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1 Samuel 19:11-24

11Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586alsosentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, towatchלְשָׁמְר֔וֹle.sha.me.RoH8104him, and toslayוְלַהֲמִית֖וֹve.la.ha.mi.ToH4191him in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242: andMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324David’sלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802toldוַתַּגֵּ֣דva.ta.GedH5046him,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, If thou dost notsaveמְמַלֵּ֤טme.ma.LetH4422thylifeנַפְשְׁךָ֙naf.she.KhaH5315tonightהַלַּ֔יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915, tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279thou shalt beslainמוּמָֽת׃mu.MatH4191.

12SoMichalמִיכַ֛לmi.KhalH4324letH3381Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732downוַתֹּ֧רֶדva.To.redH3381through awindowהַחַלּ֑וֹןha.cha.LonH2474: and hewentH3212, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃vai.yi.ma.LetH4422.

13AndMichalמִיכַ֜לmi.KhalH4324tookוַתִּקַּ֨חva.ti.KachH3947animageהַתְּרָפִ֗יםha.te.ra.FimH8655, andlaidוַתָּ֙שֶׂם֙va.Ta.semH7760it in thebedהַמִּטָּ֔הha.mi.TahH4296, andputשָׂ֖מָהSa.mahH7760apillowכְּבִ֣ירke.VirH3523ofgoatsהָֽעִזִּ֔יםha.'i.ZimH5795’ hair for hisheadמְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֑יוme.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763, andcoveredוַתְּכַ֖סva.te.KhasH3680it with aclothבַּבָּֽגֶד׃ סba.Ba.gedH899.

14And whenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֥חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֖יםmal.'a.KhimH4397totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, shesaidוַתֹּ֖אמֶרva.To.merH559, He issickחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470.

15AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397again toseeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Bringhimהַעֲל֨וּha.'a.LuH5927to me in thebedבַמִּטָּ֛הva.mi.TahH4296, that I mayslayלַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃la.ha.mi.ToH4191him.

16And when themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397had comeinוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935, behold, there was animageהַתְּרָפִ֖יםha.te.ra.FimH8655in thebedהַמִּטָּ֑הha.mi.TahH4296, with apillowוּכְבִ֥ירu.khe.VirH3523ofgoatsהָעִזִּ֖יםha.'i.ZimH5795’ hair for hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.TavH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMichalמִיכַ֗לmi.KhalH4324, Why hast thou deceived mesoרִמִּיתִ֔נִיri.mi.Ti.niH7411, and sentawayוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971myenemyאֹיְבִ֖י'o.ye.ViH341, that he hastescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422? AndMichalמִיכַל֙mi.KhalH4324answeredוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, Hesaidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to me, Let megoשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיsha.le.Chi.niH7971; why should Ikillאֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃'a.mi.TekhH4191thee?

18SoDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732fledבָּרַ֜חba.RachH1272, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andcameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toRamahהָרָמָ֔תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andtoldוַיַּ֨גֶּד־vai.Ya.ged-H5046him all thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586haddoneעָֽשָׂה־'a.sah-H6213to him. And he andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לu.she.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212anddweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inNaiothבְּנָֽיוֹת׃be.noitH5121.

19And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֥דvai.yu.GadH5046toSaulלְשָׁא֖וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold,Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732is atNaiothבְּנָי֖וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

20AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֮mal.'a.KhimH4397totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732: and when theysawוַיַּ֗רְאvai.Yar'H7200thecompanyלַהֲקַ֤תla.ha.KatH3862of theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030prophesyingנִבְּאִ֔יםni.be.'ImH5012, andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050standingעֹמֵ֥ד'o.MedH5975asappointedנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324over them, theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon themessengersמַלְאֲכֵ֤יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and they alsoprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012.

21And when it wastoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֗וּלle.sha.'UlH7586, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971otherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, and theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012likewise. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254thethirdשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםshe.li.ShimH7992time, and theyprophesiedוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּvai.yit.na.be.'UH5012also.

22Then hewentH3212also toRamahהָרָמָ֗תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to agreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419wellבּ֤וֹרBorH953that is inSechuבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּba.Se.khuH7906: and heaskedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375areSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050andDavidוְדָוִ֑דve.da.VidH1732? And onesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, they are atNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

23And hewentH3212there toNaiothנָי֖וֹתnoitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414: and theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430was upon him also, and hewentH3212onH1980, andprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012, until hecameבֹּא֖וֹbo.'OH935toNaiothבְּנָי֥וֹתbe.noitH5121inRamahבָּרָמָֽה׃ba.ra.MahH7414.

24And he strippedoffוַיִּפְשַׁ֨טvai.yif.ShatH6584hisclothesבְּגָדָ֗יוbe.ga.DavH899alsoH1571, andprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050in like manner, and laydownוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307nakedעָרֹ֔ם'a.RomH6174all thatdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117and all thatnightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915. Therefore theysayיֹֽאמְר֔וּyo.me.RuH559, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

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