New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 23:7-9

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.”

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