New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 19:13-17

13Michalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947thehouseholdH8655idolH8655and laidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760iton the bedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,and putשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a quiltכְּבִ֣ירke.VirH3523of goats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairat its headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwith clothesבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14When Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, “He is sickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.”

15Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397to seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927him up to me onhis bedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,that I may putH4191him to deathH4191.”

16When the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397enteredוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, thehouseholdH8655idolH8655wason the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296with the quiltוּכְבִ֥ירu.khe.VirH3523of goats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairat its headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

17So Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Michalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324, “Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100have you deceivedרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411me likeH3602thisH3602and letH7971my enemyH340goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971,so that he has escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422?”And Michalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “He saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘LetH7971me goשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971!Whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should I putH4191you to deathH4191?’”

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