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1 Samuel 22:6-16

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?

9Thenansweredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Doegדֹּאֵ֣גdo.'EgH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130, who wassetנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324over theservantsעַבְדֵֽי־'av.dei-H5650ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, Isawרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448comingבָּ֣אba'H935toNobנֹ֔בֶהNoehH5011, toAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֖לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִטֽוּב׃'a.chi.TuvH285.

10And heenquiredוַיִּשְׁאַל־vai.yish.'al-H7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068for him, andgaveנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414himfoodוְצֵידָ֖הve.tzei.DahH6720, andgaveנָ֥תַןNa.tanH5414him theswordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֥תgal.YatH1555thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430.

11Then thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971tocallלִקְרֹא֩lik.Ro'H7121Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֨לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֜וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, and all hisfather’sאָבִ֛יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004, thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548that were inNobבְּנֹ֑בbe.NoH5011: and theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935all of them to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085now, thousonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִיט֑וּב'a.chi.TuvH285. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here I am, mylordאֲדֹנִֽי׃'a.do.NiH113.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why have yeconspiredקְשַׁרְתֶּ֣םke.shar.TemH7194against me, thou and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiH3448, in that thou hastgivenבְּתִתְּךָ֨be.ti.te.KhaH5414himbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899, and aswordוְחֶ֗רֶבve.Che.revH2719, and hastenquiredוְשָׁא֥וֹלve.sha.'olH7592ofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430for him, that he shouldriseלָק֥וּםla.KumH6965against me, to lie inwaitלְאֹרֵ֖בle.'o.RevH693, as at thisdayכַּיּ֥וֹםkai.YomH3117?

14ThenAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, And who is sofaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539among all thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650asDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732, who is theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428son inlawוַחֲתַ֥ןva.cha.TanH2860, andgoethוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493at thybiddingמִשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ךָmish.ma'.Te.khaH4928, and ishonourableוְנִכְבָּ֥דve.nikh.BadH3513in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004?

15Did Ithenהַיּ֧וֹםhai.YomH3117beginהַחִלֹּ֛תִיha.chi.Lo.tiH2490toenquireלִשְׁאָלle.sha.'ol-H7592ofGodבֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430for him? be it far frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486: let not thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428imputeיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760anythingדָבָר֙da.VarH1697to hisservantבְּעַבְדּ֤וֹbe.'av.DoH5650, nor to all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1: for thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֙'av.de.KhaH5650knewיָדַ֤עya.Da'H3045nothingדָּבָ֥רda.VarH1697of all this,lessקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ormoreגָדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419.

16And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shaltsurelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Ahimelechאֲחִימֶ֑לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288, thou, and all thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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