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1 Samuel 24:2-5

2So SaulH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947threeשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֛ים'a.la.FimH505chosenבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to look forלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853DavidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582inעַל־'al-H5921the regionפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the Rocksצוּרֵ֥יtzu.ReiH6697of the Wild Goatsהַיְּעֵלִֽים׃hai.ye.'e.LimH3277.

3Soon Saul cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the sheepfoldsגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629 H1448alongH5921the roadהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,where there wasוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033a caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631,and heH7586went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to relieveלְהָסֵ֣ךְle.ha.SekhH5526H853himselfרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272.And DavidH1732and his menH582were hidingיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the recessesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.

4So David’sH1732menH376saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to himH413, “This isהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117about whichאֲֽשֶׁר־'asher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to youH413, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,Iאָנֹכִ֜י'a.no.KhiH595will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341H853into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that you may doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213with himasכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834you wishיִטַ֣ב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָyi.Tav be.'ei.Nei.khaH3190 H5869.’”Then DavidH1732crept upוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and stealthilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772H853a cornerכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834.

5וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961Afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651,David’sH1732H853conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820was strickenוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921H834he had cut offH3772H853the cornerH3671H834of Saul’s robeH7586.

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