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1 Samuel 23:7-23

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.

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.

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