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1 Samuel 26:1-12

1AndtheZiphitesהַזִּפִים֙ha.zi.FimH2130cameH935untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, DothnotDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732hideH5641himselfinthehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah, whichisbeforethedesert?

2ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andwentH3381downוַיֵּ֙רֶד֙vai.Ye.redH3381tothewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֔יףZifH2128, havingthreeשְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־she.lo.shet-H7969thousandאֲלָפִ֥ים'a.la.FimH505chosenmenאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478withhim,toseekלְבַקֵּ֥שׁle.va.KeshH1245Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732inthewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִֽיף׃ZifH2128.

3AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586encampedוַיִּ֨חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583inthehillבְּגִבְעַ֣תbe.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilah,whichisbeforethedesert,bythewayהַדָּ֑רֶךְha.Da.rekhH1870.ButDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732abodeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֔רba.mid.BarH4057,andhesawH7200thatSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָ֥אva'H935afterhimintothewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

4Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732thereforesentH7971outspiesH7270,andunderstoodthatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascomeבָ֥אva'H935ofacertainty.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andcameH935totheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֮ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֒sha.'UlH7586hadencampedחָנָה־cha.nah-H2583;andDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732beheldtheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586layH7901,andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֥רve.'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵ֖רnerH5369,thecaptainofhishostH6635:andSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586layH7901withintheplaceH4725ofthewagons,andthepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971wereencampedחֹנִ֥יםcho.NimH2583roundH5439abouthim.

6ThenansweredDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732andsaidH559toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288theHittiteהַחִתִּ֗יha.chi.TiH2850,andtoAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֨י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֜הtze.ru.YahH6870,brotherאֲחִ֤י'a.ChiH251toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,sayingH559,Whowillgoיֵרֵ֥דye.RedH3381downwithmetoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264?AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֔י'a.vi.ShaiH52saidH559,Iwillgoאֵרֵ֥ד'e.RedH3381downwiththee.

7SoDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameH935tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971bynightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915:and,behold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463withintheplaceofthewagons,withhisspearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckinthegroundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776athisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763;andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74andthepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layH7901roundH5439abouthim.

8ThensaidH559Abishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462upthineenemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֩ve.'a.TahH6258letmesmitehim,Ipraythee,withthespearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595totheearthH776atoneאַחַ֔ת'a.ChatH259stroke,andIwillnotsmitehimthesecondtime.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843himnot;forwhocanputforthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027againstJehovah’sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899,andbeguiltless?

10AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559,AsJehovahliveth,Jehovahwillsmitehim;orhisdayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935todieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191;orheshallgoH935downintobattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421andperish.

11JehovahforbidthatIshouldputforthH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstJehovah’sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899:butnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ipraythee,thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595thatisathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andletusgoH7971.

12SoDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325fromSaul’shead;andtheygatthemawayH3947:andnomansawH7200it,norknewH3045it,neitherdidanyawake;fortheywereallasleep,becauseadeepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639sleepH3462fromJehovahwasfallenH5307uponthem.

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