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1 Samuel 30:1-4

1On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayוַיְהִ֞י בַּיּ֣וֹםvay.Hi bai.YomH3117 H1961Davidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582arrivedבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935in Ziklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860,and the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003had raidedפָֽשְׁט֗וּ אֶל־fa.she.Tu 'el-H6584 H413the Negevנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413צִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,attackedוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,and burned it downוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

2They had taken captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617אֶת־'et-H853the womenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802and allwho wereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834there,both youngמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419.They had not killedלֹ֥א הֵמִ֖יתוּlo' he.Mi.tuH4191 H3808anyoneאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,but had carried them offוַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּvai.yin.ha.GuH5090as they wentוַיֵּלְכ֖וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980on their wayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3When Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they foundוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009it burned downשְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁse.ru.Fah ba.'EshH8313 H784and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802and sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323taken captiveנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4So Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and the troopsוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּ֛וֹ'i.ToH854אֶת־'et-H853lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058untilעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834they had noאֵין־'ein-H369strengthכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581left to weepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

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