1 Samuel 19
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וַיַּגֵּ֤דand he toldיְהוֹנָתָן֙Jonathanלְדָוִ֣דto Davidלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמְבַקֵּ֛שׁis seekingשָׁא֥וּלSaulאָבִ֖יfather myלַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָto kill youוְעַתָּה֙and thereforeהִשָּֽׁמֶר־take careנָ֣אpleaseבַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morningוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥and you will remainבַסֵּ֖תֶרin the hiding placeוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃and you will hide yourself
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וַאֲנִ֨יand Iאֵצֵ֜אI will go outוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יand I will standלְיַד־to the side ofאָבִ֗יfather myבַּשָּׂדֶה֙in the fieldאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereאַתָּ֣הyouשָׁ֔םare thereוַאֲנִ֕יand Iאֲדַבֵּ֥רI will speakבְּךָ֖in the youאֶל־toאָבִ֑יfather myוְרָאִ֥יתִיand I will seeמָ֖הwhateverוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיand I will tellלָֽךְ׃ סto the you
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןJonathanבְּדָוִד֙in Davidט֔וֹבgoodאֶל־toשָׁא֖וּלSaulאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵ֠לָיוto himאַל־may notיֶחֱטָ֨אhe sinהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹagainst servant hisבְדָוִ֗דagainst Davidכִּ֣יforל֤וֹאnotחָטָא֙he has sinnedלָ֔ךְto the youוְכִ֥יand forמַעֲשָׂ֖יוdeeds hisטוֹב־are goodלְךָ֥for the youמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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וַיָּשֶׂם֩and he putאֶת־obj.נַפְשׁ֨וֹlife hisבְכַפּ֜וֹin palm hisוַיַּ֣ךְand he struck downאֶת־obj.הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יthe Philistineוַיַּ֨עַשׂand he madeיְהוָ֜הYahwehתְּשׁוּעָ֤הa deliveranceגְדוֹלָה֙greatלְכָל־for allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelרָאִ֖יתָyou sawוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חand you rejoicedוְלָ֤מָּהand to why?תֶֽחֱטָא֙will you sinבְּדָ֣םagainst bloodנָקִ֔יinnocentלְהָמִ֥יתby killingאֶת־obj.דָּוִ֖דDavidחִנָּֽם׃without cause
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וַיִּקְרָ֤אand he calledיְהוֹנָתָן֙Jonathanלְדָוִ֔דto Davidוַיַּגֶּד־and he toldלוֹ֙to the himיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןJonathanאֵ֥תobj.כָּל־allהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןJonathanאֶת־obj.דָּוִד֙Davidאֶל־toשָׁא֔וּלSaulוַיְהִ֥יand he wasלְפָנָ֖יוto before himכְּאֶתְמ֥וֹלas yesterdayשִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סthree days ago
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וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁand he soughtשָׁא֜וּלSaulלְהַכּ֤וֹתto strikeבַּֽחֲנִית֙with the spearבְּדָוִ֣דon Davidוּבַקִּ֔ירand on the wallוַיִּפְטַר֙and he escapedמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeשָׁא֔וּלSaulוַיַּ֥ךְand he struckאֶֽת־obj.הַחֲנִ֖יתthe spearבַּקִּ֑ירin the wallוְדָוִ֛דand Davidנָ֥סhe fledוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טand he escapedבַּלַּ֥יְלָהin the nightהֽוּא׃ פthat
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sentשָׁא֨וּלSaulמַלְאָכִ֜יםmessengersאֶל־toבֵּ֤יתthe house ofדָּוִד֙Davidלְשָׁמְר֔וֹto watch for himוְלַהֲמִית֖וֹand to kill himבַּבֹּ֑קֶרin the morningוַתַּגֵּ֣דand she toldלְדָוִ֗דto Davidמִיכַ֤לMichalאִשְׁתּוֹ֙wife hisלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאִם־ifאֵ֨ינְךָ֜not youמְמַלֵּ֤טare deliveringאֶֽת־obj.נַפְשְׁךָ֙life yourהַלַּ֔יְלָהthis nightמָחָ֖רtomorrowאַתָּ֥הyouמוּמָֽת׃will be put to death
