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1 Samuel 19:11-24

11Then Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toאֶל־'el-H413David’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004to watch himלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104and kill himוְלַהֲמִית֖וֹve.la.ha.mi.ToH4191in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242.But David’s wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר'ish.To le.MorH802 H559Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324warnedוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046himלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you do notאֵ֨ינְךָ֜'ei.ne.khaH369runמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422אֶֽת־'et-H853for your lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859will be deadמוּמָֽת׃mu.MatH4191!”

12So Michalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324אֶת־'et-H853loweredוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fromבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157the windowהַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְha.cha.Lon vai.Ye.lekhH2474 H1980,and he ran awayוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃vai.yi.ma.LetH4422.

13Then Michalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324אֶת־'et-H853tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947a household idolהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655and laidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760itinאֶל־'el-H413the bedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,placedשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760some goat hairכְּבִ֣יר הָֽעִזִּ֔יםke.Vir ha.'i.ZimH3523 H5795on its headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680it with a garmentבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14When Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971the messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to seizeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Michal saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Heהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931isillחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.”

15But Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971the messengers backהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and told themלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927himאֹת֧וֹ'o.ToH853up to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413in his bedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296so I can kill himלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191.”

16And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,there wasוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009the idolהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655inאֶל־'el-H413the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296with the goatוּכְבִ֥יר הָעִזִּ֖יםu.khe.Vir ha.'i.ZimH3523 H5795hairon its headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413to Michalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100did you deceive meרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411like thisכָּ֙כָה֙ka.khahH3602?You sent my enemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341awayוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971אֶת־'et-H853,and he has escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422!”Michalמִיכַל֙ אֶל־mi.Khal 'el-H4324 H413repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Heהוּא־hu'-H1931saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413, ‘Help me get awayשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971,orלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100I will kill youאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191!’”

18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732ran awayבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422.And he wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050at Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046himאֵ֛ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him.Then heהוּא֙hu'H1931and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Naiothand stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427thereבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19When Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣הvai.yu.Gad le.Mor hi.NehH5046 H559 H2009that Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732was at Naiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414,

20heשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to seizeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853himדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732.But when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶֽת־'et-H853the groupלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,with Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל עֹמֵ֥דu.she.mu.'El 'o.MedH8050 H5975leading themנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324,the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921themעַֽל־'al-H5921,and Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397alsoגַּם־gam-H1571began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012הֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992.

21When this was reportedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971moreאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,but theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012as wellגַּם־gam-H1571.So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586tried againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397a thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time,and evenגַּם־gam-H1571theyהֵֽמָּה׃He.mahH1992began to prophesyוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

22Finally, Saul himselfה֜וּאhu'H1931left forוַיֵּ֨לֶךְ גַּם־vai.Ye.lekh gam-H1980 H1571Ramahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935toעַד־'ad-H5704the largeהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cisternבּ֤וֹרBorH953at Secuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906,where he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.yish.'Al vai.Yo.merH7592 H559, “Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375are Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050and Davidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732?” “At Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414,”he was toldוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559הִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009.

23So Saul wentשָׁ֔םShamH1980 H8033toאֶל־'el-H413Naiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.But the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961uponעָלָ֨יו'a.LavH5921evenגַּם־gam-H1571Saulה֜וּאhu'H1931,and he walked alongH1980prophesyingוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012untilעַד־'ad-H5704he came toבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

24Then Saulה֜וּאhu'H1931stripped offוַיִּפְשַׁ֨טvai.yif.ShatH6584his robesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899and alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012גַם־gam-H1571הוּא֙hu'H1931beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050.And he collapsedוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307and lay nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174allכָּל־kol-H3605thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andוְכָל־ve.kholH3605nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.That is whyעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it is saidיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, “Is Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?”

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