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1 Samuel 24:3-11

3Andhecametothesheepfoldsbytheway,wherewasacave;andSaulH7586wentintocoverhisfeet;andDavidH1732andhismenאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376wereabidingintherecessesofthecave.

4AndDavid'smenH376saidtohim, BeholdthedayofwhichJehovahsaidtothee, Behold,Iwillgivethine enemyintothy hand,thatthou mayestdotohimasitshallseem goodtothee.AndDavidH1732arose,andcutofftheskirtofSaul's robe secretly.

5AnditcametopassafterwardsthatDavid's heart smotehim,becausehehadcutH3772offSaul'sskirtH3671.

6Andhesaidtohismen, Jehovah forbidthatIshoulddothisthingtomymaster, Jehovah's anointed,tostretch forthmyhandagainsthim,forheistheanointedofJehovah.

7AndDavidcheckedhismenH376withthesewordsH1697,andsufferedthemnottoriseagainstSaul.AndSaulroseupoutofthecave,andwenton[his]way.

8DavidH1732alsoaroseH6965afterwards,andwentoutofthecaveH4631,andcriedafterSaulH7586,saying,Mylordtheking!AndwhenSaulH7586looked behindhim,DavidH1732bowedwithhisfacetotheearth,anddidobeisance.

9AndDavidH1732saidH559toSaulH7586,Whydost thou listentowordsofmen,sayingH559,Behold,DavidH1732seeks thy hurt?

10Behold,thisday thine eyeshaveseenhowH4100thatJehovahhadgiventheethisday intomyhandinthecave;andtheybademekill thee;but[mine eye] spared thee;andIsaidH559,Iwillnotputforthmyhandagainstmylord,forheistheanointedofJehovah.

11AndseeH7200,myfather,yes,seeH7200theskirtofthy robeinmyhandH3027.ForinthatIcutofftheskirtofthy robe,andkilledH2026theenot, knowandseeH7200thatthereisneitherevilnortransgressioninmyhandH3027,andIhavenotsinnedagainstthee;yetthou liestinwaitformylifetotakeit.

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