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1 Samuel 19:9-17

9Andanevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromJehovahwasH1961uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,ashesatH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004withhisspearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasH1961playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10AndSaulH7586soughtH1245tosmiteDavidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732eventothewallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023withthespearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595;butheslippedawayoutofSaul’spresenceH6440,andhesmotethespearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595intothewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023:andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledH5127,andescapedH4422thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

11AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoDavid’shouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,towatchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him,andtoslayhiminthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:andMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324,David’swifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802,toldH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IfthousaveH4422notthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to-night, to-morrow thou wiltbeslain.

12SoMichalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381throughthewindowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:andhewentH3381,andfledH1272,andescapedH4422.

13AndMichalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,andlaiditinthebedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,andputH7760apillowofgoats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairattheheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof,andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwiththeclothesH899.

14AndwhenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397totakeH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,shesaidH559,Heissickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentH7971themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927himuptomeinthebedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,thatImayslayhim.

16Andwhenthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935in,behold,theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655wasinthebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,withthepillowofgoats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairattheheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof.

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoMichalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedmethusכָּ֙כָה֙ka.khahH3602,andletmineenemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971,sothatheisescapedH4422?AndMichalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,HesaidH559untome,Letmegoשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100shouldIkillאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

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