New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:21-25

21WhenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were tooH4480exhaustedפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296to followמִלֶּ֣כֶת׀ אַחֲרֵ֣יmi.Le.khet 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,who had also been leftוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308,and they wentוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and to meetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732approachedוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and greetedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592 H7965them.

22Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the wickedרָ֣עra'H7451and worthlessוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menH376amongH4480those whoH834wentהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980with Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282 H834they did not goהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980withus, we will not giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them anyH4480of the spoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we have recoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337,exceptכִּֽי־ אִם־ki- 'im-H3588 H518to everyH376manH376his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and his childrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,that they may leadוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090themawayH5090and departוְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ סve.ye.Le.khuH1980.”

23Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You must not doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651,my brothersאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251,with whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has givenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who has keptוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us and deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414into our handבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027the bandהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416that cameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935againstעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us.

24And whoוּמִי֙u.MiH4310will listenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085to you in thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088matterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697? Foras his shareכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506is who goesH3381downהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,so shall his shareוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506be who staysהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427by the baggageהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627;they shall shareיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סya.cha.Lo.kuH2505alikeH3164.”

25So it has beenוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961from that dayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605,that he madeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it a statuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and an ordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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