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1 Samuel 19:11-24

11Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586also sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto David’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,to watchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him, and to slayוְלַהֲמִית֖וֹve.la.ha.mi.ToH4191him in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242:and Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324David’sלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,If thou saveמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422not thy lifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to nightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thou shalt be slainמוּמָֽת׃mu.MatH4191.

12So Michalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letH3381Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381through a windowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474:and he wentH3212,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃vai.yi.ma.LetH4422.

13And Michalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947an imageהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,and laidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760itin the bedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,and putשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a pillowכְּבִ֣ירke.VirH3523of goats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his bolsterמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwith a clothבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14And when Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, He issickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397againto seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bring him upהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927to me in the bedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,that I may slayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

16And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397were come inוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, behold, there wasan imageהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655in the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,with a pillowוּכְבִ֥ירu.khe.VirH3523of goats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his bolsterמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Michalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Why hast thou deceived me soרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411,and sent awayוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971mine enemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341,that he is escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422?And Michalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,He saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto me, Let me goשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;why should I killאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050to Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him all that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in Naiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732isat Naiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

20And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732:and when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the companyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975asappointedנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324over them, the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,and they also prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

21And when it was toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012likewise. And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time, and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012also.

22Then wentH3212he also to Ramahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to a greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellבּ֤וֹרBorH953that isin Sechuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906:and he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050and Davidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732? And onesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, they beat Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

23And he wentH3212thither to Naiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414:and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon him also, and he wentH3212onH1980,and prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012,until he cameבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935to Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

24And he stripped offוַיִּפְשַׁ֨טvai.yif.ShatH6584his clothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899alsoH1571,and prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050in like manner, and lay downוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174all that dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and all that nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915.Wherefore they sayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

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