H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing -- also the dancers -- to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David saith unto Saul, `Who `am' I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- that I am son-in-law to the king?'

לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Saul commandeth his servants, `Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.'

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

And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king -- and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And Saul saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines -- to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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

And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,

בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and David riseth and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth among the Philistines two hundred men, and David bringeth in their foreskins, and they set them before the king, to be son-in-law to the king; and Saul giveth to him Michal his daughter for a wife.

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

And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee `are' very good;

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Lo, the new moon `is' to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening;

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David is hidden in the field, and it is the new moon, and the king sitteth down by the food to eat,

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (מֶּלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and he saith, Send me away, I pray thee, for a family sacrifice we have in the city, and my brother himself hath given command to me, and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, let me go away, I pray thee, and see my brethren; therefore he hath not come unto the table of the king.'

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David saith to Ahimelech the priest, `The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;

הַמֶּלֶךְ֮ (מֶּלֶךְ֮) me.leKh “king”

And David saith to Ahimelech, `And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.'

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And David riseth and fleeth on that day from the face of Saul, and cometh in unto Achish king of Gath;

מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

and the servants of Achish say unto him, `Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, `Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And David layeth these words in his heart, and is exceedingly afraid of the face of Achish king of Gath,

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”

And David goeth thence to Mizpeh of Moab, and saith unto the king of Moab, `Let, I pray thee, my father and my mother go out with you, till that I know what God doth for me;'

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

and he leadeth them before the king of Moab, and they dwell with him all the days of David's being in the fortress.

מֶ֣לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And the king sendeth to call Ahimelech son of Ahitub, the priest, and all the house of his father, the priests, who `are' in Nob, and they come all of them unto the king;

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

And Ahimelech answereth the king and saith, `And who among all thy servants `is' as David -- faithful, and son-in-law of the king, and hath turned aside unto thy council, and is honoured in thy house?

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

To-day have I begun to ask for him at God? far be it from me! let not the king lay anything against his servant, against any of the house of my father, for thy servant hath known nothing of all this, less or more.'

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king saith, `Thou dost surely die, Ahimelech, thou, and all the house of thy father.'

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the king saith to runners, those standing by him, `Turn round, and put to death the priests of Jehovah, because their hand also `is' with David, and because they have known that he is fleeing, and have not uncovered mine ear;' and the servants of the king have not been willing to put forth their hand to come against the priests of Jehovah.

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

And the king saith to Doeg, `Turn round thou, and come against the priests;' and Doeg the Edomite turneth round, and cometh himself against the priests, and putteth to death in that day eighty and five men bearing a linen ephod,

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”