Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 23:7-23

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.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in the strong holds, andremainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thehillבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022countryH2022in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128. AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245himeveryכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414himnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808intoH3027hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

15AndDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wascomeיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318outH3318toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: andDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֖יףzifH2128in the wood.

16AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH6965toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732intoאֶל־'el-H413the wood, andstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inGodבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372notH3808: for thehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shallnotH3808findתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee; and thou shalt bekingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I shall benextעַל־'al-H5921unto thee; and that alsoSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knoweth.

18And theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wood, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

19ThencameH5927upH5927theZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Dothnotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Davidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641himselfH413withusH413in the strong holds in the wood, in thehillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is on thesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225of thedesertהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

20Nowוְ֠עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258therefore, Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,comeלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381downH3381,accordingH3027toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thedesireH5315of thysoulH5315tocomeרֵ֑דRedH3381downH3381; and ourpartH3027shall be todeliverהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462himupH5462intoH3027theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

21AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.KhimH1288be ye of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; for ye have hadcompassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550onmeעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921.

22Goתִּֽהְיֶ֣הtih.YehH1961, Iprayנָ֞אna'H4994youH834,makeH3045yetmoreע֗וֹדodH5750sureH3045, andknowוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hishauntרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272is, and who hathseenרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him there: for it istoldאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413that he dealethveryH6191subtilly.

23Seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200therefore, andtakeH7725knowledgeH3045ofallH3605the lurkingplacesH3605whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hidethhimselfH3045, andcomeH1980yeagainH7725tomeH413of acertaintyH3045, and I willgoוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980withyouH834: and it shallcomeH1980topassוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961,ifאִם־'im-H518he be in thelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, that I willsearchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664himoutH3045amongallH3605thethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

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