1 Samuel 23
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1 Samuel 23:2-5

2וַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'Aland he enquiredH9001H7592דָּוִ֤דda.VidDavidH1732בַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehby YahwehH9003H3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559הַאֵלֵ֣ךְha.'e.Lekh¿ will I goH9008H1980וְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiand will I strike?H9001H5221בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.Tim<in> the PhilistinesH9003H6430הָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.leh<the> theseH9009H428וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֶל־'el-toH413דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732לֵ֚ךְlekhgoH1980וְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taand you will strikeH9001H5221בַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.Tim<in> the PhilistinesH9003H6430וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.Taand you will deliverH9001H3467אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853קְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahKeilahH7084
3וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.Ruand they saidH9001H559אַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732אֵלָ֔יו'e.Lavto himH413H9033הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009אֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuweH587פֹ֛הfohhereH6311בִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.Dahin JudahH9003H3063יְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'Im[are] fearfulH3373וְאַף֙ve.'Afand indeed?H9002H637כִּֽי־ki-ifH3588נֵלֵ֣ךְne.Lekhwe will goH1980קְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahKeilahH7084אֶל־'el-againstH413מַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.Khot[the] battle lines ofH4634פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
4וַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefand he repeatedH9001H3254ע֤וֹדodagainH5750דָּוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732לִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'Olto enquireH9005H7592בַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehby YahwehH9003H3068וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huand he answered himH9001H6030H9033יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559ק֚וּםkumariseH6965רֵ֣דredgo downH3381קְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahKeilahH7084כִּֽי־ki-forH3588אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589נֹתֵ֛ןno.Ten[am] about to giveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khain hand yourH9003H3027H9021
5וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH9001H1980דָּוִד֩da.VidDavidH1732וַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovand men hisH9002H582H9023קְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahKeilahH7084וַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemand he foughtH9001H3898בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.Timagainst the PhilistinesH9003H6430וַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.Hagand he drove awayH9001H5090אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.Hemlivestock theirH4735H9028וַיַּ֥ךְvai.Yakhand he defeatedH9001H5221בָּהֶ֖םba.Hem<in> <the> themH9003H9038מַכָּ֣הma.Kaha defeatH4347גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419וַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'and he deliveredH9001H3467דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H853יֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.Vei[the] inhabitants ofH3427קְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahKeilahH7084
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