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1 Samuel 18:6-16

6As the troopsוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961were returning homeבְּבוֹאָ֗ם בְּשׁ֤וּבbe.vo.'Am be.ShuvH935 H7725after Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had killedמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,the womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122Kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586with singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,with joyful songsבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with tambourinesבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596and other instrumentsוּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.ShimH7991.

7And as the women dancedהַנָּשִׁ֥ים הַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתha.na.Shim ham.sa.cha.KotH7832 H802,they sang outוַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָה וַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.ta.'a.Nei.nah va.to.Mar.naH559 H6030: “Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tens of thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.”

8And Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was furiousוַיִּ֨חַר מְאֹ֗דvai.Yi.char me.'OdH2734 H3966and resentedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088songהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697. “They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414tens of thousandsרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,”he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “but onlyנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505to me.What moreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he havebutאַ֥ךְ'akhH389the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?”

9Andוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961from thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָהָֽלְאָה׃ סva.Hal.'ahH1973Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kept a jealous eyeH5771אֶת־'et-H853on Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.

10וַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283a spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307of distressרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451sent from Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֣חva.titz.LachH6743uponאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,and he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012inside theבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004while Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059the harpas usualH3117.Now Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586was holdingבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027a spearוְהַחֲנִ֖ית בְּיַד־ve.ha.cha.Nit be.yad-H2595 H3027,

11and heשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶֽת־'et-H853hurled itוַיָּ֤טֶל הַחֲנִ֔יתvai.Ya.tel ha.cha.NitH2904 H2595,thinkingוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will pinאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.”But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732eludedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437himמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

12So Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961with Davidעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973butוּמֵעִ֥םu.me.'ImH5973had departedסָֽר׃SarH5493from Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙ מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹsha.'Ul me.'i.MoH7586 H5973sent David awayוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493and gaveוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760himcommandשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousand menאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505.David ledוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the troops out to battleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971and backוַיָּבֹ֖א לִפְנֵ֥יvai.ya.Vo' lif.NeiH935 H6440,

14and he continuedוַיְהִ֥י דָוִ֛דvay.Hi da.VidH1961 H1732to prosperמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870,because the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with himעִמּֽוֹ׃i.MoH5973.

15When Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidה֖וּאhu'H1931was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966successfulמַשְׂכִּ֣ילmas.KilH7919,he was afraidוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481of himמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

16But allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588heה֛וּאhu'H1931was leading them out to battleיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318and backוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440.

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