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1 וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה פְלִשְׁתִּים נִלְחָמִים בִּקְעִילָה וְהֵמָּה שֹׁסִים אֶת־הַגֳּרָנֽוֹת׃

and to tell to/for David to/for to say behold Philistine to fight in/on/with Keilah and they(masc.) to plunder [obj] [the] threshing floor

2 וַיִּשְׁאַל דָּוִד בַּֽיהוָה לֵאמֹר הַאֵלֵךְ וְהִכֵּיתִי בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־דָּוִד לֵךְ וְהִכִּיתָ בַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וְהוֹשַׁעְתָּ אֶת־קְעִילָֽה׃

and to ask David in/on/with LORD to/for to say to go: went and to smite in/on/with Philistine [the] these and to say LORD to(wards) David to go: went and to smite in/on/with Philistine and to save [obj] Keilah

3 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אַנְשֵׁי דָוִד אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אֲנַחְנוּ פֹה בִּֽיהוּדָה יְרֵאִים וְאַף כִּֽי־נֵלֵךְ קְעִלָה אֶל־מֽ͏ַעַרְכוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

and to say human David to(wards) him behold we here in/on/with Judah afraid and also for to go: went Keilah to(wards) rank Philistine

4 וַיּוֹסֶף עוֹד דָּוִד לִשְׁאֹל בַּֽיהוָה וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ יְהוָה וַיֹּאמֶר קוּם רֵד קְעִילָה כִּֽי־אֲנִי נֹתֵן אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים בְּיָדֶֽךָ׃

and to add: again still David to/for to ask in/on/with LORD and to answer him LORD and to say to arise: rise to go down Keilah for I to give: give [obj] Philistine in/on/with hand: power your

5 וַיֵּלֶךְ דָּוִד ואנשו וַאֲנָשָׁיו קְעִילָה וַיִּלָּחֶם בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיִּנְהַג אֶת־מִקְנֵיהֶם וַיַּךְ בָּהֶם מַכָּה גְדוֹלָה וַיֹּשַׁע דָּוִד אֵת יֹשְׁבֵי קְעִילָֽה׃

and to go: went David (and human his *Q(K)*) Keilah and to fight in/on/with Philistine and to lead [obj] livestock their and to smite in/on/with them wound great: large and to save David [obj] to dwell Keilah

6 וַיְהִי בִּבְרֹחַ אֶבְיָתָר בֶּן־אֲחִימֶלֶךְ אֶל־דָּוִד קְעִילָה אֵפוֹד יָרַד בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

and to be in/on/with to flee Abiathar son: child Ahimelech to(wards) David Keilah ephod to go down in/on/with hand: power his

7 וַיֻּגַּד לְשָׁאוּל כִּי־בָא דָוִד קְעִילָה וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל נִכַּר אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים בְּיָדִי כִּי נִסְגַּר לָבוֹא בְּעִיר דְּלָתַיִם וּבְרִֽיחַ׃

and to tell to/for Saul for to come (in): come David Keilah and to say Saul to alienate [obj] him God in/on/with hand: power my for to shut to/for to come (in): come in/on/with city door and bar

8 וַיְשַׁמַּע שָׁאוּל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם לַמִּלְחָמָה לָרֶדֶת קְעִילָה לָצוּר אֶל־דָּוִד וְאֶל־אֲנָשָֽׁיו׃

and to hear: proclaim Saul [obj] all [the] people to/for battle to/for to go down Keilah to/for to confine to(wards) David and to(wards) human his

9 וַיֵּדַע דָּוִד כִּי עָלָיו שָׁאוּל מַחֲרִישׁ הָרָעָה וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־אֶבְיָתָר הַכֹּהֵן הַגִּישָׁה הָאֵפֽוֹד׃

and to know David for upon him Saul to plow/plot [the] distress: harm and to say to(wards) Abiathar [the] priest to approach: bring [emph?] [the] ephod

10 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שָׁמֹעַ שָׁמַע עַבְדְּךָ כִּֽי־מְבַקֵּשׁ שָׁאוּל לָבוֹא אֶל־קְעִילָה לְשַׁחֵת לָעִיר בַּעֲבוּרִֽי׃

and to say David LORD God Israel to hear: hear to hear: hear servant/slave your for to seek Saul to/for to come (in): come to(wards) Keilah to/for to ruin to/for city in/on/with for the sake of me

