Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 23:19-22

19Then the Ziphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130came upוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390and saidלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Davidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hidingמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641among usעִמָּ֤נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973in the strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679at Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793,on the hillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834southמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225of Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258,O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,come downלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381wheneverלְכָל־le.kholH3605your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315desiresאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185רֵ֑דRedH3381, and we will be responsiblefor delivering himהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462into your handבְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃be.Yad ha.Me.lekhH3027 H4428.”

21“May youאַתֶּ֖ם'a.TemH859be blessedבְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.KhimH1288by the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,”repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588you have had compassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550on meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.

22Pleaseנָ֞אna'H4994goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980and prepareהָכִ֣ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559furtherע֗וֹדodH5750.Investigateוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045and watchוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853מְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725carefully whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he goesתִּֽהְיֶ֣ה רַגְל֔וֹtih.Yeh rag.LoH1961 H7272and whoמִ֥יmiH4310has seen himרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,forכִּ֚יkiH3588I am told thatאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559אֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is extremely cunningH6191.

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