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1 Samuel 22:16-18

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

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untotheguardthatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324abouthim,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437,andslaythepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah;becausetheirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027alsoגַם־gam-H1571iswithDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andbecausetheyknewH3045thathefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272,anddidnotdiscloseittome.Buttheservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650ofthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wouldאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14notputוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191forthH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293uponthepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548ofJehovah.

18Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou,andfallH6293uponthepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548.AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437,andhefellH6293uponthepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andheslewonthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fourscoreandfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsH376thatdidwearalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

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