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1 Samuel 22:18-23

18And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Doegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou, and fallוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293upon the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548.And Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437,and he fellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548,and slewוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376that did wearנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19And Nobנֹ֤בnoH5011,the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,smoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221he with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,both menמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768and sucklingsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243,and oxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794,and assesוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,and sheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716,with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20And oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of the sonsבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21And Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54shewedוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732that Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had slainהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54,I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045itthat dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,when Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130wasthere, that he would surelyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586:I have occasionedסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437the deathof all the personsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abideשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427thou with me, fearתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372not: for he that seekethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seekethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245thy lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: but with me thou shalt bein safeguardמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931.

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