New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 18:8-14

8Then Saulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586becameH2734veryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966angryH2734,for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088sayingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַע בְּעֵינָיו֙vai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869him; and he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They have ascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414to Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsH7233,but to me they have ascribedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505. Nowwhat moreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750can he have but the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?”

9Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH5870at Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732with suspicionH5870from that dayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117on.

10Now it cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283thatan evilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307from Godאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH6743mightilyH6743upon Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, andhe ravedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012in the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,while Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732was playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059the harpwith his handבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,as usualH3117; anda spearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595wasin Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

11Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hurledוַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904the spearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595for he thoughtוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I willpinאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023.”But Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732escapedוַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.SoH5437from his presenceמִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.NavH6440twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

12NowSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him buthad departedסָֽר׃SarH5493from Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him fromhis presenceמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹme.'i.MoH5973and appointedוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him as his commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; andhe wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wasprosperingמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870forthe Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

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