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1 Samuel 26:7-12

7AndDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732andAbishaiוַאֲבִישַׁ֥י׀va.'a.vi.ShaiH52cameH935tothepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971bynightלַיְלָה֒lay.LahH3915,andbehold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586layH7901sleepingיָשֵׁן֙ya.ShenH3463withinthewagon-defence,andhisspearוַחֲנִית֥וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595stuckinthegroundבָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776athisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763;andAbnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74andthepeopleוְהָעָ֔םve.ha.'AmH5971layH7901roundH5439abouthim.

8AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁי֙'a.vi.ShaiH52saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430hasdeliveredסִגַּ֨רsi.GarH5462thineenemyאוֹיִבְךָ֖'o.yiv.KhaH341intothyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027thisdayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117;andnowH6258letmesmitehim,Ipraythee,withthespearבַּחֲנִ֤יתba.cha.NitH2595,eventothegroundוּבָאָ֙רֶץ֙u.va.'A.retzH776once,andIwillnotdoitthesecondtime.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֖י'a.vi.ShaiH52,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֑הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843himnot;forwhocanstretchשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֛וֹya.DoH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֥יחַbim.Shi.achH4899,andbeguiltless?

10AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559, [As]Jehovahliveth,Jehovahwillsurelysmitehim;eitherhisdayיוֹמ֤וֹyo.MoH3117shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935todieוָמֵ֔תva.MetH4191,orheshalldescendintobattleבַמִּלְחָמָ֛הva.mil.cha.MahH4421andperish.

11JehovahforbidthatIshouldstretchH7971forthH7971myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027againstJehovah'sanointedבִּמְשִׁ֣יחַbim.Shi.achH4899!Butnowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ipraythee,thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595thatisathisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יוme.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763,andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325,andletusgoH7971.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732tookH3947thespearהַחֲנִ֜יתha.cha.NitH2595andthecruseofwaterהַמַּ֙יִם֙ha.Ma.yimH4325fromSaul'shead;andtheywentawayH3947,andnomansawH7200[it],andnoneknewH3045[it],andnoneawaked,fortheywereallasleep;foradeepתַּרְדֵּמַ֣תtar.de.MatH8639sleepH3462fromJehovahhadfallenH5307uponthem.

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