New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:11-15

11Now they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672an Egyptianמִצְרִי֙mitz.RiH4713in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704and broughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899and he ateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398,and they providedH8248him waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325to drinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248.

12They gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him a pieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of figדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690cakeH1690and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clustersH6778of raisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778,and he ateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398;then his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307revivedוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725.For he had not eatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899or drunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “To whomלְֽמִי־le.mi-H4310do you belong? And whereוְאֵ֥יve.'EiH335are you from?” And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I am a youngנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288manH5288of Egyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,a servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650of an Amalekiteעֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י'a.mal.KiH6003;and my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftH5800me behindH5800whenכִּ֥יkiH3588I fellH2470sickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117ago.

14We madeH6584a raidפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584on theNegevנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774,and on that whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, and on theNegevנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Calebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612, andwe burnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.”

15Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Will you bringH3381me downהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416?”And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me by Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430that you will not killתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me or deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and I will bringH3381you downוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.”

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