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1 Samuel 30:6-10

6And Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732was greatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedוַתֵּ֨צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334;for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spakeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559of stoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him, because the soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971was grievedH4843,every manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for his sonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and for his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323:but Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself in the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,Ahimelech’sאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,I pray thee, bring me hitherהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.And Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066thither the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646to Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592at the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Shall I pursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310this troopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416?shall I overtakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them? And he answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291:for thou shalt surelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them,and without failוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337recoverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all.

9So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212,he and the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that werewith him, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,where those that were left behindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498stayedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10But Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291,he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376:for two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967abode behindוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975,which were so faintפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296that they could not go overמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

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