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1 Samuel 24:5-7

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

6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582, “The LORDמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486thatאִם־'im-H518Ishould doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213H853suchהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088a thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899.May I never liftלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”

7With these wordsH1697Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732restrainedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156H853his menH376,and he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808let themנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414rise upלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Then Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586leftקָ֥םkamH6965the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on his wayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

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