Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 30:21-31

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameH935to thetwoH3427hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menH376,whichH834weresoH3318faint that theycouldH376notH1732followאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732,whomH834also they hadmadeH834toabideH3427at thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308: and theywentH3318forthH3318tomeetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and tomeetוְלִקְרַ֖אתve.lik.RatH7122thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him: and whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732cameH935nearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, he saluted them.

22ThenansweredH559allH3605thewickedרָ֣עra'H7451menH376andmenH376of Belial, ofthoseH3605thatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andsaidH559,BecauseH3588theywentH1980notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withusH5414,weH3588willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them aught of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998thatweH3588haverecoveredH5337,saveH5337toeveryH3605manH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they mayleadH1980themawayH1980anddepartH1980.

23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Ye shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808doתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213soכֵ֖ןkhenH3651, mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251, with thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414untousH5414, who hathpreservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104usH5414, anddeliveredH5414thetroopהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatcameH935againstעָלֵ֖ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921usH5414intoH935ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24And who will hearken untoyouH3588in thismatterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697? for as hisshareכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506is that goethdownהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,soH3588shall hisshareוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shallshareH2506alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it wassoוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961from thatdayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117forwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, that hemadeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it astatuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and anordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

26And whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, hesentH7971of thespoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998unto theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,evenH7453to hisfriendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009apresentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293foryouH7971of thespoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27To themwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֧רla.'a.SherH834were in Beth-el, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inRamothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418of the South, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inJattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492;

28and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רve.la.'a.SherH834were inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inSiphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inEshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851;

29and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.la.'a.SherH834were inRacalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to themwhichוְלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ve.la.'a.SherH834were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theJerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017;

30and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֧רve.la.'a.SherH834were inHormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were in Cor-ashan, and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.la.'a.SherH834were inAthachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269;

31and to themwhichוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834were inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, and toallוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931and hismenH376were wont to haunt.

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