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1 Samuel 24:8-16

8Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatכֵ֗ןKhenH3651,DavidH1732got upH6965,went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318ofH4480the caveH4631,and called outוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310Saulלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH7586 H559, “My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”When SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behind himאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310,DavidH1732bowedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915facedownאַפַּ֛יִם אַ֖רְצָה'a.Pa.yim 'Ar.tzahH639 H776in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812

9andH1732saidH559to SaulH7586, “Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100do you listenתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853to the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who sayH559, ‘Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,DavidH1732intendsמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245to harm youרָעָתֶֽךָ׃ra.'a.Te.khaH7451’?

10BeholdH2009,thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117you have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200with your own eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869H853thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֨ה׀ הַיּ֤וֹם׀Yah.weh hai.YomH3068 H3117delivered youנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414into my handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631.I was toldH559to kill youלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026,but I sparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347youעָלֶ֑יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921and saidH559, ‘I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808liftאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113,sinceכִּי־ki-H3588heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.’

11Seeגַּ֗םGamH7200 H1571,my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,lookH7200H853at the cornerכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of your robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027.ForH3588I cut itכְּנַ֨ף מְעִֽילְךָ֜ke.Naf me.'i.le.KhaH3671 H4598offבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772H853,but I did notH3808kill youH2026.Knowדַּ֤עda'H3045and seeH7200thatH3588there is noאֵ֨ין'einH369evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451or rebellionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in my handsH3027.I have notH3808sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against you,even though youוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859are hunting me downצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658H853to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315.

12May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199between you and meH996,and may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068take vengeanceוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358on youמִמֶּ֑ךָּmi.Me.kaH4480,but my handH3027will neverH3808beתִֽהְיֶה־tih.yeh-H1961against you.

13Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834the oldהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912saysיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559, ‘Wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562proceedsיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563.’But my handH3027will neverH3808beH1961against you.

14Againstאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310whomמִ֤יmiH4310has the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478come outאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH3318 H310?Whomמִ֖יmiH4310are youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859pursuingרֹדֵ֑ף אַֽחֲרֵי֙ro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310?A deadמֵ֔ת אַחֲרֵ֖יMet 'a.cha.ReiH4191 H310dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611?Aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550?

15May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961our judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781and decideוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199between you and meH996.May He take noticeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200and pleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378אֶת־'et-H853my caseרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379and deliver meוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199from your handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.”

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

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