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And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

Then Saul went down flat on the earth, and was full of fear because of Samuel's words: and there was no strength in him, for he had taken no food all that day or all that night.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

And the woman came to Saul and saw that he was in great trouble, and said to him, See now, your servant has given ear to your words, and I have put my life in danger by doing what you said.

כִּי־ ki- “that”

So now, give ear to the voice of your servant, and let me give you a little bread; and take some food to give you strength when you go on your way.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

Then Achish sent for David and said to him, By the living Lord, you are upright, and everything you have done with me in the army has been pleasing to me: I have seen no evil in you from the day when you came to me till now: but still, the lords are not

כִּי־ ki- “for”כִּ֠י ki “for”

And David said to Achish, But what have I done? what have you seen in your servant while I have been with you till this day, that I may not go and take up arms against those who are now making war on my lord the king?

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֣י ki “that”

And Achish in answer said, It is true that in my eyes you are good, like an angel of God: but still, the rulers of the Philistines have said, He is not to go up with us to the fight.

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And David was greatly troubled; for the people were talking of stoning him, because their hearts were bitter, every man sorrowing for his sons and his daughters: but David made himself strong in the Lord his God.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

Then David, questioning the Lord, said, Am I to go after this band? will I be able to overtake them? And in answer he said, Go after them, for you will certainly overtake them, and get back everything.

כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

And they gave him part of a cake of figs and some dry grapes; and after the food, his spirit came back to him, for he had had no food or drink for three days and nights.

כִּ֠י ki “for”

And David said to him, Whose man are you and where do you come from? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master went on without me because three days back I became ill.

כִּ֥י ki “if”

Then the bad and good-for-nothing men among those who went with David said, Because they did not go with us, we will give them nothing of the goods which we have got back, but only to every man his wife and children, so that he may take them and go.

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

Who is going to give any attention to you in this question? for an equal part will be given to him who went to the fight and to him who was waiting by the goods: they are all to have the same.

כִּ֞י ki “for”

Then Saul said to the servant who had the care of his arms, Take out your sword and put it through me, before these men without circumcision come and make sport of me. But his servant, full of fear, would not do so. Then Saul took out his sword, and fall

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And when his servant saw that Saul was dead, he did the same, and was united with him in death.

כִּ֣י ki “that”

And when the men of Israel across the valley and on the other side of Jordan saw that the army of Israel was in flight and that Saul and his sons were dead, they came out of their towns and went in flight; and the Philistines came and took them for thems

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”וְכִי־ (כִי) khi- “that”

And David said to the young man who gave him the news, Why are you certain that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?

כִּי־ ki- “that”

Then he said to me, Come here to my side, and put me to death, for the pain of death has me in its grip but my life is still strong in me.

כִּ֥י ki “for”כִּֽי־ ki- “for”

So I put my foot on him and gave him his death-blow, because I was certain that he would not go on living after his fall: and I took the crown from his head and the band from his arm, and I have them here for my lord.

כִּ֣י ki “for”כִּ֛י ki “that”

And till evening they gave themselves to sorrow and weeping, and took no food, weeping for Saul and for Jonathan, his son, and for the people of the Lord and for the men of Israel; because they had come to their end by the sword.

כִּ֥י ki “for”

And David said to him, May your blood be on your head; for your mouth has given witness against you, saying, I have put to death the man marked with the holy oil.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

O mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain on you, you fields of death: for there the arms of the strong have been shamed, the arms of Saul, as if he had not been marked with the holy oil.

כִּ֣י ki “for”

Then let your hands be strong, and have no fear: though Saul your lord is dead, the people of Judah have made me their king.

כִּי־ ki- “for”

Then crying out to Joab, Abner said, Are fighting and destruction to go on for ever? do you not see that the end will only be bitter? how long will it be before you send the people back and make them give up attacking their countrymen?

כִּֽי־ ki- “that”

And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.

כִּ֥י ki “if”כִּ֣י ki “for”