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1 Samuel 23:7-23

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.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057inthestrongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679,andremainedH3427inthehill-countryinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128.AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245himeverydayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredhimnotintohishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

15AndDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawH7200thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascomeיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318outtoseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:andDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732wasinthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֖יףzifH2128inthewood.

16AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121,aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,andwenttoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732intothewood,andstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inGodבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17AndhesaidH559untohim,FearH3372not;forthehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shallnotfindתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee;andthou shaltbeH1961kingH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIshallbeH1961nextunto thee;andthatalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knoweth.

18Andtheytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeJehovah:andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeinthewood,andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentH1980tohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

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.

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