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1 Samuel 26:13-20

13ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentovertotheotherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofthemountainH2022afarH7350off;agreatרַ֥בravH7227spacebeingbetweenthem;

14andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedtothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andtoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingH559, Answerest thounot,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredandsaidH559,Whoart thouthatcriesttothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Artnotthouavaliantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376?andwhoislikeכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644totheeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? whereforethenhast thounotkeptH8104watchH8104overthylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?fortherecameH935oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971intodestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordH113.

16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnotgoodט֞וֹבTovH2896thatthou hastdone.AsJehovahliveth, yeareworthytodie,becauseyehavenotkeptH8104watchשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104overyourlord, Jehovah’sanointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200whereH834theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwasathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewDavid’svoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,andsaidH559,Isthisthyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121DavidH1732?AndDavidH1732saidH559,Itismyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18AndhesaidH559, Wherefore dothmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113pursueH7291afterhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?forwhathaveIdone?orwhatevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451isinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,Ipraythee,letmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.IfitbeJehovahthathathstirredtheeupagainstme,lethimacceptanofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503:butifitbethechildrenofmenH120,cursedH779betheybeforeJehovah;fortheyhavedrivenH1644meoutthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatIshouldnotcleave untotheinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,letnotmybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776awayfromthepresenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah:forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318outtoseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245afleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,aswhenoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259doth huntapartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124inthemountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

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