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1 Samuel 29:9-11

9And Achishאָכִישׁ֮'a.KhishH397answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732,I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou artgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896in my sightבְּעֵינַ֖יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,as an angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430:notwithstanding the princesשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have saidאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,He shall not go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927with us to the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

10Wherefore now rise up earlyהַשְׁכֵּ֣םhash.KemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242with thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650that are comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935with thee: and as soon as ye be up earlyוְהִשְׁכַּמְתֶּ֣םve.hish.kam.TemH7925in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and have lightוְא֥וֹרve.'orH215,departH3212.

11So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732and his menוַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙va.'a.na.ShavH582rose up earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨םvai.yash.KemH7925to departH3212in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,to returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430went upעָל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to Jezreelיִזְרְעֶֽאל׃ סyiz.re.'ElH3157.

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