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1 Samuel 23:2-5

2Therefore Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I goH3212and smiteוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221these Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430?And the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,GoH3212,and smiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221the Philistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430,and saveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3And David’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold, we be afraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373here in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063:how much more then if we comeH3212to Keilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084against the armiesמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732enquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068yet againוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254.And the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,go downרֵ֣דredH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084;for I will deliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430into thine handבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5So Davidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovH582wentH3212to Keilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and brought awayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090their cattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735,and smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347.So Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

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