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1 Samuel 21:6-9

6So the priestH3548gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him hallowedH6944bread:for there was no breadלֶ֗חֶםLe.chemH3899there but the shewbreadלֶ֤חֶם הַפָּנִים֙Le.chem ha.pa.NimH6440 H3899,that was takenהַמּֽוּסָרִים֙ha.mu.sa.RimH5493from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to putלָשׂוּם֙la.SumH7760hotחֹ֔םChomH2527breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899in the dayH3117when it was taken awayהִלָּקְחֽוֹ׃hi.la.ke.ChoH3947.

7Now a certain manאִישׁ֩'ishH376of the servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֨יme.'av.DeiH5650of Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wasthere that dayH3117,detainedנֶעְצָר֙ne'.TzarH6113beforeH6440YhwhH3068;and his nameוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034wasDoegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673,an Edomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֑יha.'a.do.MiH130,the chiefestאַבִּ֥יר'a.BirH47of the herdmenהָרֹעִ֖יםha.ro.'ImH7462that belongedto Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586.

8And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Ahimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְla.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288,And is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426notוְאִ֛יןve.'InH371here under thine handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595or swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719?for I have neither broughtלָקַ֣חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947my swordחַרְבִּ֤יchar.BiH2719nor my weaponsכֵּלַי֙ke.LaiH3627with meבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027,because the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428businessדְבַר־de.var-H1697requiredהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961hasteנָחֽוּץ׃ סna.ChutzH5169.

9And the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559,The swordH2719of Goliathגָּלְיָ֨תgal.YatH1555the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,whom thou slewestהִכִּ֣יתָ׀hi.Ki.taH5221in the valleyבְּעֵ֣מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Elahהָאֵלָ֗הha.'e.LahH425, behold, it is herewrappedלוּטָ֣הlu.TahH3874in a clothבַשִּׂמְלָה֮va.sim.LahH8071behindאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the ephodהָאֵפוֹד֒ha.'e.fOdH646:if thou wilt takeH3947that, takeH3947it: for there isno otherאַחֶ֛רֶת'a.Che.retH312saveזוּלָתָ֖הּzu.la.TahH2108that hereבָּזֶ֑הba.ZehH2088.And DavidH1732saidH559, There isnone like that; giveתְּנֶ֥נָּהte.Ne.nahH5414it me.

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