New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 19:18-20

18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050at Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414;and he informedוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him of everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentוַיֵּ֤לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and stayedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19But it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046to Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732is at Naiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.”

20ThenSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,but when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the companyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,with Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975andpresidingנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324overH5921them, the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961upon the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586; andthey alsoגַּם־gam-H1571prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

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