New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 30:6-8

6Moreover Davidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732was greatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedH6887becauseH3588the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spokeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559of stoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him, for allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wereembitteredH4843,eachH376oneH376becauseH5921of his sonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and his daughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323. ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself in the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7ThenDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54the priestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, “Pleaseנָּ֥אna'H4994bringהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066me the ephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646.”So Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066the ephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646to Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Shall I pursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088bandהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416?Shall I overtakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them?” And He saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291,for you will surelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them,and you will surelyוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337rescueתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all.”

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