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1 Samuel 23:25-28

25Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586also and his menוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212to seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him.And they toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732:wherefore he came downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into a rockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553,and abodeוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057of Maonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584.And when Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that,he pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732in the wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Maonמָעֽוֹן׃ma.'onH4584.

26And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3212on this sideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,and Davidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582on that sideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of the mountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022:and Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732made hasteנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648to get awayH3212for fearמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;for Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582compassedH5849Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732and his menאֲנָשָׁ֖יו'a.na.ShavH582round aboutH5849to takeלְתָפְשָֽׂם׃le.ta.fe.SamH8610them.

27But there cameבָּ֔אBa'H935a messengerוּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397unto Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Hasteמַהֲרָ֣הma.ha.RahH4116thee, and comeH3212;for the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430have invadedפָשְׁט֥וּfa.she.TuH6584the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Wherefore Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from pursuingמִרְדֹף֙mir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and wentH3212againstH7125the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:therefore they calledקָֽרְאוּ֙ka.re.'UH7121that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Sela–hammahlekothH5555.

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