Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 19:8-10

8And there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421againוַתּ֥וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254:and Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,and slewוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them with a greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347;and they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127fromמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440him.

9And the evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was upon Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,as he satיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004with his javelinוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to smiteלְהַכּ֤וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732even to the wallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023with the javelinבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595;but he slipped awayוַיִּפְטַר֙vai.yif.TarH6362out of Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440,and he smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the javelinהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595into the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023:and Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledנָ֥סnasH5127,and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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