Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 22:1-8

1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedH3381thence, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to thecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631ofAdullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725: and when hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it, theywentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381thither to him.

2Andeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that was indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that was in debt, andeveryוְכָל־ve.kholH3605one that was discontented,gatheredוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselvesנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315unto him; and hebecameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961captainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269over them: and there were with himaboutוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318thence toMizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124,LetH4994myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1and mymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517, IprayH4994thee,comeH3318forthH3318, and be withyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,tillעַ֚ד'adH5704Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213formeאֶל־'el-H413.

4And hebroughtH1961thembeforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with himallכָּל־kol-H3605thewhileH1961thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the hold.

5And theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abideתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427notלֹ֤אlo'H3808in the hold; depart, andgetH935theeintoH413thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedH935, andcameH935intoH413theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHerethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.

6AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045, and themenH376that were with him:nowכִּ֚יkiH3588Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586wassittingיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390,underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478thetamariskהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815treeH815in Ramah, with hisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324aboutעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921him.

7AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324aboutעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, ye Benjamites; will thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414everyלְכֻלְּכֶ֗םle.khu.le.KhemH3605one ofyouH5414fieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, will hemakeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760youH5414allלְכֻלְּכֶ֣םle.khu.le.KhemH3605captainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967;

8thatallכֻּלְּכֶ֜םku.le.KhemH3605ofyouכִּי֩kiH3588haveconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194againstH5921meH5921, and there isnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369that discloseth tomeH5921when mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121maketh a league with thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, and there isnoneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369ofyouכִּ֣יkiH3588that is sorry formeH5921, or discloseth untomeH5921that mysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hathstirredH6965upH6965myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650againstH5921meH5921, tolieH693inwaitH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

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