Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 30:1-9

1And itcameH935topassH935, whenDavidדָוִ֧דda.VidH1732and hismenH376werecomeH935toZiklagצִֽקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theAmalekitesוַעֲמָלֵקִ֣יva.'a.mal.KiH6003hadmadeH6584araidפָֽשְׁט֗וּfa.she.TuH6584uponH935theSouthנֶ֙גֶב֙ne.gevH5045, anduponH935Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, and hadsmittenוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221Ziklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313it withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784;

2and hadtakenH7617captiveוַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּvai.yish.BuH7617thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֤יםha.na.ShimH802andallוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704that were therein,bothהֵמִ֖יתוּhe.Mi.tuH4191smallמִקָּטֹ֣ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419: they slewnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808anyH376, butcarriedH7617themoffH7617, andwentH376theirwayלְדַרְכָּֽם׃le.dar.KamH1870.

3And whenDavidדָוִ֤דda.VidH1732and hismenH376cameוַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, it wasburnedשְׂרוּפָ֖הse.ru.FahH8313withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784; and theirwivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םu.ne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirdaughtersוּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, weretakenH7617captivesנִשְׁבּֽוּ׃nish.BuH7617.

4ThenDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732and thepeopleוְהָעָ֧םve.ha.'AmH5971that were with himliftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּ֑וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704they hadnoH369moreH369powerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581toweepלִבְכּֽוֹת׃liv.KotH1058.

5AndDavid’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732twoוּשְׁתֵּ֥יu.she.TeiH8147wivesנְשֵֽׁי־ne.shei-H802weretakenH7617captivesנִשְׁבּ֑וּnish.BuH7617,Ahinoamאֲחִינֹ֙עַם֙'a.chi.No.'amH293theJezreelitessH3159, andAbigailוַאֲבִיגַ֕יִלva.'a.vi.Ga.yilH26thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofNabalנָבָ֥לna.ValH5037theCarmeliteהַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃Ha.kar.me.LiH3761.

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressed; for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spake ofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him,becauseH3588thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971was grieved,everyH3605manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for hissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and for hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323: butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732strengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfH5315in theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, Iprayנָּ֥אna'H4994thee,bringהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066meH413hither theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646. AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066thither theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,IfH3588Ipursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף'er.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thistroopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416, shall IovertakeH5381them? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291: for thou shaltsurelyH3588overtakeH5381them, and shalt without failrecoverוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337allתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337.

9SoH834Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH935, he and thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that were with him, andcameH935to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308,whereH834thoseH834that wereleftH3498behindH3498stayedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

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