H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambours, with joy, and with triangles.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [ergänzt: or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king's son-in-law.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

לַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,

בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they delivered them in full to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.

לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow is new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat; but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field until the third evening.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David hid himself in the field; and it was the new moon, and the king sat at table to eat.

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king sat on his seat, as at other times, on the seat by the wall; and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (מֶּלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and said, Let me go, I pray thee; for we have a family sacrifice in the city; and my brother himself has commanded me [ergänzt: to be there]; and now, if I have found favour in thy sight, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. He has therefore not come to the king's table.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place.

הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ (מֶּלֶךְ֮) me.leKh “king”

And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David arose, and fled that day from before Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And David took to heart these words, and was much afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And David went thence to Mizpeh in Moab, and said to the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth amongst you, till I know what God will do for me.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And he brought them before the king of Moab; and they abode with him all the while that David was in the stronghold.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (מֶּ֡לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Was it to-day that I began to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king charge anything to his servant, [ergänzt: nor] to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah.

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (מֶּ֡לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall on the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and fell on the priests, and put to death that day eighty-five persons who wore the linen ephod.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”