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1 Samuel 30:1-4

1And it came to pass, when Davidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were comeבְּבֹ֨אbe.Vo'H935to Ziklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that the Amalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003had invadedפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584the southנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045,and Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,and smittenוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2And had taken the womenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802captivesוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617, that weretherein: they slewהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191not anyאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,either greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419or smallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996, but carried themawayוַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּvai.yin.ha.GuH5090,and wentH3212on their wayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3So Davidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, and, behold, it wasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802,and their sonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,and their daughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,were taken captivesנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4Then Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and the peopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that werewith him lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375their voiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,until they had no more powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581to weepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

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