1 Samuel 29
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וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidשָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesמָ֖הwhat?הָעִבְרִ֣יםare the Hebrewsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאָכִ֜ישׁAchishאֶל־toשָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesהֲלֽוֹא־¿ notזֶ֨הis thisדָוִ֜דDavidעֶ֣בֶד׀the servant ofשָׁא֣וּלSaulמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאֲשֶׁ֨רwhoהָיָ֤הhe has beenאִתִּי֙with meזֶ֤הthisיָמִים֙daysאוֹ־orזֶ֣הthisשָׁנִ֔יםyearsוְלֹֽא־and notמָצָ֤אתִיI have foundבוֹ֙in the himמְא֔וּמָהanythingמִיּ֥וֹםfrom the dayנָפְל֖וֹfell heעַד־untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וַיִּקְצְפ֨וּand they were angryעָלָ֜יוtowards himשָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּand they saidלוֹ֩to the himשָׂרֵ֨יthe commanders ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםthe Philistinesהָשֵׁ֣בsend backאֶת־obj.הָאִ֗ישׁthe manוְיָשֹׁב֙so may he returnאֶל־toמְקוֹמוֹ֙place hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereהִפְקַדְתּ֣וֹyou assigned himשָׁ֔םthereוְלֹֽא־and notיֵרֵ֤דhe will go downעִמָּ֙נוּ֙with usבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הin the battleוְלֹא־and notיִֽהְיֶה־he will becomeלָּ֥נוּof usלְשָׂטָ֖ןinto an adversaryבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הin the battleוּבַמֶּ֗הand in how?יִתְרַצֶּ֥הwill he make himself acceptableזֶה֙this oneאֶל־toאֲדֹנָ֔יוmasters hisהֲל֕וֹא¿ notבְּרָאשֵׁ֖יby the heads ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםthe menהָהֵֽם׃the those
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וַיִּקְרָ֨אand he summonedאָכִ֜ישׁAchishאֶל־toדָּוִ֗דDavidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵ֠לָיוto himחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֞הof Yahwehכִּי־forיָשָׁ֣רare uprightאַתָּ֗הyouוְט֣וֹבand is goodבְּ֠עֵינַיin view myצֵאתְךָ֨going out youוּבֹאֲךָ֤and coming in youאִתִּי֙with meבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הin the campכִּ֠יforלֹֽא־notמָצָ֤אתִֽיI have foundבְךָ֙in the youרָעָ֔הevilמִיּ֛וֹםfrom the dayבֹּאֲךָ֥coming in youאֵלַ֖יto meעַד־untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוּבְעֵינֵ֥יand in the eyes ofהַסְּרָנִ֖יםthe rulersלֹֽא־notט֥וֹבare goodאָֽתָּה׃you
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidאֶל־toאָכִ֗ישׁAchishכִּ֣יforמֶ֤הwhat?עָשִׂ֙יתִי֙have I doneוּמַה־and what?מָּצָ֣אתָhave you foundבְעַבְדְּךָ֔in servant yourמִיּוֹם֙from the dayאֲשֶׁ֣רwhenהָיִ֣יתִיI wasלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֑הthe thisכִּ֣יthatלֹ֤אnotאָבוֹא֙I will goוְנִלְחַ֔מְתִּיand I will fightבְּאֹיְבֵ֖יagainst the enemies ofאֲדֹנִ֥יlord myהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredאָכִישׁ֮Achishוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֶל־toדָּוִד֒Davidיָדַ֕עְתִּיI knowכִּ֣יthatט֥וֹבare goodאַתָּ֛הyouבְּעֵינַ֖יin view myכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְlike an angel ofאֱלֹהִ֑יםGodאַ֣ךְneverthelessשָׂרֵ֤יthe commanders ofפְלִשְׁתִּים֙the Philistinesאָֽמְר֔וּthey have saidלֹֽא־notיַעֲלֶ֥הhe will go upעִמָּ֖נוּwith usבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃in the battle
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