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1 Samuel

Chapter 30
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֞y bּebo֨ davi֧d va'anashsha֛yv tziֽqela֖g bּayּ֣om hashshּeliyshshi֑y va'amaleqi֣y paֽshshet֗u 'el-ne֨geb֙ ve'el-tzi֣qela֔g vayּakּu֙ 'et-tzi֣qela֔g vayּishserep֥u 'ota֖hּ bּa'eֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David and his men reached Ziklag on the third day. Now the Amalekites had raided the Negev and Ziklag. They had attacked Ziklag and burned it,

וַיְהִ֞י בְּבֹ֨א דָוִ֧ד וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו צִֽקְלַ֖ג בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑י וַעֲמָלֵקִ֣י פָֽשְׁט֗וּ אֶל־נֶ֨גֶב֙ וְאֶל־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיַּכּוּ֙ אֶת־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖הּ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshebּ֨u 'et-hanּashshi֤ym 'ashsher-bּahּ֙ miqּato֣n ve'ad-gּad֔ol lo֥ hemi֖ytu 'i֑yshsh vayּiֽnehag֔u vayּelek֖u ledarekּaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and had taken captive the women and everyone else in it, both young and old. They killed none of them, but carried them off as they went on their way.

וַיִּשְׁבּ֨וּ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בָּהּ֙ מִקָּטֹ֣ן וְעַד־גָּד֔וֹל לֹ֥א הֵמִ֖יתוּ אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽנְהֲג֔וּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ לְדַרְכָּֽם׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨ davi֤d vaֽ'anashshayv֙ 'el-ha'i֔yr vehinּe֥h shserupa֖h bּa'e֑shsh uneshsheyhe֛m ubeneyhe֥m ubenoteyhe֖m nishshebּֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.

וַיָּבֹ֨א דָוִ֤ד וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׂרוּפָ֖ה בָּאֵ֑שׁ וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנֹתֵיהֶ֖ם נִשְׁבּֽוּ׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsּa֨ davi֜d veha'a֧m 'ashsher-'itּ֛o 'et-qola֖m vayּibekּ֑u 'a֣d 'ashshe֧r 'eyn-bּahe֛m kּo֖cha libekּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David and his men wept aloud until they had no strength left to weep.

וַיִּשָּׂ֨א דָוִ֜ד וְהָעָ֧ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֛וֹ אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֵין־בָּהֶ֛ם כֹּ֖חַ לִבְכּֽוֹת׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ushshetּe֥y neshsheֽy-davi֖d nishshebּ֑u 'achiyno֨'am֙ hayּizere'eli֔yt va'abiyga֕yil 'e֖shshet naba֥l haֽkּaremeliֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David’s two wives had been captured, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

וּשְׁתֵּ֥י נְשֵֽׁי־דָוִ֖ד נִשְׁבּ֑וּ אֲחִינֹ֨עַם֙ הַיִּזְרְעֵלִ֔ית וַאֲבִיגַ֕יִל אֵ֖שֶׁת נָבָ֥ל הַֽכַּרְמְלִֽי׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּe֨tzer ledavi֜d me'o֗d kּiֽy-'amer֤u ha'am֙ lesaqel֔o kּiֽy-ma֨rah֙ ne֣peshsh kּal-ha'a֔m 'i֖yshsh 'al-bnv bּana֣yv ve'al-bּenota֑yv vayּitechazּe֣q dּavi֔d bּayhva֖h 'elohaֽyv׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.

