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1 Samuel 30:21-25

21AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, who were sofaintפִּגְּר֣וּ׀pi.ge.RuH6296that they could notfollowאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732, whom they had made also toabideוַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙vai.yo.shi.VumH3427at thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֔וֹרha.be.SorH1308: and they wentforthוַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙vai.ye.tze.'UH3318tomeetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, and tomeetH7125thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were with him: and whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732camenearוַיִּגַּ֤שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, hegreetedוַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סvai.yish.'Al le.sha.LomH7592 H7965them.

22Thenansweredוַיַּ֜עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030all thewickedרָ֣עra'H7451andworthlessוּבְלִיַּ֗עַלu.ve.li.Ya.'alH1100menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, ofthoseמֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮me.ha.'a.na.ShimH582thatwentH1980withDavidדָּוִד֒da.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Because theywentH1980not with us, we will notgiveנִתֵּ֣ןni.TenH5414them any of thespoilמֵהַשָּׁלָ֖לme.ha.sha.LalH7998that we haverecoveredהִצַּ֑לְנוּhi.Tzal.nuH5337, except to everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and hischildrenבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121, that they may lead themawayוְיִנְהֲג֖וּve.yin.ha.GuH5090, anddepartH3212.

23Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Ye shall not dosoתַעֲשׂ֥וּta.'a.SuH6213, mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251, with that which theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414us, who hathpreservedוַיִּשְׁמֹ֣רvai.yish.MorH8104us, anddeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֗ןvai.yi.TenH5414thecompanyהַגְּד֛וּדha.ge.DudH1416thatcameהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935against us into ourhandבְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃be.ya.De.nuH3027.

24For who willhearkenיִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'H8085to you in thismatterלַדָּבָ֖רla.da.VarH1697? but as hispartכְּחֵ֣לֶק׀ke.Che.lekH2506is that goethdownהַיֹּרֵ֣דhai.yo.RedH3381to thebattleבַּמִּלְחָמָ֗הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, so shall hispartוּֽכְחֵ֛לֶקu.khe.Che.lekH2506be thattarriethהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427by thebaggageהַכֵּלִ֖יםha.ke.LimH3627: they shalldivideיַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ סya.cha.Lo.kuH2505alikeיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

25And it was so from thatdayמֵֽהַיּ֥וֹםme.hai.YomH3117onwardוָמָ֑עְלָהva.Ma.'e.lahH4605, that hemadeוַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָvay.si.Me.haH7760it astatuteלְחֹ֤קle.ChokH2706and anordinanceוּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙u.le.mish.PatH4941forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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