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1 Samuel 29:2-9

2And the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430passed onעֹֽבְרִ֔ים'oe.RimH5674by hundredsלְמֵא֖וֹתle.me.'otH3967,and by thousandsוְלַאֲלָפִ֑יםve.la.'a.la.FimH505:but Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582passed onעֹֽבְרִ֛ים'oe.RimH5674in the rerewardבָּאַחֲרֹנָ֖הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314with Achishאָכִֽישׁ׃'a.KhishH397.

3Then saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, What dothese Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֣יםha.'iv.RimH5680here?And Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, Isnot this Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,the servantעֶ֣בֶד׀'E.vedH5650of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which hath been with me these daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,or these yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,and I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672no faultמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972in him sinceמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117he fellנָפְל֖וֹna.fe.LoH5307unto meunto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117?

4And the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430were wrothוַיִּקְצְפ֨וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with him; and the princesשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him, MakeH7725this fellowהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376returnH7725,that he may go againH7725to his placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725which thou hast appointedהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹhif.kad.ToH6485him, and let him not go downיֵרֵ֤דye.RedH3381with us to battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,lest in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421he be an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֖ןle.sa.TanH7854to us: for wherewith should he reconcileיִתְרַצֶּ֥הyit.ra.TzehH7521himself unto his masterאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113? should it not bewith the headsבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יbe.ra.SheiH7218of these menהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםha.'a.na.ShimH582?

5Isnot this Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,of whom they sangיַעֲנוּ־ya.'a.nu-H6030one to another in dancesבַּמְּחֹל֖וֹתba.me.cho.LotH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586slewהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּֽאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.FavH505,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his ten thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ סbe.ri.vo.tovH7233?

6Then Achishאָכִ֜ישׁ'a.KhishH397calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Surely, asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,thou hast been uprightיָשָׁ֣רya.SharH3477,and thy going outצֵאתְךָ֨tze.te.KhaH3318and thy coming inוּבֹאֲךָ֤u.vo.'a.KhaH935with me in the hostבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הba.ma.cha.NehH4264isgoodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896in my sightבְּ֠עֵינַיBe.'ei.naiH5869:for I have not foundמָצָ֤אתִֽיma.Tza.tiH4672evilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451in thee since the dayמִיּ֛וֹםmi.YomH3117of thy comingבֹּאֲךָ֥bo.'a.KhaH935unto me unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117:nevertheless the lordsהַסְּרָנִ֖יםha.se.ra.NimH5633favourט֥וֹבTovH2896thee notוּבְעֵינֵ֥יu.ve.'ei.NeiH5869.

7Wherefore now returnשׁ֖וּבshuvH7725,and goH3212in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965,that thou displeaseתַעֲשֶׂ֣ה רָ֔ע בְּעֵינֵ֖יta.'a.Seh Ra' be.'ei.NeiH5869 H7451 H6213not the lordsסַרְנֵ֥יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סfe.lish.TimH6430.

8And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Achishאָכִ֗ישׁ'a.KhishH397,But what have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?and what hast thou foundמָּצָ֣אתָma.Tza.taH4672in thy servantבְעַבְדְּךָ֔ve.'av.de.KhaH5650so long asמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117I have been with theeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440unto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,that I may not goאָבוֹא֙'a.Vo'H935fightוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיve.nil.Cham.tiH3898against the enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341of my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428?

9And Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:notwithstanding the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,He shall not go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927with us to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

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