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1 Samuel 18:6-9

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.NavH5869 H3415him; 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?

9And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586eyedעוֹיֵ֣ןa.vonH5770Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117and forwardוָהָֽלְאָה׃ סva.Hal.'ahH1973.

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