Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 24:6-10

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.

8DavidH1732alsoaroseH6965afterward, andwentH6965outH413of thecaveH4631, andcriedנְתָנָ֖םne.ta.NamH5414afterH413SaulH7586,sayingבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697, My lord the king. And whenSaulH7586looked behind him,DavidH1732bowed with his face to the earth, anddidוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeisance.

9AndDavidH1732saidH559toSaulH7586, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words,sayingH559,Beholdוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027,DavidH1732seeketh thy hurt?

10Beholdהִנֵּה֩hi.NehH2009, this day thine eyes have seenhowלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100that the LORD had delivered thee today into mine hand in the cave: andsomeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009bademeH1697kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and IsaidH559, I willnotH1732putforthתִשְׁמַ֛עtish.Ma'H8085mine handagainstH1697my lord; for he is the LORD’S anointed.

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