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1 Samuel 30:8-23

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.

16And when he had brought himdownוַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּvai.Yo.ri.De.huH3381, behold, they were spreadabroadנְטֻשִׁ֖יםne.tu.ShimH5203uponallפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,eatingאֹכְלִ֤ים'o.khe.LimH398anddrinkingוְשֹׁתִים֙ve.sho.TimH8354, anddancingוְחֹ֣גְגִ֔יםve.Cho.ge.GimH2287, because of all thegreatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419spoilהַשָּׁלָ֣לha.sha.LalH7998that they hadtakenלָקְח֛וּla.ke.ChuH3947from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and from thelandוּמֵאֶ֥רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥םvai.ya.KemH5221them from thetwilightמֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁףme.ha.Ne.shefH5399even to theeveningהָעֶ֖רֶבha.'E.revH6153of the nextdayלְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑םle.mo.cho.ra.TamH4283: and thereescapedנִמְלַ֤טnim.LatH4422not amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them, exceptfourאַרְבַּ֨ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֧וֹתme.'otH3967youngנַ֛עַרNa.'arH5288menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376, whorodeרָכְב֥וּra.khe.VuH7392uponcamelsהַגְּמַלִּ֖יםha.ge.ma.LimH1581, andfledוַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃vai.ya.Nu.suH5127.

18AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732recoveredוַיַּצֵּ֣לvai.ya.TzelH5337all that theAmalekitesעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002had carriedawayלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732rescuedהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337histwoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802.

19And there was nothinglackingנֶעְדַּר־ne'.dar-H5737to them,neitherמִן־min-H4480smallהַקָּטֹ֨ןha.ka.TonH6996norgreatהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419, neithersonsבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121nordaughtersוּבָנוֹת֙u.va.nOtH1323, neitherspoilוּמִשָּׁלָ֔לu.mi.sha.LalH7998, nor any thing that they hadtakenלָקְח֖וּla.ke.ChuH3947to them:Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732recoveredהֵשִׁ֥יבhe.ShivH7725all.

20AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947all theflocksהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629and theherdsוְהַבָּקָ֑רve.ha.ba.KarH1241, which theydroveנָהֲג֗וּna.ha.GuH5090beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thoseהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931othercattleהַמִּקְנֶ֣הha.mik.NehH4735, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, This isDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732spoilשְׁלַ֥לshe.LalH7998.

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.

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