Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 19:13-16

13And Michalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947an imageהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655,and laidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760itin the bedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296,and putשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a pillowכְּבִ֣ירke.VirH3523of goats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his headמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763,and coveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680itwith a clothבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14And when Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,she saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, He issickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397againto seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bring him upהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927to me in the bedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296,that I may slayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

16And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397were come inוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, behold, there wasan imageהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655in the bedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296,with a pillowוּכְבִ֥ירu.khe.VirH3523of goats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hairfor his headמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

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