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And he said unto him: 'Fear not; for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they two made a covenant before the LORD; and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying: 'Doth not David hide himself with us in the strongholds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the south of Jeshimon?

וַיַּעֲל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking-places where he hideth himself, and come ye back to me with the certainty, and I will go with you; and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out among all the thousands of

וְשַׁבְתֶּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”

And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul; but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of Jeshimon.

וַיָּק֛וּמוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣רֶד (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף (וַ) va “and”

And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֨י (וַ) va “and”

So Saul returned from pursuing after David, and went against the Philistines; therefore they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth.

וַיָּ֣שָׁב (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And David went up from thence, and dwelt in the strongholds of En-gedi.

וַיַּ֥עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying: 'Behold, David is in the wilderness of En-gedi.'

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

וַ֠יָּבֹא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And the men of David said unto him: 'Behold the day in which the LORD hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.' Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul

וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וְעָשִׂ֣יתָ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֣קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּ֥ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto his men: 'The LORD forbid it me, that I should do this thing unto my lord, the LORD'S anointed, to put forth my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD'S anointed.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So David checked his men with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. And Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.

וַיְשַׁסַּ֨ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying: 'My lord the king.' And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and prostrated himself.

וַיָּ֨קָם (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּבֵּ֤ט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקֹּ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And David said to Saul: 'Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying: Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said: I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anoin

וְאָמַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וַתָּ֣חָס (וַ) va. “and”וָאֹמַ֗ר (וָ) va. “and”

The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

וּנְקָמַ֥נִי (וּ) u. “and”

The LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.'

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁפַ֖ט (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass, when David had made an end of speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said: 'Is this thy voice, my son David?' And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּֽבְךְּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And he said to David: `Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rendered unto me good, whereas I have rendered unto thee evil.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that which thou hast done unto me this day.

וְשִׁלְּח֖וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”