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1 Samuel 24:5-8

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.

8DavidH1732also aroseH6965afterward, and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of the caveH4631,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterH310SaulH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And when SaulH7586lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027behindH310him, DavidH1732stoopedוַיִּקֹּ֨דvai.yi.KodH6915with his faceאַפַּ֛יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ סvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself.

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