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1 Samuel 26:13-25

13AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentovertotheotherהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676sideH5676,andstoodH5975onthetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218ofahillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afarH7350off;agreatרַ֥בravH7227space[being]betweenthem.

14AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedtothepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andtoAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingH559, Answerest thounot,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredandsaidH559,Whoart thouthatcriesttothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Artnotthouamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376?andwhoislikeכָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaH3644totheeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?andwhyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100hast thounotguardedשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thylordH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?foroneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971cameH935intodestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordH113.

16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnotgoodט֞וֹבTovH2896whichthou hastdone.AsJehovahliveth, yeareworthytodie,becauseyehavenotguardedH8104yourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, Jehovah'sanointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200whereH834theking'sspearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325thatwasathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knew David'svoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963,andsaidH559,Isthisthyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121DavidH1732?AndDavidH1732saidH559,Itismyvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963,mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18AndhesaidH559,WhyH4100doesmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thuspursueH7291afterhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?forwhathaveIdone?orwhatevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451isinmyhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,letmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650.IfJehovahhavemovedtheeagainstme,lethimacceptanoblation;butifthesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenH120,cursedH779betheybeforeJehovah;fortheyhavedrivenH1644meoutthisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromadheringtotheinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Go,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,letnotmybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307totheearthH776farfromthefaceH6440ofJehovah;forthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478iscomeיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318outtoseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245asinglefleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550,aswhentheyhuntapartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124onthemountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

21AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,IhavesinnedH2398:returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725,mysonבְּנִֽי־be.ni-H1121Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732;forIwillnomoredotheeharmאָרַ֤ע'a.Ra'H7489,becausemylifeנַפְשִׁ֛יnaf.ShiH5315waspreciousיָקְרָ֥הya.ke.RahH3365inthineeyesH5869thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:behold,IhaveactedH5528foolishlyהִסְכַּ֛לְתִּיhis.Kal.tiH5528,andhaveerredH7686exceedinglyH3966.

22AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732answeredandsaidH559,Beholdtheking'sspearחֲנִ֣יתha.cha.nitH2595,andletoneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֖יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288comeoverandfetchit.

23AndJehovahwillrendertoeverymanH376hisrighteousnessצִדְקָת֖וֹtzid.ka.ToH6666andhisfaithfulnessאֱמֻנָת֑וֹ'e.mu.na.ToH530;forJehovahgaveH5414theeinto[my]handבְּיָ֔דbe.YadH3027thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,andIwouldאָבִ֔יתִי'a.Vi.tiH14notstretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899.

24Andbehold,asthylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֛naf.she.KhaH5315washighlyesteemedthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117inmineeyesH5869,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651letmylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315behighlyesteemedintheeyesH5869ofJehovah,thathemaydeliverוְיַצִּלֵ֖נִיve.ya.tzi.Le.niH5337meoutofalldistressH6869.

25AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,BlessedH1288bethou,mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732: thou shaltcertainlydo[great things],andshaltcertainlyprevailH3201.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH7725onhiswayלְדַרְכּ֔וֹle.dar.KoH1870,andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586returnedשָׁ֥בshavH7725tohisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ פlim.ko.MoH4725.

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