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1 Samuel 29:6-10

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.

10Wherefore now rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650that are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and as soon as ye be up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and have lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departH3212.

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