1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18:3-8

3Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285,because he lovedבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him as his own soulכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.
4And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that wasupon him, and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,and his garmentsוּמַדָּ֕יוu.ma.DavH4055,even to his swordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719,and to his bowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198,and to his girdleH2289.
5And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318whithersoever Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, andbehaved himself wiselyיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919:and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586setוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and he was acceptedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and also in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
6And it came to pass as they cameבְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'AmH935,when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732was returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from the slaughterמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,that the womenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802came outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318of all citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891and dancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246,to meetH7125kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,with tabretsבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596,with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and with instruments of musickוּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.ShimH7991.
7And the womenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802answeredוַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030one anotheras they playedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hath slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his ten thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.
8And Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586was veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,and the sayingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869H3415him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414unto Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732ten thousandsרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233,and to me they have ascribedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414butthousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505: and whatcan he have more but the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?
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