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1 Samuel 24:16-22

16H1961When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615sayingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696H853theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586called backוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thatזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121?”Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058aloudוַיִּשָּׂ֥א קֹל֖וֹvai.yi.Sa' ko.LoH5375 H6963

17and saidH559toH413DavidH1732, “Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are more righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662than Iמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480,forכִּ֤יkiH3588youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have rewarded meגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580with goodהַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.VahH2896,though Iוַאֲנִ֖יva.'a.NiH589have rewarded youגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580with evilהָרָעָֽה׃ha.ra.'AhH7451.

18And youH859have declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117אֵ֛ת'etH853howאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have treatedעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854wellH2896אֵת֩'etH853,for whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068delivered meסִגְּרַ֧נִיsi.ge.Ra.niH5462into your handבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH3027,you did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808kill meהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026.

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376H853findsיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyאֹ֣יְב֔וֹ'o.ye.VoH341,does he let him goוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971awayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870unharmedH2896?May the LORDH3068reward youיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999with goodH2896forתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478whatH834you have doneH6213for methisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayH3117.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045 H3588for sure thatהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009you will be kingH4427and that the kingdomמַמְלֶ֖כֶתmam.Le.khetH4467of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be establishedוְקָ֙מָה֙ve.Ka.mahH6965in your handsבְּיָ֣דְךָ֔be.Ya.de.khaH3027.

21So nowH6258,swearהִשָּׁ֤בְעָהhi.Sha.ve.'ahH7650to meby the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068that you will notאִם־'im-H518cut offתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772אֶת־'et-H853my descendantsזַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־zar.'I 'a.cha.Rai ve.'im-H2233 H310 H518or wipe outתַּשְׁמִ֥ידtash.MidH8045אֶת־'et-H853my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034from my father’sאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.”

22So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732gave his oathH7650to Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־sha.'Ul 'el-H7586 H413returnedוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980homeH1004,but Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and his menH376went upעָל֖וּ'a.LuH5927toעַל־'al-H5921the strongholdהַמְּצוּדָֽה׃ פha.me.tzu.DahH4686.

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