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1 Samuel 30:1-9

1AnditcameH935topass,whenDavidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732andhismenH376wereH1961comeH935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860onthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheAmalekiteshadmadeH6584araidפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584upontheSouthH5045,anduponZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,andhadsmittenZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313itwithfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784,

2andhadtakenH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenH802andallthatweretherein,bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419:theyslewnotany,butcarriedthemoff,andwenttheirwayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3AndwhenDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732andhismenH376cameH935tothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,itwasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;andtheirwivesH802,andtheirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,andtheirdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,weretakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4ThenDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732andthepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,untiltheyhadnomorepowerH3581toweepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5AndDavid’stwoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesH802weretakenH7617captiveנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlydistressed;forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spakeofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him,becausethesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wasgrieved,everymanH376forhissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121andforhisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323:butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfinJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,Ipraythee,bringH5066mehithertheephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtH5066thithertheephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,IfIpursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterthistroopH1416,shallIovertakeH5381them?Andheansweredhim,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291;forthou shaltsurelyovertakeH5381them,andshalt without failrecoverall.

9SoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH935,heandthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatwerewithhim,andcameH935tothebrookBesorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,whereH834thosethatwereleftH3498behindstayed.

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