וַתֵּ֨צֶר לְדָוִ֜ד מְאֹ֗ד כִּֽי־אָמְר֤וּ הָעָם֙ לְסָקְל֔וֹ כִּֽי־מָ֨רָה֙ נֶ֣פֶשׁ כָּל־הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ עַל־בנו בָּנָ֣יו וְעַל־בְּנֹתָ֑יו וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק דָּוִ֔ד בַּיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃ס

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer dּavi֗d 'el-'ebeyata֤r hakּohen֙ bּen-'achiyme֔leke hagּiֽyshshah-nּa֥ li֖y ha'epo֑d vayּagּe֧shsh 'ebeyata֛r 'et-ha'epo֖d 'el-dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek, "Bring me the ephod." Abiathar brought it to him,

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד אֶל־אֶבְיָתָ֤ר הַכֹּהֵן֙ בֶּן־אֲחִימֶ֔לֶךְ הַגִּֽישָׁה־נָּ֥א לִ֖י הָאֵפֹ֑ד וַיַּגֵּ֧שׁ אֶבְיָתָ֛ר אֶת־הָאֵפֹ֖ד אֶל־דָּוִֽד׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshe'a֨l dּavi֤d bּaֽyhvah֙ le'mo֔r 'eredּo֛p 'achare֥y hagּedud-hazּe֖h haֽ'ashsּige֑nּu vayּo֤'mer lo֙ redo֔p kּiֽy-hashsּe֥g tּashsּi֖yg vehatzּe֥l tּatzּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and David inquired of the LORD, "Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?" "Pursue them," he answered. "You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue."

וַיִּשְׁאַ֨ל דָּוִ֤ד בַּֽיהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶרְדֹּ֛ף אַחֲרֵ֥י הַגְּדוּד־הַזֶּ֖ה הַֽאַשִּׂגֶ֑נּוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ רְדֹ֔ף כִּֽי־הַשֵּׂ֥ג תַּשִּׂ֖יג וְהַצֵּ֥ל תַּצִּֽיל׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣leke dּavi֗d h֚u veshsheshsh-me'֥ot 'iyshsh֙ 'ashshe֣r 'itּ֔o vayּabo֖'u 'ad-na֣chal habּeshs֑or vehanּֽotari֖ym 'amaֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Valley, where some stayed behind.

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד ה֚וּא וְשֵׁשׁ־מֵא֥וֹת אִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ עַד־נַ֣חַל הַבְּשׂ֑וֹר וְהַנּֽוֹתָרִ֖ים עָמָֽדוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiredּo֣p dּavi֔d h֖u ve'arebּa'-me'֣ot 'i֑yshsh vayּaֽ'amedu֙ ma'ta֣yim 'i֔yshsh 'ashshe֣r pּigּer֔u me'abo֖r 'et-na֥chal habּeshsֽor׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Two hundred of them were too exhausted to cross the valley, but David and the other four hundred continued the pursuit.

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף דָּוִ֔ד ה֖וּא וְאַרְבַּע־מֵא֣וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ מָאתַ֣יִם אִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר פִּגְּר֔וּ מֵעֲבֹ֖ר אֶת־נַ֥חַל הַבְּשֽׂוֹר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּimetze'֤u 'iyshsh-mitzeriy֙ bּashsּade֔h vayּiqech֥u 'ot֖o 'el-dּavi֑d vayּitּenu-l֥o le֨chem֙ vayּo֔'kal vayּashshequ֖hu maֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They found an Egyptian in a field and brought him to David. They gave him water to drink and food to eat,

וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אִישׁ־מִצְרִי֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיִּקְח֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּתְּנוּ־ל֥וֹ לֶ֨חֶם֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַיַּשְׁקֻ֖הוּ מָֽיִם׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּenu-lo֩ pe֨lach dּebela֜h ushshene֤y tzimּuqiym֙ vayּo֔'kal vatּa֥shshab ruch֖o 'ela֑yv kּi֠y loֽ'-'a֤kal le֨chem֙ velo'-shsha֣tah ma֔yim shsheloshsha֥h yami֖ym ushsheloshsha֥h leylֽot׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)part of a cake of pressed figs and two cakes of raisins. He ate and was revived, for he had not eaten any food or drunk any water for three days and three nights.

