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1 Samuel 24:3-11

3And he cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935to the sheepcotesגִּדְר֨וֹת הַצֹּ֤אןgid.Rot ha.TzonH6629 H1448by the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870, where wasa caveמְעָרָ֔הme.'a.RahH4631;and SaulH7586went inוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to coverלְהָסֵ֣ךְle.ha.SekhH5526his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272:and DavidH1732and his menH582remainedיֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427in the sidesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the caveהַמְּעָרָ֖הha.me.'a.RahH4631.

4And the menH582of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of which the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto thee, Behold, I will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414thine enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that thou mayest doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it shall seem goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190unto theeבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the skirtכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598privilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.

5And it came to pass afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that David’sH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him, because he had cut offH3772Saul’sH7586skirtH3671.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582,The Lordמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697unto my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to stretch forthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, seeing he isthe anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

7So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732stayedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his servantsH582with these wordsH1697,and sufferedנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them not to riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965against Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.But Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586rose upקָ֥םkamH6965out of the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentH3212on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

8DavidH1732also aroseH6965afterward, and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of the caveH4631,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterH310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindH310him, DavidH1732stoopedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

9And DavidH1732saidH559to SaulH7586,Wherefore hearestתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085thou men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingH559,Behold, DavidH1732seekethמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245thy hurtרָעָתֶֽךָ׃ra.'a.Te.khaH7451?

10Behold, this dayהַיּ֨וֹםhai.YomH3117thine eyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200how that the Lordיְהוָ֨ה׀Yah.wehH3068had deliveredנְתָנְךָ֩ne.ta.ne.KhaH5414thee to dayהַיּ֤וֹם׀hai.YomH3117into mine handבְּיָדִי֙be.ya.DiH3027in the caveבַּמְּעָרָ֔הba.me.'a.RahH4631: and somebadeH559mekillלַהֲרָגֲךָ֖la.ha.ra.ga.KhaH2026thee: but mine eyesparedוַתָּ֣חָסva.Ta.chosH2347thee; and I saidH559,I will not put forthאֶשְׁלַ֤ח'esh.LachH7971mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027against my lordבַּֽאדֹנִ֔יba.do.NiH113; for he isthe Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

11Moreover, my fatherוְאָבִ֣יve.'a.ViH1,seeH7200,yea, seeH7200the skirtכְּנַ֥ףke.NafH3671of thy robeמְעִילְךָ֖me.'i.le.KhaH4598in my handH3027:for in that I cut offבְּכָרְתִי֩be.kha.re.TiH3772the skirtכְּנַ֨ףke.NafH3671of thy robeמְעִֽילְךָ֜me.'i.le.KhaH4598,and killedH2026thee not, knowדַּ֤עda'H3045thou and seeH7200that there isneither evilרָעָ֤הra.'AhH7451nor transgressionוָפֶ֙שַׁע֙va.Fe.sha'H6588in mine handH3027,and I have not sinnedחָטָ֣אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398against thee; yet thou huntestצֹדֶ֥הtzo.DehH6658my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315to takeלְקַחְתָּֽהּ׃le.kach.TahH3947it.

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