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1 Samuel 24:8-15

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.

12The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֤טyish.PotH8199between me and thee, and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068avengeוּנְקָמַ֥נִיu.ne.ka.Ma.niH5358me of thee: but mine handH3027shall not be upon thee.

13As saithיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559the proverbמְשַׁל֙me.ShalH4912of the ancientsהַקַּדְמֹנִ֔יha.kad.mo.NiH6931,Wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562proceedethיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֖יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563:but mine handH3027shall not be upon thee.

14Afterאַחֲרֵ֨י'a.cha.ReiH310whom is the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478come outH3318?afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310whom dost thou pursueרֹדֵ֑ףro.DefH7291?afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310a deadמֵ֔תMetH4191dogכֶּ֣לֶבKe.levH3611,afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310aאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֥שׁpar.'OshH6550.

15The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068therefore be judgeלְדַיָּ֔ןle.dai.YanH1781,and judgeוְשָׁפַ֖טve.sha.FatH8199between me and thee, and seeוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200,and pleadוְיָרֵ֣בve.ya.RevH7378my causeרִיבִ֔יri.ViH7379,and deliverוְיִשְׁפְּטֵ֖נִיve.yish.pe.Te.niH8199me out of thine handמִיָּדֶֽךָ׃ פmi.ya.De.khaH3027.

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