Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 22:16-18

16But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You will surely dieH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004!”

17Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the guardsלָרָצִים֩la.ra.TzimH7323at his sideהַנִּצָּבִ֨ים עָלָ֜יוha.ni.tza.Vim 'a.LavH5324 H5921, “Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437and killוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they tooגַם־gam-H1571sided withיָדָם֙ עִם־ya.Dam 'im-H3027 H5973Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.Forוְכִ֤יve.KhiH3588they knewיָֽדְעוּ֙ כִּֽי־ya.de.'U ki-H3045 H3588heה֔וּאHu'H1931was fleeingבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272,but they did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808tellגָל֖וּga.LuH1540אֶת־'et-H853meאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.niH241.”But the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650wouldאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808liftלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971אֶת־'et-H853a handיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027to strikeלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293the priestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428orderedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Doegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673, “Youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859turnסֹ֣בsoH5437and strike downוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548!”And Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437and struck downוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548himselfהוּא֙hu'H1931.On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117he killedוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤ים וַחֲמִשָּׁה֙she.mo.Nim va.cha.mi.ShahH8084 H2568menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who woreנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375the linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

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