Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 19:11-24

11AndSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, towatchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him, and toslayH4191him in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242: andMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324David’sלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518thousaveמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422notאֵ֨ינְךָ֜'ei.ne.khaH369thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315to-night,tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thou shalt be slain.

12SoH3381Michalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letH3381Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381throughבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157thewindowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474: and hewentH3381, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃vai.yi.ma.LetH4422;

13AndMichalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, andlaidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760it in thebedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296, andputשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760a pillow ofgoats’הָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795hair at theheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680it with theclothesבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14And whenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,sheהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931saidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, He issickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Bringהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927himupH5927tomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413in thebedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296, that I mayslayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

16And when themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935in,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655was in thebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296, with the pillow ofgoats’הָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795hair at theheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763thereof.

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMichalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324,Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100hast thoudeceivedרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411meאֶל־'el-H413thusכָּ֙כָה֙ka.khahH3602, andletH7971mineenemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341goוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971, that he isescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422? AndMichalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Hesaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559untomeאֶל־'el-H413,LetH7971meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413goשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971;whyלָמָ֥הla.MahH4100should Ikillאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

18NowH935Davidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andcameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andtoldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046himallכָּל־kol-H3605thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586haddoneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH935anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732is atNaiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

20AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732: and when theysawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012, andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975as head over them, thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתְּהִ֞יva.te.HiH1961uponH5921themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012;

21And when it wastoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

22ThenwentH935he also toRamahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andcameH935to thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellגַּם־gam-H1571that is inSecuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906: and heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050andDavidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732? And onesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֖הhi.NehH2009, they be atNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

23And hewentH1980thither toNaiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414: and thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935uponעָלָ֨יו'a.LavH5921him also, and hewentH1980on, andprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012,untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecameH935toNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

24And he alsostrippedH6584offH6584hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899, and he alsoprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, andlayH5307downוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174allכָּל־kol-H3605thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. Wherefore theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

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