16And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenDavidH3027hadmadeH1961an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, Is this thy voice, my sonDavidH3027? And Saul liftedupוְיֵ֙רֶא֙ve.Ye.re'H7200his voice, and wept.
17And hesaidH559toDavidH1732, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hastrenderedH559untomeH413good, whereas I haverenderedH559unto thee evil.
18And thou hastdeclaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559this dayhowכִּ֤יkiH3588that thou hastdealtH1580wellH2896withmeH413: forasmuch as when theLORDצַדִּ֥יקtza.DikH6662had deliveredmeH413upמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480intoH413thine hand, thou killedstmeH413notדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.
19ForifH834a man find his enemy, will heletוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808him gowellH2896away? wherefore theLORDH3068reward theegoodH2896for that thou hastdoneH6213untomeהִגַּ֣דְתָּhi.Gad.taH5046thisdayH3117.
20Andnowהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, behold, I know that thou shaltsurelyH3588be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
21SwearH3588nowH6258therefore untomeH6965by the LORD, that thou wiltnotH3588cut off my seedafterH3588meH6965, and that thou wiltnotH3588destroy my nameoutיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045of my father’s house.
22And David sware unto Saul. And SaulwentH1004homeH1004; but David and hismenתַּכְרִ֥יתtakh.RitH3772gat themupH853unto theholdH1004.
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