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1 Samuel 23:1-8

1AndtheytoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold,thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430fightנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstKeilahבִּקְעִילָ֔הbik.'i.LahH7084,andtheyrobthethreshing-floors.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah,sayingH559,ShallIgoandsmitethesePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?AndJehovahsaidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, GoandsmitethePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430,andsaveH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3ButDavid'smenH376saidH559tohim,Behold,weareafraidH3372hereפֹ֛הfohH6311inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063;howmuchmorethenifwegotoKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstthearmiesofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredofJehovahyetH5750againע֤וֹדodH5750.AndJehovahansweredhimandsaidH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084;forIwillgiveנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430intothyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732andhismenH376wenttoKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,andfoughtH3898againstthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andbroughtawayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattle,andsmotethemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedH3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6Anditcametopass,whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,hecamedownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381withanephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadcomeH935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hascasthimoffintomyhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027;forheisshutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462in,byenteringintoacityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892thathasgatesandbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971towarH4421,togoלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downtoKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,tobesiegeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732andhismenH376.

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