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1 Samuel 30:8-23

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.

10ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedH7291,heandfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredH3967menH376;fortwoH3967hundredH3967stayedbehind,whoweresofaintthattheycouldnotgooverthebrookBesorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

11AndtheyfoundH4672anEgyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713inthefieldH7704,andbroughthimtoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andgaveH5414himbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,andhedideatH398;andtheygaveH5414himwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325todrinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248;

12andtheygaveH5414himapieceofacakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690offigsH1690,andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clustersofraisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778:andwhenhehadeatenH398,hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameagaintohim;forhehadeatenH398nobreadH3899,nordrunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untohim,Towhombelongest thou?andwhence art thou?AndhesaidH559,Iamayoungנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofEgyptH4713,servantH5650toanAmalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003;andmymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftH5800me,becausethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117agoIfellsickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14WemadeH6584araidפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584upontheSouthH5045oftheCherethites,anduponthatwhichbelongethtoJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,andupontheSouthH5045ofCalebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612;andweburnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559tohim, Wilt thoubringH3381medownהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381tothistroopH1416?AndhesaidH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650untomebyGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430,thatthou wiltneitherkillתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me,nordeliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462meupintothehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofmymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andIwillbringH3381theedownוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381tothistroopH1416.

16AndwhenH834hehadbroughthimdownוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381,behold,theywerespreadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203abroadoverallthegroundH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354,anddancing,becauseofallthegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilH7998thattheyhadtakenH3947outofthelandH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andoutofthelandH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smotethemfromthetwilightevenuntotheeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153ofthenextלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283dayH4283:andthereescapedH4422notamanH376ofthem,saveH4422fourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menH376,whorodeH7392uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581andfledH5127.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredallthattheAmalekiteshadtakenH3947;andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedH5337histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802.

19Andtherewasnothinglackingtothem,neithersmallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996norgreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419,neithersonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323,neitherspoilH7998,noranythingthattheyhadtakenH3947tothem:Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732broughtH7725backהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725all.

20AndDavidH1732tookH3947alltheflocksH6629andtheherdsH1241,whichtheydrovebeforethoseothercattleוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241,andsaidH559,ThisisDavid’sspoilH7998.

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameH935tothetwohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376,whoweresofaintthattheycouldnotfollowDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whomalsotheyhadmadetoabideatthebrookBesorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308;andtheywentH3318forthH3318tomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andtomeetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim:andwhenH834Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935neartothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,hesalutedthem.

22ThenansweredallthewickedH7451menH376andbasefellows,ofthosethatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,andsaidH559,BecausetheywentH1980notwithus,wewillnotgiveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414themaughtofthespoilH7998thatwehaverecovered,savetoeverymanH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802andhischildren,thathemayleadthemaway,anddepart.

23ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, YeshallnotdosoH3651,mybrethren,withthatwhichJehovahhathgivenH5414untous,whohathpreservedH8104us,anddeliveredthetroopH1416thatcameH935againstusintoourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

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