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1 Samuel 30:21-31

21And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,which were so faintפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296that they could not followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310 H3212Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whom they had made also to abideוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308:and they went forthוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318to meetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and to meetH7125the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werewith him: and when Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732came nearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he salutedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7965 H7592them.

22Then answeredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030all the wickedרָ֣עra'H7451menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376and menof Belialוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100,of thoseמֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮me.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that wentH1980with Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Because they wentH1980not with us, we will not giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them oughtof the spoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we have recoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337,save to every manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and his childrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they may lead themawayוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090,and departH3212.

23Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Ye shall not do soתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213,my brethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251,with that which the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who hath preservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us, and deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414the companyהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935against us into our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24For who will hearkenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085unto you in this matterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697?but as his partכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506isthat goeth downהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, so shallhis partוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506bethat tarriethהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427by the stuffהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627:they shall partיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סya.cha.Lo.kuH2505alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it was sofrom that dayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,that he madeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it a statuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and an ordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

26And when Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860,he sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971of the spoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998unto the eldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, evento his friendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold a presentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293for you of the spoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27TothemH834which werein Beth–elH1008, and to them which werein southנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045Ramothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418, and to them which werein Jattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492,

28And to them which werein Aroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to them which werein Siphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to them which werein Eshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,

29And to them which werein Rachalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to them which werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the Jerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to them which werein the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017,

30And to them which werein Hormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to them which werein Chor–ashanH3565, and to them which werein Athachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269,

31And to them which werein Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275,and to all the placesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725where Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himself and his menוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582were wont to hauntהִתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980.

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