New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 24:4-7

4The menH376of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, this isthe dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of whichH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to you, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009;I am about to giveנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414your enemyH340into your handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and you shall doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it seemsH3190goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190to you.’” Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and cutוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772offH3772the edgeכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598secretlyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.

5It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651thatDavid’sH1732conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820botheredוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921 H834he had cutכָּרַ֔תka.RatH3772offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the edgeH3671of Saul’sH7586robe.

6So he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his menH376, “Farחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from me becauseH4480of the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068that I should doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697to my lordלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to stretchלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971out my handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588he is the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.”

7Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732persuadedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his menH376with thesewordsH1697and did not allowנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them to riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965up againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.And Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586aroseקָ֥םkamH6965,leftH4480the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

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