinstrumentsofmusic.

7AndthewomenH802sangonetoanotherastheyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,andsaidH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainhisthousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233thousandsH505.

8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryH3966wroth,andthissayingH559displeasedhim;andhesaidH559,TheyhaveascribeduntoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,andtometheyhaveascribedbutthousandsH505:andwhatcanhehavemorebutthekingdom?

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