1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18:8-14

8וַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charand it burnedH9001H2734לְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'Ulto SaulH9005H7586מְאֹ֗דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966וַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'and it was displeasingH9001H7489בְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.Navin view hisH9003H5869H9023הַדָּבָ֣רha.da.Varthe matterH9009H1697הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH9009H2088וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559נָתְנ֤וּna.te.Nuthey have ascribedH5414לְדָוִד֙le.da.Vidto DavidH9005H1732רְבָב֔וֹתre.va.Votten thousandsH7233וְלִ֥יve.Liand to <the> meH9002H9005H9030נָתְנ֖וּna.te.Nuthey have ascribedH5414הָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.Fimthe thousandsH9009H505וְע֥וֹדve.'odand yetH9002H5750ל֖וֹlofor <the> himH9005H9033אַ֥ךְ'akhonlyH389הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.Khahthe kingshipH9009H4410
9וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he wasH9001H1961שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586עוֹיֵ֣ןa.vonlooking atH5770אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732מֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.Yomfrom the dayH9006H9009H3117הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH9009H1931וָהָֽלְאָה׃ סva.Hal.'ahand onwardsH9002H1973
10וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next dayH9006H4283וַתִּצְלַ֣חva.titz.Lachand it rushedH9001H6743רוּחַ֩ru.aCha spirit ofH7307אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimGodH430רָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhevilH7451אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'and he prophesiedH9001H5012בְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-in [the] midst ofH9003H8432הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH9009H1004וְדָוִ֛דve.da.Vidand DavidH9002H1732מְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.Gen[was] playing an instrumentH5059בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.Dowith hand hisH9003H3027H9023כְּי֣וֹם׀ke.Yomas a dayH9004H3117בְּי֑וֹםbe.Yomin a dayH9003H3117וְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.Nitand the spearH9002H9009H2595בְּיַד־be.yad-[was] in [the] hand ofH9003H3027שָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlSaulH7586
11וַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.teland he threwH9001H2904שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.Nitthe spearH9009H2595וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehI will strikeH5221בְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vid<on> DavidH9003H1732וּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.Kirand <on> the wallH9002H9003H7023וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he went aroundH9001H5437דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732מִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.Navfrom before himH9006H6440H9023פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimtwo timesH6471
12וַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'and he was afraidH9001H3372שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH9006H9005H6440דָוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732כִּֽי־ki-forH3588הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe wasH1961יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973H9033וּמֵעִ֥םu.me.'Imand from withH9002H9006H5973שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586סָֽר׃Sarhe had turned asideH5493
13וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huand he removed himH9001H5493H9033שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.Mofrom with <the> himH9006H5973H9033וַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huand he appointed himH9001H7760H9033ל֖וֹlofor <the> himselfH9005H9033שַׂר־sar-a commander ofH8269אָ֑לֶף'A.lefa thousandH505וַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH9001H3318וַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH9001H935לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440הָעָֽם׃ פha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971
14וַיְהִ֥יvay.Hiand he wasH9001H1961דָוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732לְכָל־le.kholto allH9005H3605דְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.Khavways hisH1870H9023מַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilsuccessfulH7919וַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH9002H3068עִמּֽוֹ׃i.Mo[was] with himH5973H9033
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