New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 23:19-24

19ThenZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130cameH5927upH5927to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Is Davidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732not keepingH5641himself hiddenH5641with us in the strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679at Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, onthe hillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389of Hachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is southמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258then, O kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,comeH3381downH3381,since you fullyלְכָל־le.kholH3605desireאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185todoH3381soH3381; and our part shall beto handH5462him overH5462to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.”

21Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May you be blessedבְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.KhimH1288of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588you have hadH2550compassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550on me.

22Goלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֞אna'H4994,beH3559moreע֗וֹדodH5750persistentH3559,and investigateוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200his placeמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he is hidingרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272, andwhoמִ֥יmiH4310has seenרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033;for I am toldאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559that he is veryעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6191cunningיַעְרִ֖םya'.RimH6191.

23So lookוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200,and learnוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045aboutH4480allמִכֹּ֤לmi.KolH3605the hidingהַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ha.ma.cha.vo.'ImH4224placesH4224whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033he keepsH2244himself hiddenH2244,and returnוְשַׁבְתֶּ֤םve.shav.TemH7725to me with certaintyנָכ֔וֹןna.KhonH3559,and I will goוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with you; and ifאִם־'im-H518he is in the landבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,I will searchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664him outH2664among allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the thousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

24So they setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Ziphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128aheadלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.Now Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732and his menH376were in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584,in the Arabahבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160to the southיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452.

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