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1 Samuel 23:19-26

19ThencameH5927uptheZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, DothnotDavidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hideH5641himselfwithusinthestrongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679inthewood,inthehillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah,whichisonthesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofthedesert?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258thereforeH6258,Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,comeלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381down,accordingtoallthedesireH5315ofthysoulH5315tocomeרֵ֑דRedH3381down;andourpartshallbetodeliverהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462himupintotheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

21AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BlessedH1288beyeofJehovah;foryehavehadcompassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550onme.

22Go,Iprayyou,makeH3045yetH5750moresure,andknowוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045andseeH7200hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hishauntis,andwhohathseenH7200himthere;foritistoldmethathedealethverysubtly.

23Seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200therefore,andtakeknowledgeofallthelurking-placeswhereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hehidethhimself,andcomeH1980yeagaintomeofacertainty,andIwillgoוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980withyou:anditshallcomeH1980topass,ifhebeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961inthelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,thatIwillsearchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664himoutamongallthethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

24AndtheyaroseH6965,andwenttoZiphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128beforeSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:butDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732andhismenH376wereinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584,intheArabahבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160onthesouthיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225ofthedesertH6160.

25AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhismenH376wentH3381toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him.AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732: whereforehecameH3381downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381totherockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,andabodeinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584.AndwhenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardH8085that,hepursuedH7291afterDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732inthewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעֽוֹן׃ma.'onH4584.

26AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wentonthissideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654ofthemountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,andDavidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732andhismenH376onthatsideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654ofthemountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022:andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732madehastetogetawayנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648forfearofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;forSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586andhismenH376compassedDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732andhismenH376roundabouttotakethem.

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