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1 Samuel 23:2-13

2So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068לֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Should I goהַאֵלֵ֣ךְha.'e.LekhH1980and attackוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221theseהָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.lehH428Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?”And the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980and attackוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the Philistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467אֶת־'et-H853Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.”

3But David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “Lookהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,weאֲנַ֥חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are afraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373hereפֹ֛הfohH6311in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063;how much moreוְאַף֙ve.'AfH637ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588we goנֵלֵ֣ךְne.LekhH1980to Keilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstאֶל־'el-H413the armies ofמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?”

4Once againוַיּ֨וֹסֶף ע֤וֹדvai.Yo.sef odH3254 H5750,Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068,and the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶרYah.weh vai.Yo.merH3068 H559answered himוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030: “Goרֵ֣דredH3381at onceק֚וּםkumH6965to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will deliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853into your handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.”

5Then Davidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovH582wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Keilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and carried offוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090their livestockמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735אֶת־'et-H853,strikingוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221themwith a mightyגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419blowמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347.So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732אֵ֖ת'etH853savedוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6(Nowוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288had broughtיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381the ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646with himבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027when he fledבִּ֠בְרֹחַBiv.ro.achH1272toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732at Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.)

7When Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046thatכִּי־ki-H3588Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had goneבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,heשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430has deliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234himאֹת֤וֹ'o.ToH853into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,forכִּ֚יkiH3588he has trapped himselfנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935a townבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892with gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.”

8Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֥עvay.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to goלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421at Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084and besiegeלָצ֥וּר אֶל־la.Tzur 'el-H6696 H413Davidדָּוִ֖ד וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732 H413and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

9When Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732learnedוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was plottingמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.”

10And Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has heardH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586intendsמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084and destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892on my accountבַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.RiH5668.

11Will the citizensבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084surrender meהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462into his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?Will Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586come downהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381,asכַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834Your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085?O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.” “He willיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

12So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will the citizensבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853my menאֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.ShaiH582into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?” “They willיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462,”saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582,about sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967strong,set outוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965אִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and departedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from Keilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,moving from place to placeוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980בַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834יִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980.When Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586was toldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422from Keilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,he declinedוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308to go forthלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

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