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1 Samuel 18:6-16

6AnditcameH935topassastheycameH935,whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725fromtheslaughterofthePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,thatthewomenH802cameH935outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,tomeetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,withtambours,withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,andwithtriangles.

7AndthewomenH802answered[oneanother]astheyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,andsaidH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathsmittenhisthousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,AndDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233thousandsH505.

8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryH3966wroth,andthatsayingH559wasevilH7489inhissight;andhesaidH559,TheyhaveascribedtoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505,buttometheyhaveascribedthethousandsH505;and[what]istheremoreforhimbutthekingdom?

9AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586eyedDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732fromthatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117andforward.

10Anditcametopassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayכְּי֣וֹם׀ke.YomH3117thatanevilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameuponSaulH7586,andheprophesiedH5012inthemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofthehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,butDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,asonotherdaysבְּי֑וֹםbe.YomH3117;andthespearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595wasH1961inSaul'shandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

11AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586castthespearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595,andthought,IwillsmiteDavidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732andthewallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.ButDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732turnedH5437awayH5437fromhimtwice.

12AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasH1961afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseJehovahwasH1961withhim,andhaddepartedH5493fromSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedH5493himfromhim,andmadeH7760himhiscaptainoverathousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;andhewentH3318outandcameH935inbeforethepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732prosperedinallhiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870;andJehovahwasH1961withhim.

15AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawH7200thatheprosperedwell,andhestoodinaweofhim.

16ButallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,forhewentH3318outandcameH935inbeforethem.

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