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1 Samuel 21:12-13

12And DavidH1732laid upוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697in his heartבִּלְבָב֑וֹbil.va.VoH3824,and was soreמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966afraidוַיִּרָ֣אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440AchishH397the kingH4428of Gathגַּֽת׃GatH1661.

13And he changedוַיְשַׁנּ֤וֹvay.sha.NoH8138his behaviourטַעְמוֹ֙ta'.MoH2940beforeבְּעֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔םbe.'Ei.nei.HemH5869them, and feigned himself madוַיִּתְהֹלֵ֖לvai.yit.ho.LelH1984in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027,and scrabbledוַיְתָיו֙vay.tavH8427on the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the gateהַשַּׁ֔עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and let his spittleרִיר֖וֹri.RoH7388fall downוַיּ֥וֹרֶדvai.Yo.redH3381upon his beardזְקָנֽוֹ׃ze.ka.NoH2206.

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