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1 Samuel 23:2-13

2ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoandsmitethesePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?AndJehovahsaidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Go,andsmitethePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430,andsaveH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3AndDavid’smenH376saidH559untohim,Behold,weareafraidH3372hereפֹ֛הfohH6311inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063:howmuchmorethenifwegotoKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstthearmiesofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredofJehovahyetH5750againע֤וֹדodH5750.AndJehovahansweredhim,andsaidH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084;forIwilldeliverthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430intothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732andhismenH376wenttoKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,andfoughtH3898withthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andbroughtawayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattle,andslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedH3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6Anditcametopass,whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,thathecamedownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381withanephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wascomeH935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredH5462himintomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027;forheisshutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462in,byenteringintoatownthathathgatesandbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971towarH4421,togoלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,tobesiegeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732andhismenH376.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewH3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasdevising mischiefagainsthim;andhesaidH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hithertheephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

10ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathsurelyheardH8085thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seekethtocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892formysakeH5668.

11WillthemenofKeilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462meupintohishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?willSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comeהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381down,asthyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hathheardH8085?OJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ibeseechthee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.AndJehovahsaidH559,Hewillcomeיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381down.

12ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,WillthemenH376ofKeilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462upmeandmymenH376intothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?AndJehovahsaidH559,Theywilldeliverיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462theeup.

13ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732andhismenאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whowereaboutsixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredH3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anddepartedoutofKeilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,andwentH1980whithersoevertheycouldgoH1980.AnditwastoldH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasescapedH4422fromKeilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084;andheforbaretogoH1980forthH3318.

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