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1 Samuel 27:1-6

1AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559inhisheartלִבּ֔וֹli.BoH3820,Ishallnowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258perishoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayיוֹם־yom-H3117bythehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586:thereisnothingH369betterט֜וֹבTovH2896formethanthatIshouldspeedilyescapeH4422intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586willdespairH2976ofmetoseekלְבַקְשֵׁ֤נִיle.vak.She.niH1245meanymoreH4480withinallthelimitsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andIshallescapeH4422outofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andpassedH5674over,heandthesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredH3967menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatwerewithhim,toAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMaoch,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofGathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732abodewithAchishאָכִ֥ישׁ'a.KhishH397atGathבְּגַ֛תbe.GatH1661,heandhismenH376,everymanH376withhishouseholdוּבֵית֑וֹu.vei.ToH1004;Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732withhistwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147wivesH802,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJizreelitess,andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֥יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26theCarmelitess, Nabal'swifeH802.

4AnditwastoldH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadfledH1272toGathגַּ֑תGatH1661;andhesoughtלְבַקְשֽׁוֹ׃ סle.vak.ShoH1245nomoreforhim.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toAchishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,IfnowIhavefoundH4672favourinthineeyesH5869,letthemgiveיִתְּנוּ־yi.te.nu-H5414meaplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725insomecountry-town,thatImayabidethere;forwhyוְלָ֨מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650abideintheroyalcityH5892withthee?

6AndAchishאָכִ֛ישׁ'a.KhishH397gaveH5414himZiklagצִֽקְלָ֑גtzik.LagH6860thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117;thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651Ziklagצִֽקְלַג֙tzik.LagH6860belongsהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961tothekingsלְמַלְכֵ֣יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063tothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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