New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 23:19-22

19ThenZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130cameוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is Davidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732not hidingמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641with us in the strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679at Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, onthe hillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is on thesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258then, O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,comeH3381downH3381according to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the desireאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185of your soulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315todoH3381soH3381; and our part shall beto surrenderהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462him into the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.”

21Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May you be blessedבְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.KhimH1288of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,for you have hadH2550compassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550on me.

22Goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֞אna'H4994,makeH3559moreע֗וֹדodH5750sureH3559,and investigateוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200his placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834 H8033hishauntרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272is, andwhoמִ֥יmiH4310has seenרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him thereH8033;for I am toldאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559that he is veryעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6191cunningיַעְרִ֖םya'.RimH6191.

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