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1 Samuel 22:11-16

11Thenthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971tocallH7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,andallhisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548thatwereinNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011:andtheycameH935allofthemtothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,HearH8085now, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285.Andheanswered,Hereהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005Iam,mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untohim,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100haveyeconspiredagainstme, thouandthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448,inthatthou hastgivenH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899,andaswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719,andhastinquiredofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430forhim,thatheshouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965againstme,tolieH693inwaitH693,asatthisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andsaidH559,Andwhoamongallthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650issofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,whoistheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son-in-law,andistakenintothy council,andishonorableinthyhouseH1004?

15HaveIto-daybegunהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toinquireofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430forhim?beitfarחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromme:letnotthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeanythinguntohisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,nortoallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofmyfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1;forthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knowethnothingofallthis,lessormore.

16Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Thou shaltsurelydieH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou,andallthyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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