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1 Samuel 26:5-14

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.

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?

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