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1 Samuel 21:10-15

10And DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117for fearמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

11And the servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of AchishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him, Isnot this DavidH1732the kingH4428of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?did they not singיַעֲנ֤וּya.'a.NuH6030one to another of himH2088in dancesבַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOtH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SaulH7586hath slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fovH505,and DavidH1732his ten thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233?

12And DavidH1732laid upוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in his heartבִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.VoH3824,and was soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440AchishH397the kingH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

13And he changedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.NoH8138his behaviourטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940beforeבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869them, and feigned himself madוַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.LelH1984in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,and scrabbledוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427on the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and let his spittleרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388fall downוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381upon his beardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397unto his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650,Lo, ye seeתִרְאוּ֙tir.'UH7200the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376is madמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696: wherefore thenhave ye broughtתָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'uH935him to me?

15Have I needחֲסַ֤רcha.SarH2638of mad menH7696,that ye have broughtH935this fellowto play the mad manH7696in my presence? shall this fellowcomeH935into my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.TiH1004?

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