1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18:3-8

3ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, because helovedבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him as his ownsoulכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.
4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of therobeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that was upon him, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, and hisgarmentsוּמַדָּ֕יוu.ma.DavH4055, even to hisswordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719, and to hisbowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198, and to hisbeltH2289.
5AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318whereverSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, and behaved himselfwiselyיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919: andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586setוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and he wasacceptedוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and also in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofSaul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.
6And it came to pass as theycameבְּבוֹאָ֗םbe.vo.'AmH935, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hadreturnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from theslaughterמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, that thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802cameoutוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318of all thecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246, tomeetH7125kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, withtabretsבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596, withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057, and with instruments ofmusicוּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃u.ve.sha.li.ShimH7991.
7And thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֥יםha.na.ShimH802spoketoוַֽתַּעֲנֶ֛ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030one another as theyplayedהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732his tenthousandsבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233.
8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּ֨חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, and thesayingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displeasedבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH3415H5869him; and hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They haveascribedנָתְנ֤וּna.te.NuH5414toDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenthousandsרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233, and to me they haveascribedנָתְנ֖וּna.te.NuH5414thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505: and what can he have more but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?
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