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1 Samuel 26:14-16

14And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,and to Abnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not, Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74?Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who islike to thee in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?wherefore then hast thou not keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thy lordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428?for there cameבָא֙va'H935oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thy lordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.

16This thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isnot goodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hast doneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. Asthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121to dieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194,because ye have not keptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104your masterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899.And now seeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is,and the cruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835of waterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that wasat his bolsterמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

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