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1 Samuel 18:6-9

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.

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