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1 Samuel 26:13-20

13ThenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentoverוַיַּעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674to the othersideהָעֵ֔בֶרha.'E.verH5676, andstoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975on thetopרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7218of anhillהָהָ֖רha.HarH2022afaroffמֵֽרָחֹ֑קme.ra.ChokH7350; agreatרַ֥בravH7227spaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725being between them:

14AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and toAbnerאַבְנֵ֤ר'av.NerH74thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNerנֵר֙nerH5369,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Answerestתַעֲנֶ֖הta.'a.NehH6030thou not,Abnerאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74? ThenAbnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74answeredוַיַּ֤עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who art thou thatcriestקָרָ֥אתָka.Ra.taH7121to thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428?

15AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toAbnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74, Art not thou a valiantmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376? and who is like thee inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478? why then hast thou notkeptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thylordאֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428? for therecameבָא֙va'H935inoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971todestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֖יתle.hash.ChitH7843thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thylordאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113.

16Thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697is notgoodט֞וֹבTovH2896that thou hastdoneעָשִׂיתָ֒'a.si.TaH6213. As theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, ye areworthyבְנֵי־ve.nei-H1121todieמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194, because ye have notkeptשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םshe.mar.TemH8104yourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֣יחַme.Shi.achH4899. And nowseeרְאֵ֗הre.'EhH7200where theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428spearחֲנִ֥יתcha.NitH2595is, and thecruseצַפַּ֥חַתtza.Pa.chatH6835ofwaterהַמַּ֖יִםha.Ma.yimH4325that was at hisheadמְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃me.ra.'a.sho.tovH4763.

17AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586knewוַיַּכֵּ֤רvai.ya.KerH5234David’sדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is this thyvoiceהֲקוֹלְךָ֥ha.kol.ChaH6963, mysonבְּנִ֣יbe.NiH1121Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732? AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is myvoiceקוֹלִ֖יko.LiH6963, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why doth mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thuspursueרֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣יro.Def 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650? for what have Idoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213? or whatevilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451is in myhandבְּיָדִ֖יbe.ya.DiH3027?

19Now therefore, I pray thee, let mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hearיִֽשְׁמַֽע־yish.ma'-H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650. If theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068hath stirred theeupהֱסִֽיתְךָ֥he.si.te.KhaH5496against me, let himacceptיָרַ֣חya.RachH7306anofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503: but if they are thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120,cursedאֲרוּרִ֥ים'a.ru.RimH779be theybeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; for they havedrivenגֵרְשׁ֣וּנִיge.re.Shu.niH1644me out thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117fromabidingמֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַme.his.ta.Pe.achH5596in theinheritanceבְּנַחֲלַ֤תbe.na.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,serveעֲבֹ֖ד'a.VodH5647otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

20Now therefore, let not mybloodדָּֽמִי֙da.MiH1818fallיִפֹּ֤לyi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776before thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath comeoutיָצָ֞אya.Tza'H3318toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259fleaפַּרְעֹ֣שׁpar.'OshH6550, as when one dothhuntיִרְדֹּ֥ףyir.DofH7291apartridgeהַקֹּרֵ֖אha.ko.Re'H7124in themountainsבֶּהָרִֽים׃be.ha.RimH2022.

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