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1 Samuel 23:2-12

2ThereforeDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall IgoH3212andsmiteוְהִכֵּ֔יתִיve.hi.Kei.tiH5221thesePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430? And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,GoH3212, andsmiteוְהִכִּ֣יתָve.hi.Ki.taH5221thePhilistinesבַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםva.pe.lish.TimH6430, andsaveוְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ֖ve.ho.sha'.TaH3467Keilahקְעִילָֽה׃ke.'i.LahH7084.

3AndDavid’sדָוִד֙da.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold, we areafraidיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373here inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֖הbi.hu.DahH3063: how much more then if wecomeH3212toKeilahקְעִלָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084against thearmiesמַֽעַרְכ֖וֹתma.'ar.KhotH4634of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430?

4ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732enquiredלִשְׁאֹ֣לlish.'OlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔ה סba.Yah.wehH3068yetagainוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254. And theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965, godownרֵ֣דredH3381toKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084; for I willdeliverנֹתֵ֛ןno.TenH5414thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430into thyhandבְּיָדֶֽךָ׃be.ya.De.khaH3027.

5SoDavidדָּוִד֩da.VidH1732and hismenוַאֲנָשָׁ֨יוva.'in.shovH582wentH3212toKeilahקְעִילָ֜הke.'i.LahH7084, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430, and broughtawayוַיִּנְהַג֙vai.yin.HagH5090theircattleמִקְנֵיהֶ֔םmik.nei.HemH4735, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221them with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347. SoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732savedוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKeilahקְעִילָֽה׃ סke.'i.LahH7084.

6And it came to pass, whenAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֧ר'ev.ya.TarH54thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhimelechאֲחִימֶ֛לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288fledבִּ֠בְרֹחַBiv.ro.achH1272toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, that he camedownיָרַ֥דya.RadH3381with anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

7And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֣דvai.yu.GadH5046toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadcomeבָ֥אva'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430hathdeliveredנִכַּ֨רni.KarH5234him into myhandבְּיָדִ֔יbe.ya.DiH3027; for he is shutinנִסְגַּ֣רnis.GarH5462, byenteringלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935into atownבְּעִ֖ירbe.'IrH5892that hathgatesדְּלָתַ֥יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817andbarsוּבְרִֽיחַ׃u.ve.Ri.achH1280.

8AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586calledH8085all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, to godownלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381toKeilahקְעִילָ֔הke.'i.LahH7084, tobesiegeלָצ֥וּרla.TzurH6696Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and hismenאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃'a.na.ShavH582.

9AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586secretlydevisedמַחֲרִ֣ישׁma.cha.RishH2790mischiefהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451against him; and hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֣ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, Bringhereהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066theephodהָאֵפֽוֹד׃ סha.'e.FodH646.

10Thensaidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650hathcertainlyשָׁמֹ֤עַsha.Mo.a'H8085heardשָׁמַע֙sha.Ma'H8085thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586seekethמְבַקֵּ֥שׁme.va.KeshH1245tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toKeilahקְעִילָ֑הke.'i.LahH7084, todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֥תle.sha.ChetH7843thecityלָעִ֖ירla.'IrH5892for my sake.

11Will themenבַעֲלֵי֩va.'a.LeiH1167ofKeilahקְעִילָ֨הke.'i.LahH7084deliver meupהֲיַסְגִּרֻ֣נִיha.yas.gi.Ru.niH5462into hishandבְיָד֜וֹve.ya.DoH3027? willSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586comedownהֲיֵרֵ֣דha.ye.RedH3381, as thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085? OLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, I beseech thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ סle.'av.De.khaH5650. And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, He will comedownיֵרֵֽד׃ye.RedH3381.

12Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Will themenבַּעֲלֵ֧יba.'a.LeiH1167ofKeilahקְעִילָ֛הke.'i.LahH7084deliverהֲיַסְגִּ֜רוּha.yas.Gi.ruH5462me and mymenאֲנָשַׁ֖י'a.na.ShaiH582into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586? And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, They will deliver theeupיַסְגִּֽירוּ׃ סyas.Gi.ruH5462.

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