New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 22:18-23

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Doegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673, “You, turnסֹ֣בsoH5437aroundH5437andattackוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293the priestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548!”And Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437aroundH5437andattackedוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293the priestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andhe killedוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117eighty-fiveשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376who woreנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375the linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19He also struckהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221Nobנֹ֤בnoH5011the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,bothH4480menמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376and womenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768and infantsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243; he also struckoxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794,donkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543,and sheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716with the edgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20Butoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259sonבֵּן־ben-H1121of Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272toאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54informedוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732that Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had killedהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, “I knewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045on that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,whenH3588Doegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673the Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130was thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,that he would certainlyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586.I myselfאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595have turnedסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437against everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605personנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315in your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Stayשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427with me; do not beH3372afraidתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372,evenכִּ֛יkiH3588thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588he whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is seekingיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is seekingיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315.For you are safeמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931with me.”

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