Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 19:13-17

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!’”

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