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1 Samuel 29:3-5

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’?”

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