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1 Samuel 23:9-12

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.

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