Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 30:9-12

9So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212,he and the sixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that werewith him, and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,where those that were left behindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498stayedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10But Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291,he and fourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376:for two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967abode behindוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975,which were so faintפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296that they could not go overמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674the brookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

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.

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