New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 23:7-13

7When it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732had comeבָ֥אva'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hasdeliveredH5235him into my handבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027,for he shutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462himself in by enteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935a cityבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892with double gatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817and barsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.”

8So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֥עvay.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,to goלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381to Keilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084to besiegeלָצ֥וּרla.TzurH6696Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and his menH376.

9Now Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was plottingמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790evilH7463againstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him; so he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the ephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646hereH5066.”

10Then Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650has heardשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085for certainשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586is seekingמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to Keilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084to destroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843the cityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892on my accountבַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.RiH5668.

11Will the menבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462me into his handבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027?Will Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comeהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381downH3381justH3512as Your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085? O Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I prayנָ֖אna'H4994,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046Your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650.”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “He will comeיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381downH3381.”

12Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will the menבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167of Keilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084surrenderהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462me and my menH376into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586?”And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “They will surrenderיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462you.”

13Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and his menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,about sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965and departedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318from Keilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084,and they wentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834they could goיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980.When it was toldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586that Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732had escapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422from Keilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084, hegaveוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308up the pursuitלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

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