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1 Samuel 21:8-9

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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