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1 Samuel 18:12-17

12And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,because Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him, and was departedסָֽר׃SarH5493from Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him from him, and madeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him his captainשַׂר־sar-H8269over a thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;and he went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and came inוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the peopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14And Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732behaved himself wiselyמַשְׂכִּ֑ילmas.KilH7919in all his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870;And Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

15Wherefore when Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he behavedH7919himself veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966wiselyH7919,he was afraidוַיָּ֖גָרvai.Ya.gorH1481ofמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

16But all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,because he went outיוֹצֵ֥אyo.Tze'H3318and came inוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440them.

17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Behold my elderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,her will I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:only be thou valiantלְבֶן־ חַ֔יִלle.ven- Cha.yilH2428 H1121for me, and fightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898Yhwh'sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.For Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Let not mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027be upon him, but let the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430be upon him.

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