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1 Samuel 22:9-23

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.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thefootmenלָרָצִים֩la.ra.TzimH7323thatstoodהַנִּצָּבִ֨יםha.ni.tza.VimH5324about him,Turnסֹ֥בּוּSo.buH5437, andslayוְהָמִ֣יתוּ׀ve.ha.Mi.tuH4191thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; because theirhandיָדָם֙ya.DamH3027also is withDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and because theyknewיָֽדְעוּ֙ya.de.'UH3045when hefledבֹרֵ֣חַvo.Re.achH1272, and did notshowגָל֖וּ אָזְנִ֑יga.Lu 'a.ze.niH1540 H241it to me. But theservantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650of thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wouldאָב֞וּ'a.VuH14not putforthלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971theirhandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027tofallלִפְגֹ֖עַlif.Go.a'H6293upon thepriestsבְּכֹהֲנֵ֥יbe.kho.ha.NeiH3548of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

18And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDoegלְדוֹאֵ֔גle.do.yegH1673,Turnסֹ֣בsoH5437thou, andfallוּפְגַ֖עu.fe.Ga'H6293upon thepriestsבַּכֹּהֲנִ֑יםba.ko.ha.NimH3548. AndDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֗יha.'a.do.MiH130turnedוַיִּסֹּ֞בvai.yi.SoH5437, and hefellוַיִּפְגַּע־vai.yif.ga'-H6293upon thepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, andslewוַיָּ֣מֶת׀vai.Ya.metH4191on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117eightyשְׁמֹנִ֤יםshe.mo.NimH8084andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁה֙va.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376thatworeנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19AndNobנֹ֤בnoH5011, thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, hesmoteהִכָּ֣הhi.KahH5221with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, bothmenמֵאִישׁ֙me.'IshH376andwomenאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802,childrenמֵעוֹלֵ֖לme.'o.LelH5768andsucklingsיוֹנֵ֑קyo.NekH3243, andoxenוְשׁ֧וֹרve.ShorH7794, anddonkeysוַחֲמ֛וֹרva.cha.MorH2543, andsheepוָשֶׂ֖הva.SehH7716, with theedgeלְפִי־le.fi-H6310of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

20Andoneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259of thesonsבֵּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechלַאֲחִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙la.'a.chi.Me.lekhH288thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֔וּב'a.chi.TuvH285,namedוּשְׁמ֖וֹu.she.MoH8034Abiatharאֶבְיָתָ֑ר'ev.ya.TarH54,escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֣טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422, andfledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Davidדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

21AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֖ר'ev.ya.TarH54showedוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732thatSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadslainהָרַ֣גha.RagH2026theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֥יko.ha.NeiH3548.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharלְאֶבְיָתָ֗רle.'ev.ya.TarH54, Iknewיָדַ֜עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, whenDoegדּוֹאֵ֣גdo.yegH1673theEdomiteהָאֲדֹמִ֔יha.'a.do.MiH130was there, that he wouldsurelyהַגֵּ֥דha.GedH5046tellיַגִּ֖ידya.GidH5046Saulלְשָׁא֑וּלle.sha.'UlH7586: I haveoccasionedסַבֹּ֔תִיsa.Bo.tiH5437the death of all thepersonsנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

23Abideשְׁבָ֤הshe.VahH3427thou with me,fearתִּירָ֔אti.Ra'H3372not: for he thatseekethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315seekethיְבַקֵּ֣שׁye.va.KeshH1245thylifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: but with me thou shalt be insafeguardמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931.

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