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1 Samuel 27:8-12

8Now Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁ֔יוva.'a.na.ShavH582went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927and raidedוַֽיִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל־vai.yif.she.Tu 'el-H6584 H413the Geshuritesהַגְּשׁוּרִ֥יha.ge.shu.RiH1651,the Girzitesוְהַגִּזְרִ֖יve.ha.gir.ziH1511,and the Amalekitesוְהָעֲמָלֵקִ֑יve.ha.'a.mal.KiH6003. (Fromכִּ֣יkiH3588ancient timesמֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם בּוֹאֲךָ֥me.'o.Lam bo.'a.KhaH5769 H935these peopleהֵ֜נָּהHe.nahH2007had inhabitedיֹשְׁב֤וֹתyo.she.VotH3427the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834extending to Shurשׁ֖וּרָהShu.rahH7793andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704אֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.)

9Whenever Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853attackedוְהִכָּ֤הve.hi.KahH5221a territoryהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,he did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808leaveיְחַיֶּ֖הye.chai.YehH2421a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or woman aliveוְאִשָּׁ֑הve.'i.ShahH802,but he tookוְלָקַח֩ve.la.KachH3947the flocksצֹ֨אןtzonH6629and herdsוּבָקָ֜רu.va.KarH1241,the donkeysוַחֲמֹרִ֤יםva.cha.mo.RimH2543,camelsוּגְמַלִּים֙u.ge.ma.LimH1581,and clothingוּבְגָדִ֔יםu.ve.ga.DimH899.Then he would returnוַיָּ֖שָׁב וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.Ya.shov vai.ya.Vo'H7725 H935toאֶל־'el-H413Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397,

10whoאָכִ֔ישׁ'a.KhishH397 H408would ask himוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “What have you raided todayפְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם הַיּ֑וֹםpe.sha.Tem hai.YomH6584 H3117?”And Davidדָּוִ֗ד עַל־da.Vid 'al-H1732 H5921would replyוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The Negevנֶ֤גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,”orוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921“The Negevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Jerahmeelהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.yar.che.me.'e.LiH3397,”orH413“The Negevנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017.”

11Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732did not leaveלֹֽא־lo'-H3808a manוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376or womanוְאִשָּׁ֜הve.'i.ShahH802aliveיְחַיֶּ֣הye.chai.YehH2421to be broughtלְהָבִ֥יאle.ha.Vi'H935to Gathגַת֙gatH1661,for he saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they will reportיַגִּ֥דוּya.Gi.duH5046usעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ‘This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732didעָשָׂ֤ה'a.SahH6213.’”And thisוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541was David’s customמִשְׁפָּט֔וֹmish.pa.ToH4941the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605timeהַ֨יָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he livedיָשַׁ֖בya.ShavH3427in Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430territoryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704.

12So Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397trustedוַיַּאֲמֵ֥ןvai.ya.'a.MenH539Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732,thinkingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Since he has made himself an utter stenchH887to his peopleבְּעַמּ֣וֹbe.'a.MoH5971Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,he will beוְהָ֥יָהve.Ha.yahH1961myservantלְעֶ֥בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.”

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