Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 24:4-7

4And themenH376ofDavidH1732saidאֶל־'el-H413unto him, Behold, the day ofwhichוְשָׁ֣םve.ShamH8033the LORDsaidאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemyintoאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413thine hand, and thou shaltdoH935to him as it shall seem good unto thee. ThenDavidH1732arose, and cutoffעַל־'al-H5921the skirt ofSaul’sH7586robe privily.

5And itcameH413topassוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965afterward, thatDavid’sH1732heart smote himbecauseH834he hadcutכָּרַ֔תka.RatH3772offוַיִּכְרֹ֛תvai.yikh.RotH3772Saul’sH7586skirtH3671.

6And hesaidH3651unto hismenכָּרַ֔תka.RatH3772, The LORD forbid that I should do thisthingH3651unto my lord, the LORD’S anointed, to put forth mine handagainstעַ֚ל'alH5921him, seeing he is the LORD’S anointed.

7Soאֶעֱשֶׂה֩'e.'e.SehH6213DavidH3027checked hismenH376withtheseH2088wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697, and suffered themnotH2088to riseagainstH3027SaulH559. AndSaulH559roseupH853outלִשְׁלֹ֥חַlish.Lo.achH7971of the cave, andwentH376on hiswayהַדָּבָ֨רha.da.VarH1697.

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