New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 24:16-19

16When Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732had finishedכְּכַלּ֣וֹתke.kha.LotH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֞רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.RimH1697to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thisזֶ֖הzehH2088your voiceהֲקֹלְךָ֥ha.ko.le.ChaH6963,my sonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732?”Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֥אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his voiceקֹל֖וֹko.LoH6963and weptוַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃vai.Ye.vekH1058.

17And he saidH559to DavidH1732, “You are moreH4480righteousצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662thanH4480I; foryou have dealtגְּמַלְתַּ֣נִיge.mal.Ta.niH1580wellH2899with me, while I have dealtגְּמַלְתִּ֥יךָge.mal.Ti.khaH1580maliciouslyH7463with you.

18You have declaredהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117that you have doneעָשִׂ֥יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213goodH2899to me, thatthe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068handedבְּיָדְךָ֖be.ya.de.KhaH5462 H3027me overH5462to you and yetyou did not killהֲרַגְתָּֽנִי׃ha.rag.Ta.niH2026me.

19Though ifוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376findsיִמְצָ֥אyim.Tza'H4672his enemyH340,will he let him goH7971awayוְשִׁלְּח֖וֹve.shi.le.ChoH7971unharmedבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH2896 H1870?May the LordH3068therefore rewardיְשַׁלֶּמְךָ֣ye.sha.lem.KhaH7999you with goodH2899inH8478returnH8478forH8478whatH834you have doneH6213to me thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayH3117.

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