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1 Samuel 24:4-7

4And the menH582of DavidH1732saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֩vai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold the dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117of which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559unto thee, Behold, I will deliverנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414thine enemyאֹֽיִבְךָ֙'o.ye.vei.khaH341into thine handבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,that thou mayest doוְעָשִׂ֣יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213to him as it shall seem goodיִטַ֣בyi.TavH3190unto theeבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.Then DavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,and cut offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772the skirtכְּנַֽף־ke.naf-H3671of Saul’sH7586robeהַמְּעִ֥ילha.me.'IlH4598privilyבַּלָּֽט׃ba.LatH3909.

5And it came to pass afterwardאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310,that David’sH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221him, because he had cut offH3772Saul’sH7586skirtH3671.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his menלַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוla.'a.na.ShavH582,Yhwhמֵֽיהוָ֗הme.Yah.wehH3068forbidחָלִ֧ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486that I should doאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697unto my masterלַֽאדֹנִי֙la.do.NiH113,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068anointedלִמְשִׁ֣יחַlim.Shi.achH4899,to stretch forthלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027against him, seeing he isthe anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

7So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732stayedוַיְשַׁסַּ֨עvay.sha.Sa'H8156his servantsH582with these wordsH1697,and sufferedנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414them not to riseלָק֣וּםla.KumH6965against Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586.But Saulוְשָׁא֛וּלve.sha.'UlH7586rose upקָ֥םkamH6965out of the caveמֵהַמְּעָרָ֖הme.ha.me.'a.RahH4631,and wentH3212on hiswayבַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃ סba.Da.rekhH1870.

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