New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 21:10-15

10Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and fledוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272that dayבַּיּוֹם־bai.yom-H3117from Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,and wentוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935toAchishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

11But theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of AchishH397saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, “Is thisH2088not DavidH1732the kingH4428of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776?Did they not singH6031of thisH2088oneH2088as they dancedבַמְּחֹלוֹת֙va.me.cho.lOtH4246,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘SaulH7586has slainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221his thousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'a.la.fovH505,And DavidH1732his tenH7233thousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233’?”

12DavidH1732tookוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697to heartבִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.VoH3824and greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966fearedוַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'H3372AchishH397kingH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

13So hedisguisedH8132his sanityטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940beforeבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869them, and actedH1984insanelyH1984in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,and scribbledוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427on the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and let his salivaרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388runH3381downH3381into his beardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

14Then Achishאָכִ֖ישׁ'a.KhishH397saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantsעֲבָדָ֑יו'a.va.DavH5650, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,you seeתִרְאוּ֙tir.'UH7200the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376behavingH7696as a madmanמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696.Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100do you bringתָּבִ֥יאוּta.Vi.'uH935him to me?

15Do I lackחֲסַ֤רcha.SarH2638madmenמְשֻׁגָּעִים֙me.shu.ga.'ImH7696,that you have broughtH935thisH2088oneזֶ֔הZehH2088to actמִשְׁתַּגֵּ֔עַmish.ta.Ge.a'H7696the madmanלְהִשְׁתַּגֵּ֖עַle.hish.ta.Ge.a'H7696in my presenceעָלָ֑י'a.LaiH5921?Shall thisH2088oneהֲזֶ֖הha.ZehH2088comeH935into my houseבֵּיתִֽי׃ סbei.TiH1004?”

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