Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 23:2-13

2ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall I go andsmiteוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221theseהָאֵ֑לֶּה סha.'E.lehH428Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430? And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Go, andsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221thePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430, andsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3AndDavid’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him,BeholdH2009,weH587beafraidH3372hereפֹ֛הfohH6311inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063:howH637muchH637moreH637thenifכִּֽי־ki-H3588weH587goH2009toKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084againstH413thearmiesמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732inquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068yetagainע֤וֹדodH5750. And theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredH559him andsaidH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,goרֵ֣דredH3381downH3381toKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084; for I willdeliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430intoH3027thinehandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5AndDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and hismenH376wentH376toKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430, andbroughtH3467awayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735, andslewוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221therewith agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347.SoH3427Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedH3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledבִּ֠בְרֹחַBiv.ro.achH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, that hecameH1961downיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381with anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732wascomeH935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredH5462himintoH935minehandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027; for he isshutנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462in, byenteringH935intoH935atownבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892that hathgatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586summonedוַיְשַׁמַּ֥עvay.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, togoלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381toKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084, to besiegeDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and hismenH376.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586devised mischiefagainstעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hither theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

10Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathsurelyכִּֽי־ki-H3588heardH8085thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seeketh tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892for mysakeבַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃ba.'a.vu.RiH5668.

11Will themenבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167ofKeilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462meH4994upH5462intoH3027hishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027? willSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comeהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381downH3381, as thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085? OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, IbeseechH4994thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650. And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He willcomeיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381downH3381.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Will themenH376ofKeilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462upH5462meH5462and mymenH376intoH376thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They willdeliverיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462theeupH5462.

13ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and hismenאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376,whichבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834wereaboutH1980sixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anddepartedH1980outוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318ofKeilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084, andwentH1980whithersoever theycouldH376goH1980. And it wastoldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wasescapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422fromKeilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084; and he forbare togoH1980forthלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

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