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1 Samuel 22:1-8

1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedthence,andescapedH4422tothecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725:andwhenhisbrethrenandallhisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseH1004heardH8085it,theywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thithertohim.

2AndeveryoneH376thatwasH1961indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689,andeveryoneH376thatwasH1961indebt,andeveryoneH376thatwasH1961discontented,gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesuntohim;andhebecameH1961captainoverthem:andtherewerewithhimaboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967menH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318thencetoMizpehofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:andhesaidH559untothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,Letmyfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1andmymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517,Ipraythee,comeH3318forthH3318,andbewithyou,tillIknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoforme.

4Andhebroughtthembeforethekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124:andtheydweltH3427withhimallthewhilethatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wasH1961inthestronghold.

5Andtheprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abidenotinthestronghold; depart,andgettheeintothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departed,andcameH935intotheforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHereth.

6AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardH8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscovered,andthemenH376thatwerewithhim:nowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586wassittingH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390,underthetamarisk-treeinRamah,withhisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027,andallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324abouthim.

7AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324abouthim,HearH8085now, ye Benjamites;willthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414everyoneofyoufieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,willhemakeH7760youallcaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsofhundredsH3967,

8thatallofyouhaveconspiredagainstme,andthereisnonethatdisclosethtomewhenmysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121makethaleaguewiththesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448,andthereisnoneofyouthatissorryforme,ordiscloseth untomethatmysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hathstirredupmyservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650againstme,tolieH693inwaitH693,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

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