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1 Samuel 23:7-9

7And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732was comeבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084.And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hath deliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234him into mine handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027;for he is shut inנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462,by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935into a townבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892that hath gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8And Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586calledH8085all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085to warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,to go downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084,to besiegeלָצ֥וּרla.TzurH6696Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

9And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586secretly practisedמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790mischiefהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against him; and he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Bring hitherהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

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