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1 Samuel 30:6-15

6AndDavidלְדָוִ֜דle.da.VidH1732wasgreatlyמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966distressedוַתֵּ֨צֶרva.Te.tzerH3334; for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971spokeאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559ofstoningלְסָקְל֔וֹle.sa.ke.LoH5619him, because thesoulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of all thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971wasgrievedH4843, everymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376for hissonsבָּנָ֣יוbe.novH1121and for hisdaughtersבְּנֹתָ֑יוbe.no.TavH1323: butDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732encouragedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himself in theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃ ס'e.lo.HavH430.

7AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֤ר'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548,Ahimelech’sאֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ'a.chi.Me.lekhH288sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, I pray thee, bring mehereהַגִּֽישָׁה־ha.gi.shah-H5066theephodהָאֵפֹ֑דha.'e.FodH646. AndAbiatharאֶבְיָתָ֛ר'ev.ya.TarH54broughtוַיַּגֵּ֧שׁvai.ya.GeshH5066there theephodהָאֵפֹ֖דha.'e.FodH646toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

8AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֨לvai.yish.'AlH7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָה֙ba.Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Shall Ipursueאֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י'er.Dof 'a.cha.ReiH7291 H310thistroopהַגְּדוּד־ha.ge.dud-H1416? shall Iovertakeהַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּha.'as.si.Ge.nuH5381them? And heansweredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him,Pursueרְדֹ֔ףre.DofH7291: for thou shaltsurelyהַשֵּׂ֥גha.SegH5381overtakeתַּשִּׂ֖יגta.SigH5381them, and withoutfailוְהַצֵּ֥לve.ha.TzelH5337recoverתַּצִּֽיל׃ta.TzilH5337all .

9SoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212, he and thesixוְשֵׁשׁ־ve.shesh-H8337hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that were with him, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשׂ֑וֹרha.be.SorH1308, where those that were leftbehindוְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖יםve.ha.no.ta.RimH3498remainedעָמָֽדוּ׃'a.Ma.duH5975.

10ButDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732pursuedוַיִּרְדֹּ֣ףvai.yir.DofH7291, he andfourוְאַרְבַּע־ve.'ar.ba'-H702hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menH376: for twohundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967abodebehindוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975, who were sofaintפִּגְּר֔וּpi.ge.RuH6296that they could not gooverמֵעֲבֹ֖רme.'a.VorH5674thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Besorהַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃ha.be.SorH1308.

11And theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672anEgyptianאִישׁ־ מִצְרִי֙'ish- mitz.RiH376 H4713in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704, andbroughtוַיִּקְח֥וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andgaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414himbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and heateוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398; and they made himdrinkוַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּvai.yash.Ku.huH8248waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

12And theygaveוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414him apieceפֶ֨לַחFe.lachH6400of acakeדְּבֵלָ֜הde.ve.LahH1690of figs, andtwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147clusters ofraisinsצִמֻּקִים֙tzi.mu.KimH6778: and when he hadeatenוַיֹּ֔אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398, hisspiritרוּח֖וֹru.ChoH7307cameagainוַתָּ֥שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him: for he hadeatenאָ֤כַל'A.khalH398nobreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, nordrunkשָׁ֣תָהSha.tahH8354anywaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הshe.lo.ShahH7969daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117andthreeוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥הu.she.lo.ShahH7969nightsלֵילֽוֹת׃ סlei.LotH3915.

13AndDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, To whom belongest thou? and from where art thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am a youngmanנַ֧עַרNa.'arH5288ofEgyptמִצְרִ֣יmitz.RiH4713,servantעֶ֚בֶד'E.vedH5650to anAmalekiteלְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔יle.'Ish 'a.mal.KiH376 H6003; and mymasterאֲדֹנִ֛י'a.do.NiH113leftוַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִיvai.ya.'az.Ve.niH5800me, becausethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃she.lo.ShahH7969daysהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117ago I fellsickחָלִ֖יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.

14We made aninvasionפָּשַׁ֜טְנוּpa.Shat.nuH6584upon thesouthנֶ֧גֶבNe.gevH5045of theCherethitesהַכְּרֵתִ֛יha.ke.re.TiH3774, and upon the land which belongeth toJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, and upon thesouthנֶ֣גֶבNe.gevH5045ofCalebכָּלֵ֑בka.LevH3612; and weburnedשָׂרַ֥פְנוּsa.Raf.nuH8313Ziklagצִקְלַ֖גtzik.LagH6860withfireבָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'EshH784.

15AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Canst thou bring medownהֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִיha.to.ri.De.niH3381to thiscompanyהַגְּד֣וּדha.ge.DudH1416? And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Swearהִשָּׁבְעָה֩hi.sha.ve.'AhH7650to me byGodבֵֽאלֹהִ֜יםve.lo.HimH430, that thou wilt neitherkillתְּמִיתֵ֗נִיte.mi.Te.niH4191me,norH518deliverתַּסְגִּרֵ֙נִי֙tas.gi.Re.niH5462me into thehandsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of mymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and I will bring theedownוְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ve.'o.rid.KhaH3381to thiscompanyהַגְּד֥וּדha.ge.DudH1416.

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