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1 Samuel 23:13-26

13ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582, who were aboutsixכְּשֵׁשׁ־ke.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֣וֹת אִ֗ישׁme.'ot 'IshH3967 H376,aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965anddepartedוַיֵּצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318fromKeilahמִקְּעִלָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084, andwentוַיִּֽתְהַלְּכ֖וּvai.yit.ha.le.KhuH1980whereverבַּאֲשֶׁ֣רba.'a.SherH834they couldgoיִתְהַלָּ֑כוּyit.ha.La.khuH1980. And it wastoldהֻגַּ֗דhu.GadH5046Saulוּלְשָׁא֣וּלu.le.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732hadescapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422fromKeilahמִקְּעִילָ֔הmi.ke.'i.LahH7084; and he didnotוַיֶּחְדַּ֖לvai.yech.DalH2308gothereלָצֵֽאת׃la.TzetH3318.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679, andremainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in amountainבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128. AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245him everydayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430deliveredנְתָנ֥וֹne.ta.NoH5414him not into hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

15AndDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586had comeoutיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318toseekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245hislifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315: andDavidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֖יףzifH2128in awoodבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shahH2793.

16AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732into thewoodחֹ֑רְשָׁהCho.re.shahH2793, andstrengthenedוַיְחַזֵּ֥קvay.cha.ZekH2388hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027inGodבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not: for thehandיַ֚דyadH3027ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1shall notfindתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672thee; and thou shalt bekingתִּמְלֹ֣ךְtim.LokhH4427overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and I shall benextלְמִשְׁנֶ֑הle.mish.NehH4932to thee; and that alsoSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knowethיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045.

18And theytwoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732abodeוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewoodבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

19Then cameupוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927theZiphitesזִפִים֙zi.FimH2130toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586toGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֖תָהha.giv.'A.tahH1390,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Doth notDavidדָ֠וִדDa.vidH1732hideמִסְתַּתֵּ֨רmis.ta.TerH5641himself with us in strongholdsבַמְּצָדוֹת֙va.me.tza.dOtH4679in thewoodבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793, in thehillבְּגִבְעַת֙be.giv.'AtH1389ofHachilahהַֽחֲכִילָ֔הha.cha.khi.LahH2444, which is on thesouthמִימִ֥יןmi.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452?

20Now therefore, Okingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, comedownלָרֶ֖דֶתla.Re.detH3381according to all thedesireאַוַּ֨ת'a.VatH185of thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֥naf.she.KhaH5315to comedownרֵ֑דRedH3381; and our part shall be todeliverהַסְגִּיר֖וֹhas.gi.RoH5462him into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027.

21AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Blessedבְּרוּכִ֥יםbe.ru.KhimH1288be ye of theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; for ye havecompassionחֲמַלְתֶּ֖םcha.mal.TemH2550on me.

22GoH3212, I pray you,prepareהָכִ֣ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559yet, andknowוּדְע֤וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200hisplaceמְקוֹמוֹ֙me.ko.MoH4725where hishauntרַגְל֔וֹrag.LoH7272is, and who hathseenרָאָ֖הוּra.'A.huH7200him there: for it istoldאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me that he dealethveryעָר֥וֹםa.RomH6191subtillyיַעְרִ֖םya'.RimH6191.

23Seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200therefore, and takeknowledgeוּדְע֗וּu.de.'UH3045of all the lurkingplacesהַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ha.ma.cha.vo.'ImH4224where hehidethיִתְחַבֵּ֣אyit.cha.Be'H2244himself, and come yeagainוְשַׁבְתֶּ֤םve.shav.TemH7725to me with thecertaintyנָכ֔וֹןna.KhonH3559, and I willgoוְהָלַכְתִּ֖יve.ha.lakh.TiH1980with you: and it shall come to pass, if heisיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426in thelandבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776, that I willsearchוְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣יve.chi.pas.TiH2664him out throughout all thethousandsאַלְפֵ֥י'al.FeiH505ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

24And theyaroseוַיָּק֛וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH3212toZiphזִ֖יפָהZi.fahH2128beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586: butDavidוְדָוִ֨דve.da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוva.'a.na.ShavH582were in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֤רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעוֹן֙ma.'OnH4584, in theplainבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160on thesouthיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225ofJeshimonהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃hay.shi.MonH3452.

25Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586also and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁיו֮va.'a.na.ShavH582wentH3212toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֒le.va.KeshH1245him . And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732: therefore he camedownוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into arockהַסֶּ֔לַעha.Se.la'H5553, andabodeוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in thewildernessבְּמִדְבַּ֣רbe.mid.BarH4057ofMaonמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4584. And whenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that, hepursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֥ףvai.yir.DofH7291afterאַחֲרֵֽי־'a.cha.rei-H310Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732in thewildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057ofMaonמָעֽוֹן׃ma.'onH4584.

26AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3212on thissideמִצַּ֤דmi.TzadH6654of themountainהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022, andDavidוְדָוִ֧דve.da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֛יוva.'a.na.ShavH582on thatsideמִצַּ֥דmi.TzadH6654of themountainהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022: andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732madehasteנֶחְפָּ֤זnech.PazH2648to getawayH3212forfearמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586; forSaulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582surroundedH5849Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732and hismenאֲנָשָׁ֖יו'a.na.ShavH582on allsidesH5849totakeלְתָפְשָֽׂם׃le.ta.fe.SamH8610them.

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