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1 Samuel 30:21-31

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.

26And whenDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toZiklagצִ֣קְלַ֔גtzik.LagH6860, hesentוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971of thespoilמֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛לme.ha.sha.LalH7998to theeldersלְזִקְנֵ֥יle.zik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even to hisfriendsלְרֵעֵ֣הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Behold apresentבְּרָכָ֔הbe.ra.KhahH1293for you of thespoilמִשְּׁלַ֖לmi.she.LalH7998of theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

27To themwhoH834were inBethelH1008, and to them who were insouthנֶ֖גֶבNe.gevH5045Ramothבְּרָמֽוֹת־be.ra.mot-H7418, and to them who were inJattirבְּיַתִּֽר׃be.ya.TirH3492,

28And to them who were inAroerבַּעֲרֹעֵ֛רba.'a.ro.'ErH6177, and to them who were inSiphmothבְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹתbe.sif.MotH8224, and to them who were inEshtemoaבְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ סbe.'esh.te.Mo.a'H851,

29And to them who were inRachalבְּרָכָ֗לbe.ra.KhalH7403, and to them who were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theJerahmeelitesהַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔יhai.ye.rach.me.'e.LiH3397, and to them who were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of theKenitesהַקֵּינִֽי׃ha.kei.NiH7017,

30And to them who were inHormahבְּחָרְמָ֛הbe.cha.re.MahH2767, and to them who were inChorashanH3565, and to them who were inAthachבַּעֲתָֽךְ׃ba.'a.TakhH6269,

31And to them who were inHebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275, and to all theplacesהַמְּקֹמ֛וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725whereDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732himself and hismenוַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃ פva.'a.na.ShavH582were accustomed toresortהִתְהַלֶּךְ־hit.ha.lekh-H1980.

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