Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 22:11-16

11Then thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that were inNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of them to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hereהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I am, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whyלָ֚מָּהLa.mahH4100have yeconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194againstH5921meאֵלָיו֙'e.lovH413, thou and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, in that thou hastgivenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899, and aswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719, and hastinquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592ofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, that he shouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965againstH5921meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413, tolieH693inwaitH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredH559thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidH559, And who amongallבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650issoH5493faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732,whichוּמִ֤יu.MiH4310is theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son in law, and istakenH5493intoאֶל־'el-H413thy council, and is honourable in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?

15Have Itodayהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117begunהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toinquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him? be itfarחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486frommeH7760:letאַל־'al-H408notH3808thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeH7760anyH3605thingH1697unto hisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,norH3808toallH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knowethnothingH3808ofallH3605this,lessכִּ֠יkiH3588ormoreH3808.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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