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1 Samuel 23:19-26

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.

23Observeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200and find outוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605the placesהַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ha.ma.cha.vo.'ImH4224whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hidesיִתְחַבֵּ֣א שָׁ֔םyit.cha.Be' ShamH2244 H8033.Then come backוְשַׁבְתֶּ֤םve.shav.TemH7725to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413withאֶל־'el-H413certaintyנָכ֔וֹןna.KhonH3559,and I will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with youאִתְּכֶ֑ם וְהָיָה֙'i.te.Khem ve.ha.YahH854 H1961.Ifאִם־'im-H518he isיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426in the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,I will search him outוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the clansאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

24So they set outוַיָּק֛וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Ziphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128ahead ofלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Now Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057of Maonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584in the Arabahבָּעֲרָבָ֔ה אֶ֖לba.'a.ra.Vah 'elH6160 H413southיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of Jeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452,

25and Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his menוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮va.'a.na.ShavH582wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him.When Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732was told about itוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046,he went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553and stayedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the Wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Maonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584.And when Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heard of thisוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף אַחֲרֵֽי־vai.yir.Dof 'a.cha.rei-H7291 H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732thereמִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן׃mid.Bar ma.'onH4057 H4584.

26Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586was proceeding alongוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980oneמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088sideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,and Davidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582along the otherמִזֶּ֑ה וַיְהִ֨יmi.Zeh vay.HiH2088 H1961sideמִצַּ֥ד הָהָ֖רmi.Tzad ha.HarH6654 H2022.Even though Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732was hurryingנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648to get awayלָלֶ֙כֶת֙la.Le.khetH1980מִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were closingעֹֽטְרִ֛ים'o.te.RimH5849in onאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֥ד וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732 H413and his menאֲנָשָׁ֖יו'a.na.ShavH582to capture themלְתָפְשָֽׂם׃le.ta.fe.SamH8610.

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