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1 Samuel 22:1-8

1Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732thereforedepartedH3212from there, andescapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422to thecaveמְעָרַ֣תme.'a.RatH4631Adullamעֲדֻלָּ֑ם'a.du.LamH5725: and when hisbrethrenאֶחָיו֙'e.ChavH251and all hisfather’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085it, they wentdownוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381there to him.

2And everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that was indistressמָצ֜וֹקma.TzokH4689, and everyoneאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376that was indebtנֹשֶׁא֙no.She'H5378, and everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that wasdiscontentedמַר־ נֶ֔פֶשׁmar- Ne.feshH4751 H5315,resortedוַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֣וּvai.yit.ka.be.TzuH6908to him; and he became acaptainלְשָׂ֑רle.SarH8269over them: and there were with him aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עke.'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wentH3212from there toMizpehמִצְפֵּ֣הmitz.PehH4708ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֗בmo.'AvH4124, Let myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1and mymotherוְאִמִּי֙ve.'i.MiH517, I pray thee, comeforthיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318, and be with you, till Iknowאֵדַ֔ע'e.Da'H3045whatGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430willdoיַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213for me.

4And hebroughtוַיַּנְחֵ֕םvai.yan.ChemH5148thembeforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofMoabמוֹאָ֑בmo.'AvH4124: and theydweltוַיֵּשְׁב֣וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427with him all thewhileיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117thatDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָֽה׃ סba.me.tzu.DahH4686.

5And theprophetהַנָּבִ֜יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֨דgadH1410saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Abideתֵשֵׁב֙te.ShevH3427not in the strongholdבַּמְּצוּדָ֔הba.me.tzu.DahH4686;departH3212, andcomeוּבָֽאתָ־u.va.ta-H935into thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. ThenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732departedH3212, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935into theforestיַ֥עַרYa.'arH3293ofHarethחָֽרֶת׃ סCha.retH2802.

6WhenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thatDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732wasdiscoveredנוֹדַ֣עno.Da'H3045, and themenוַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםva.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him, (nowSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586abodeיוֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427inGibeahבַּגִּבְעָ֜הba.giv.'AhH1390under atreeהָאֶ֤שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815inRamahH7414, having hisspearוַחֲנִית֣וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in hishandבְיָד֔וֹve.ya.DoH3027, and all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650werestandingנִצָּבִ֥יםni.tza.VimH5324about him;)

7ThenSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsלַֽעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֣יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324about him, Hearnowשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085, yeBenjamitesH1145; will thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448giveיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414each one of youfieldsשָׂד֣וֹתsa.DotH7704andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֔יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, andmakeיָשִׂ֔יםya.SimH7760you allcaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269ofthousandsאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505, andcaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967;

8That all of you haveconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֨םke.shar.TemH7194against me, and there is none that showethtoגֹּלֶ֤ה אָזְנִי֙go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540 H241me that mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121hath made aleagueבִּכְרָת־bikh.rot-H3772with thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448, and there is none of you that issorryחֹלֶ֥הcho.LehH2470for me, orshowethוְגֹלֶ֣ה אָזְנִ֑יve.go.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540 H241to me that mysonבְּנִ֨יbe.NiH1121hath stirredupהֵקִים֩he.KimH6965myservantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650against me, to lie inwaitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

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