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1 Samuel 30:11-15

11And they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672an Egyptianאִישׁ־ מִצְרִי֙'ish- mitz.RiH4713 H376in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,and broughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and he did eatוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398;and they made him drinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

12And they gaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him a pieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of a cakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690of figs, and twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clusters of raisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778:and when he had eatenוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398,his spiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307came againוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him: for he had eatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398no breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,nor drunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117and threeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13And Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence artthou? And he saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I ama young manנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288of Egyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to an Amalekiteלְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔יle.'Ish 'a.mal.KiH6003 H376;and my masterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800me, because threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117agone I fell sickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14We made an invasionפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584uponthe southנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of the Cherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and upon the coast which belongethto Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,and upon the southנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045of Calebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612;and we burnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860with fireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Canst thou bring me downהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to this companyהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416?And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650unto me by Godבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430,that thou wilt neither killתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me, norH518deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of my masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and I will bring thee downוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to this companyהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.

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