Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 19:18-23

18So Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422,and cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050to Ramahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and toldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him all that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586had doneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in Naiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Behold, Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732isat Naiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

20And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732:and when they sawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200the companyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012,and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975asappointedנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324over them, the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon the messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,and they also prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

21And when it was toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012likewise. And Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the thirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time, and they prophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012also.

22Then wentH3212he also to Ramahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to a greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellבּ֤וֹרBorH953that isin Sechuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906:and he askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050and Davidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732? And onesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, they beat Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

23And he wentH3212thither to Naiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414:and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon him also, and he wentH3212onH1980,and prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012,until he cameבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935to Naiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

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