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1 Samuel 21:13-15

13So he changedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.NoH8138H853his behaviorטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940before themבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869and feigned madnessוַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.LelH1984in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027;he scratchedוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427onעַל־'al-H5921the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and let his salivaרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388runוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381downאֶל־'el-H413his beardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

14Then Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toH413his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Lookהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,you can seeתִרְאוּ֙tir.'UH7200thatthe manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is insaneמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696!Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100have you broughtתָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'uH935himH853to meH413?

15Am Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589in need ofחֲסַ֤רcha.SarH2638madmenH7696,thatכִּי־ki-H3588you have broughtH935H853this manזֶ֔הZehH2088to raveH7696in my presenceעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921?Must thisהֲזֶ֖הha.ZehH2088mancomeH935intoH413my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.TiH1004?”

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