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1 Samuel 29:1-6

1Now the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853brought allכָּל־kol-H3605their forcesמַחֲנֵיהֶ֖םma.cha.nei.HemH4264togetherוַיִּקְבְּצ֧וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908at Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,while Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478campedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583by the springבַּעַ֖יִןba.'A.yinH5869אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in Jezreelבְּיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃be.yiz.re.'ElH3157.

2As the Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430leadersוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633marched out withעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674their units of hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967and thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505,Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582marchedעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674behind themבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314withעִם־'im-H5973Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Then the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמָ֖הmahH4100abouttheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680?”Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־'a.Khish 'el-H397 H413repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430שָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, “Is thisזֶ֨הzehH2088notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,the servantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650of Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Heאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has beenהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854all theseזֶ֤הzehH2088daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,evenאוֹ־'ov-H176זֶ֣הzehH2088yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,and fromוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808the dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117he defectedנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307until todayעַד־ הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ פ'ad- hai.Yom ha.ZehH5704 H3117 H2088I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672no faultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in him.”

4But the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430were angryוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with Achishעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921and toldוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559himשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269פְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430, “Send that manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376backהָשֵׁ֣בha.ShevH7725אֶת־'et-H853and let him returnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you assignedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485himשָׁ֔םShamH8033.He must notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808go downיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973into battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421onlyוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to becomeיִֽהְיֶה־yih.yeh-H1961ouradversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854during the warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421.What better wayוּבַמֶּ֗הu.va.MehH4100for him to regain the favorיִתְרַצֶּ֥ה זֶה֙ אֶל־yit.ra.Tzeh zeh 'el-H7521 H2088 H413of his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113thanהֲל֕וֹאha.Lo'H3808with the headsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218of our menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָהֵֽם׃ha.'a.na.Shim ha.HemH582 H1992?

5Is thisזֶ֣הzehH2088notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732about whomאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they singיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030in their dancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑רba.me.cho.Lot le.MorH4246 H559: ‘Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tens of thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233’?”

6So Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397summonedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732and told himוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיוvai.Yo.mer 'E.lavH559 H413, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞ה כִּי־Yah.weh ki-H3068 H3588livesחַי־chai-H2416,youאַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH859have been uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,and it seems rightוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869that you should march in and outצֵאתְךָ֨ וּבֹאֲךָ֤tze.te.Kha u.vo.'a.KhaH3318 H935with meאִתִּי֙'i.TiH854in the armyבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588I have foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808faultרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in youfrom the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117you cameבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413untilעַד־'ad-H5704thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.But youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808goodט֥וֹבTovH2896in the sightוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869of the leadersהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633.

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