New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 19:18-23

18Now Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050at Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19It was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732is at Naiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.”

20ThenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,but when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the companyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,with Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975andpresidingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324overH5921them, the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961upon the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586; andthey alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

21When it was toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and they alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992timeH7992,and they alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

22Then he himselfה֜וּאhu'H1931wentוַיֵּ֨לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Ramahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the largeהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellבּ֤וֹרBorH953that is in Secuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906;and he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375are Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050and Davidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732?” And someonesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009,they are at Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.”

23Heproceededוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033to Naiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414; andthe Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961upon him alsoגַּם־gam-H1571,so that he wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980along prophesyingוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012continuallyהָלוֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704he cameבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935to Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

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