Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 19:9-17

9And anevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068wasuponוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586as hesatיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in hishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004with hisspearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732playedמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059with hishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁvay.va.KeshH1245tosmiteלְהַכּ֤וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732evenאֶֽת־'et-H853to thewallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023with thespearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595; but heslippedוַיִּפְטַר֙vai.yif.TarH6362awayH5127outH6440ofSaul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586presenceH6440, and hesmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thespearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595intoH2595thewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023: andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledH5127, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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?

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