Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 18:6-16

6And itcameH935topassH935as theycameH935, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from theslaughterמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, that thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802cameH935outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246, tomeetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, withtimbrelsבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596, withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057, and with instruments of music.

7And thewomenH802sang one toanotherH802in theirplayהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233thousandsH505.

8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966wroth, and thissayingH559displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489him; and hesaidH559, They haveascribedH5414untoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505, and tomeH5414they haveascribedH5414butthousandsH505: andwhatהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697canבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869he havemoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?

9AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586eyedDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732from thatdayמֵהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117andforwardוָהָֽלְאָה׃ סva.Hal.'ahH1973.

10And itcameH1961topassH1961on the morrow, that anevilרָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhH7451spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307fromGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameH1961mightilyuponH1961Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and heprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012in themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of thehouseהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004: andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, as hedidH3117dayכְּי֣וֹם׀ke.YomH3117bydayבְּי֑וֹםbe.YomH3117: andSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586had hisspearוְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.NitH2595in hishandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

11andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904thespearהַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.NitH2595; for hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willsmiteאַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehH5221Davidבְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732evenאֶֽת־'et-H853to thewallוּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.KirH7023. AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732avoidedoutH6440of hispresenceH6440twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

12AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasafraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him, and wasdepartedסָֽר׃SarH5493fromSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586.

13ThereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586removedוַיְסִרֵ֤הוּvay.si.Re.huH5493him from him, andmadeוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him hiscaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269over athousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505; and hewentH3318outH3318andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935inbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ פha.'AmH5971.

14AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732behaved himself wisely inallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוda.re.KhavH1870; and theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068was with him.

15And whenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that he behavedhimselfה֖וּאhu'H1931veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966wisely, he stood in awe of him.

16Butallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063lovedאֹהֵ֖ב'o.HevH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; for hewentH3318outH3318andcameוָבָ֖אva.Va'H935inbeforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פlif.nei.HemH6440them.

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