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1 Samuel 21

1AndDavidcameH935toNob,toAhimelechthepriest;andAhimelech trembledatmeeting David,andsaidtohim, Why art thou alone,andno manwiththee?
2AndDavidH1732saidH559toAhimelechH288thepriestH3548,Thekinghascommandedmeabusiness,andhassaidH559tome, LetnomanH376knowanythingofthebusiness whereonIsend thee,andwhatIhavecommandedthee;andIhavedirectedtheyoungmenH376tosuchandsuchaplace.
3Andnowwhatisunder thy hand?givemefive loavesinmyhand,orwhatmaybefound.
4Andthepriest answeredDavidandsaid,ThereisnocommonbreadH3899undermyhandH3027,butthereisholybreadH3899;iftheyoung menhavekeptthemselvesatleastfromwomen.
5AndDavidH1732answeredthepriestH3548andsaidH559tohim,Yesindeed,womenH802havebeenkeptH8104fromusaboutthese threedays,sinceIcameout,andthevesselsoftheyoungH5288menH5288areholyH6944,andthe[breadH3899]isinamannercommon,andthemoreso,becauseto-day [new]ishallowedinthevessels.
6AndthepriestH3548gavehimholyH6944[bread];fortherewasH1961nobreadtherebuttheshew-loavesthatwereH1961takenfrombeforeJehovah,toputonhot breadinthedayH3117whentheywereH1961takenaway.
7(Nowacertain manoftheservantsofSaulwasH1961therethatdayH3117, detainedbeforeJehovah;andhisnamewasH1961Doeg,theEdomite,chiefoftheshepherdsthat[belongedH1961]toSaul.)
8AndDavidsaidtoAhimelech,Andistherenothereunderthy hand spearorsword?forIhaveneither broughtmysword normyweaponswithme,fortheking's businesswasurgent.
9AndthepriestsaidH559,TheswordH2719ofGoliaththePhilistine, whom thou slewestinthevalleyofterebinths,behold,itishereפֹּ֥הpohH6311wrappedinacloth behindtheephod;ifthou wilttakeH3947that,takeH3947it;forthereisnoothersavethathereH6311.AndDavidH1732saidH559,Thereisnonelikethat:giveitme.
10AndDavidH1732arose,andfledthatdayfrombeforeSaul,andwenttoAchishthekingofGath.
11AndtheservantsofAchishH397saidtohim,IsnotthisDavidH1732thekingH4428oftheland?didtheynotsingonetoanotherofhimindances, saying,SaulH7586hassmittenhisthousands,andDavidH1732histen thousands?
12AndDavidH1732tooktoheartthesewords,andwasmuch afraidofAchishH397thekingH4428ofGath.
13Andhechangedhisbehaviourbeforethem,andfeignedhimselfmadintheirhands,andscratchedonthedoorsofthegate,andlethisspittle falldownonhisbeard.
14AndAchishsaidtohisservants, Behold, yeseethemanismad: whydidyebringH3381himtome?
15haveIlackofmadmen,thatyehavebroughtH935thisoneH376toraveinmypresence?shallthis[manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376]comeH935intomyhouse?

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