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1 Samuel 23:14-18

14And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in strong holdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679,and remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in a mountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֑יףZifH2128.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245him every dayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,but Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him not into his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

15And Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was come outיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318to seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315:and Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732wasin the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֖יףzifH2128in a woodבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shahH2793.

16And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732into the woodחֹ֑רְשָׁהCho.re.shahH2793,and strengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027in Godבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not: for the handיַ֚דyadH3027of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shall not findתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee; and thou shalt be kingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim.LokhH4427over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I shall be nextלְמִשְׁנֶ֑הle.mish.NehH4932unto thee; and that also Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knowethיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045.

18And they twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the woodבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

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