11 הֲיַסְגִּרֻנִי בַעֲלֵי קְעִילָה בְיָדוֹ הֲיֵרֵד שָׁאוּל כַּֽאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עַבְדֶּךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הַגֶּד־נָא לְעַבְדֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יֵרֵֽד׃

to shut me master: men Keilah in/on/with hand: power his to go down Saul like/as as which to hear: hear servant/slave your LORD God Israel to tell please to/for servant/slave your and to say LORD to go down

12 וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד הֲיַסְגִּרוּ בַּעֲלֵי קְעִילָה אֹתִי וְאֶת־אֲנָשַׁי בְּיַד־שָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה יַסְגִּֽירוּ׃

and to say David to shut master: men Keilah [obj] me and [obj] human my in/on/with hand: power Saul and to say LORD to shut

13 וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו כְּשֵׁשׁ־מֵאוֹת אִישׁ וַיֵּצְאוּ מִקְּעִלָה וַיִּֽתְהַלְּכוּ בַּאֲשֶׁר יִתְהַלָּכוּ וּלְשָׁאוּל הֻגַּד כִּֽי־נִמְלַט דָּוִד מִקְּעִילָה וַיֶּחְדַּל לָצֵֽאת׃

and to arise: rise David and human his like/as six hundred man and to come out: come from Keilah and to go: went in/on/with in which to go: went and to/for Saul to tell for to escape David from Keilah and to cease to/for to come out: come

14 וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּמִּדְבָּר בַּמְּצָדוֹת וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּהָר בְּמִדְבַּר־זִיף וַיְבַקְשֵׁהוּ שָׁאוּל כָּל־הַיָּמִים וְלֹֽא־נְתָנוֹ אֱלֹהִים בְּיָדֽוֹ׃

and to dwell David in/on/with wilderness in/on/with stronghold and to dwell in/on/with mountain: hill country in/on/with wilderness Ziph and to seek him Saul all [the] day and not to give: give him God in/on/with hand: power his

15 וַיַּרְא דָוִד כִּֽי־יָצָא שָׁאוּל לְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת־נַפְשׁוֹ וְדָוִד בְּמִדְבַּר־זִיף בַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃

and to see: see David for to come out: come Saul to/for to seek [obj] soul: life his and David in/on/with wilderness Ziph in/on/with Horesh

16 וַיָּקָם יְהוֹנָתָן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל־דָּוִד חֹרְשָׁה וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת־יָדוֹ בֵּאלֹהִֽים׃

and to arise: rise Jonathan son: child Saul and to go: went to(wards) David Horesh and to strengthen: strengthen [obj] hand: power his in/on/with God

17 וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו אַל־תִּירָא כִּי לֹא תִֽמְצָאֲךָ יַד שָׁאוּל אָבִי וְאַתָּה תִּמְלֹךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽהְיֶה־לְּךָ לְמִשְׁנֶה וְגַם־שָׁאוּל אָבִי יֹדֵעַ כֵּֽן׃

and to say to(wards) him not to fear for not to find you hand: themselves Saul father my and you(m. s.) to reign upon Israel and I to be to/for you to/for second and also Saul father my to know so

18 וַיִּכְרְתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם בְּרִית לִפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב דָּוִד בַּחֹרְשָׁה וִיהוֹנָתָן הָלַךְ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃

and to cut: make(covenant) two their covenant to/for face: before LORD and to dwell David in/on/with Horesh and Jonathan to go: went to/for house: home his

19 וַיַּעֲלוּ זִפִים אֶל־שָׁאוּל הַגִּבְעָתָה לֵאמֹר הֲלוֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּנוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת בַּחֹרְשָׁה בְּגִבְעַת הַֽחֲכִילָה אֲשֶׁר מִימִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃

and to ascend: rise Ziphite to(wards) Saul [the] Gibeah [to] to/for to say not David to hide with us in/on/with stronghold in/on/with Horesh in/on/with hill [the] Hachilah which from right: south [the] Jeshimon

20 וְעַתָּה לְכָל־אַוַּת נַפְשְׁךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ לָרֶדֶת רֵד וְלָנוּ הַסְגִּירוֹ בְּיַד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

and now to/for all desire soul your [the] king to/for to go down to go down and to/for us to shut him in/on/with hand: power [the] king

