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1 Samuel 23:27-29

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.

29And Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thence, and dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in strong holdsבִּמְצָד֥וֹתbim.tza.DotH4679at En–gediH5872.

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