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשָׁא֜וּלSaulאֶל־toמִיכַ֗לMichalלָ֤מָּהto why?כָּ֙כָה֙thusרִמִּיתִ֔נִיhave you deceived meוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֥יand you have let goאֶת־obj.אֹיְבִ֖יenemy myוַיִּמָּלֵ֑טand he has escapedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidמִיכַל֙Michalאֶל־toשָׁא֔וּלSaulהוּא־heאָמַ֥רhe saidאֵלַ֛יto meשַׁלְּחִ֖נִיlet go meלָמָ֥הto why?אֲמִיתֵֽךְ׃will I kill you
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וְדָוִ֨דand Davidבָּרַ֜חhe fledוַיִּמָּלֵ֗טand he escapedוַיָּבֹ֤אand he wentאֶל־toשְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuelהָרָמָ֔תָהthe Ramah towardsוַיַּ֨גֶּד־and he toldל֔וֹto the himאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatעָֽשָׂה־he had doneל֖וֹto the himשָׁא֑וּלSaulוַיֵּ֤לֶךְand he wentהוּא֙heוּשְׁמוּאֵ֔לand Samuelוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּand they dweltבְּנָֽיוֹת׃at Naioth
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sentשָׁא֣וּלSaulמַלְאָכִים֮messengersלָקַ֣חַתto fetchאֶת־obj.דָּוִד֒Davidוַיַּ֗רְאand he sawאֶֽת־obj.לַהֲקַ֤תthe company ofהַנְּבִיאִים֙the prophetsנִבְּאִ֔יםprophesyingוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לand Samuelעֹמֵ֥דwas standingנִצָּ֖בchiefעֲלֵיהֶ֑םover themוַתְּהִ֞יand it wasעַֽל־onמַלְאֲכֵ֤יthe messengers ofשָׁאוּל֙Saulר֣וּחַthe spirit ofאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּand they prophesiedגַּם־alsoהֵֽמָּה׃they
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וַיַּגִּ֣דוּand people toldלְשָׁא֗וּלto Saulוַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sentמַלְאָכִ֣יםmessengersאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּand they prophesiedגַּם־alsoהֵ֑מָּהtheyוַיֹּ֣סֶףand he repeatedשָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיִּשְׁלַח֙and he sentמַלְאָכִ֣יםmessengersשְׁלִשִׁ֔יםthirdוַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּand they prophesiedגַּם־alsoהֵֽמָּה׃they
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentגַּם־alsoה֜וּאheהָרָמָ֗תָהthe Ramah towardsוַיָּבֹא֙and he cameעַד־toבּ֤וֹרa cisternהַגָּדוֹל֙the greatאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּשֶּׂ֔כוּis in the Secuוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לand he askedוַיֹּ֔אמֶרand he saidאֵיפֹ֥הwhere?שְׁמוּאֵ֖לare Samuelוְדָוִ֑דand Davidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand someone saidהִנֵּ֖הthere!בְּנָי֥וֹתat Naiothבָּרָמָֽה׃in the Ramah
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וַיִּפְשַׁ֨טand he stripped offגַּם־alsoה֜וּאheבְּגָדָ֗יוclothes hisוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤אand he prophesiedגַם־alsoהוּא֙heלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeשְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuelוַיִּפֹּ֣לand he fell downעָרֹ֔םnakedכָּל־allהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַה֖וּאthe thatוְכָל־and allהַלָּ֑יְלָהthe nightעַל־there-כֵּן֙-foreיֹֽאמְר֔וּpeople sayהֲגַ֥ם¿ alsoשָׁא֖וּלis Saulבַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פamong the prophets
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