21 וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל בְּרוּכִים אַתֶּם לַֽיהוָה כִּי חֲמַלְתֶּם עָלָֽי׃

and to say Saul to bless you(m. p.) to/for LORD for to spare upon me

22 לְכוּ־נָא הָכִינוּ עוֹד וּדְעוּ וּרְאוּ אֶת־מְקוֹמוֹ אֲשֶׁר תִּֽהְיֶה רַגְלוֹ מִי רָאָהוּ שָׁם כִּי אָמַר אֵלַי עָרוֹם יַעְרִם הֽוּא׃

to go: went please to establish: right still and to know and to see: see [obj] place his which to be foot his who? to see: see him there for to say to(wards) me be shrewd be shrewd he/she/it

23 וּרְאוּ וּדְעוּ מִכֹּל הַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים אֲשֶׁר יִתְחַבֵּא שָׁם וְשַׁבְתֶּם אֵלַי אֶל־נָכוֹן וְהָלַכְתִּי אִתְּכֶם וְהָיָה אִם־יֶשְׁנוֹ בָאָרֶץ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּי אֹתוֹ בְּכֹל אַלְפֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃

and to see: behold! and to know from all [the] refuge which to hide there and to return: return to(wards) me to(wards) to establish: establish and to go: went with you and to be if there he in/on/with land: country/planet and to search [obj] him in/on/with all thousand: clan Judah

24 וַיָּקוּמוּ וַיֵּלְכוּ זִיפָה לִפְנֵי שָׁאוּל וְדָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו בְּמִדְבַּר מָעוֹן בָּעֲרָבָה אֶל יְמִין הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃

and to arise: rise and to go: went Ziph [to] to/for face: before Saul and David and human his in/on/with wilderness Maon in/on/with Arabah to(wards) right: south [the] Jeshimon

25 וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁאוּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו לְבַקֵּשׁ וַיַּגִּדוּ לְדָוִד וַיֵּרֶד הַסֶּלַע וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּמִדְבַּר מָעוֹן וַיִּשְׁמַע שָׁאוּל וַיִּרְדֹּף אַחֲרֵֽי־דָוִד מִדְבַּר מָעֽוֹן׃

and to go: went Saul and human his to/for to seek and to tell to/for David and to go down [the] crag and to dwell in/on/with wilderness Maon and to hear: hear Saul and to pursue after David wilderness Maon

26 וַיֵּלֶךְ שָׁאוּל מִצַּד הָהָר מִזֶּה וְדָוִד וַאֲנָשָׁיו מִצַּד הָהָר מִזֶּה וַיְהִי דָוִד נֶחְפָּז לָלֶכֶת מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל וְשָׁאוּל וַאֲנָשָׁיו עֹֽטְרִים אֶל־דָּוִד וְאֶל־אֲנָשָׁיו לְתָפְשָֽׂם׃

and to go: went Saul from side [the] mountain: mount from this and David and human his from side [the] mountain: mount from this and to be David to hurry to/for to go: went from face: before Saul and Saul and human his to surround to(wards) David and to(wards) human his to/for to capture them

27 וּמַלְאָךְ בָּא אֶל־שָׁאוּל לֵאמֹר מַהֲרָה וְלֵכָה כִּֽי־פָשְׁטוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

and messenger to come (in): come to(wards) Saul to/for to say to hasten [emph?] and to go: come [emph?] for to strip Philistine upon [the] land: country/planet

28 וַיָּשָׁב שָׁאוּל מִרְדֹף אַחֲרֵי דָוִד וַיֵּלֶךְ לִקְרַאת פְּלִשְׁתִּים עַל־כֵּן קָֽרְאוּ לַמָּקוֹם הַהוּא סֶלַע הַֽמַּחְלְקֽוֹת׃

and to return: return Saul from to pursue after David and to go: went to/for to encounter: toward Philistine upon so to call: call by to/for place [the] he/she/it Rock of Escape Rock of Escape

29 וַיַּעַל דָּוִד מִשָּׁם וַיֵּשֶׁב בִּמְצָדוֹת עֵֽין־גֶּֽדִי׃

and to ascend: rise David from there and to dwell in/on/with stronghold Engedi Engedi