New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 23:27-29

27But a messengerוּמַלְאָ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397cameבָּ֔אBa'H935to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Hurryמַהֲרָ֣הma.ha.RahH4116and comeוְלֵ֔כָהve.Le.khahH1980,for the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430have madeH6584a raidפָשְׁט֥וּfa.she.TuH6584on the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

28So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586returnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725from pursuingמִרְדֹף֙mir.DofH7291Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732and wentוַיֵּ֖לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651they calledקָֽרְאוּ֙ka.re.'UH7121that placeלַמָּק֣וֹםla.ma.KomH4725the RockH5553of EscapeH4256.

29Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wentוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up from thereמִשָּׁ֑םmi.ShamH8033and stayedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the strongholdsבִּמְצָד֥וֹתbim.tza.DotH4679ofEngediH5872.

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