וַיִּתְּנוּ־לוֹ֩ פֶ֨לַח דְּבֵלָ֜ה וּשְׁנֵ֤י צִמֻּקִים֙ וַיֹּ֔אכַל וַתָּ֥שָׁב רוּח֖וֹ אֵלָ֑יו כִּ֠י לֹֽא־אָ֤כַל לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְלֹא־שָׁ֣תָה מַ֔יִם שְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה יָמִ֖ים וּשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה לֵילֽוֹת׃ס

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer l֤o david֙ leֽmiy-'a֔tּah ve'e֥y mizּe֖h 'a֑tּah vayּo֜'mer na֧'ar mitzeri֣y 'ano֗kiy 'e֚bed le'i֣yshsh 'amaֽleqi֔y vayּa'azebe֧niy 'adoni֛y kּi֥y chali֖ytiy hayּ֥om shsheloshshaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David asked him, "Who do you belong to? Where do you come from?" He said, "I am an Egyptian, the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me when I became ill three days ago.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֤וֹ דָוִד֙ לְֽמִי־אַ֔תָּה וְאֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה אָ֑תָּה וַיֹּ֜אמֶר נַ֧עַר מִצְרִ֣י אָנֹ֗כִי עֶ֚בֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ עֲמָֽלֵקִ֔י וַיַּעַזְבֵ֧נִי אֲדֹנִ֛י כִּ֥י חָלִ֖יתִי הַיּ֥וֹם שְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): ana֡chenu pּashsha֜tenu ne֧geb hakּereti֛y ve'al-'ashshe֥r liֽyhuda֖h ve'al-ne֣geb kּale֑b ve'et-tziqela֖g shsara֥penu ba'eֽshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)We raided the Negev of the Kerethites, some territory belonging to Judah and the Negev of Caleb. And we burned Ziklag."

אֲנַ֡חְנוּ פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ נֶ֧גֶב הַכְּרֵתִ֛י וְעַל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִֽיהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־נֶ֣גֶב כָּלֵ֑ב וְאֶת־צִקְלַ֖ג שָׂרַ֥פְנוּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer 'elayv֙ dּavi֔d hatoride֖niy 'el-hagּed֣ud hazּe֑h vayּo֡'mer hishshּabe'ah֩ lּi֨y beֽ'lohi֜ym 'im-tּemiyte֗niy ve'im-tּasegּire֨niy֙ bּeyad-'adoni֔y ve'oriֽdeka֖ 'el-hagּed֥ud hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David asked him, "Can you lead me down to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me before God that you will not kill me or hand me over to my master, and I will take you down to them."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ דָּוִ֔ד הֲתוֹרִדֵ֖נִי אֶל־הַגְּד֣וּד הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֡אמֶר הִשָּׁבְעָה֩ לִּ֨י בֵֽאלֹהִ֜ים אִם־תְּמִיתֵ֗נִי וְאִם־תַּסְגִּרֵ֨נִי֙ בְּיַד־אֲדֹנִ֔י וְאוֹרִֽדְךָ֖ אֶל־הַגְּד֥וּד הַזֶּֽה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣ride֔hu vehinּe֥h netushshi֖ym 'al-pּene֣y kal-ha'a֑retz 'okeli֤ym veshshotiym֙ vecho֣gegi֔ym bּekol֙ hashshּala֣l hagּad֔ol 'ashshe֥r laqech֛u me'e֥retz pּelishshetּi֖ym ume'e֥retz yehudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He led David down, and there they were, scattered over the countryside, eating, drinking and revelling because of the great amount of plunder they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from Judah.

וַיֹּ֣רִדֵ֔הוּ וְהִנֵּ֥ה נְטֻשִׁ֖ים עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹכְלִ֤ים וְשֹׁתִים֙ וְחֹ֣גְגִ֔ים בְּכֹל֙ הַשָּׁלָ֣ל הַגָּד֔וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וּמֵאֶ֥רֶץ יְהוּדָֽה׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּakּe֥m dּavi֛d mehanּe֥shshep ve'ad-ha'e֖reb lemaֽchorata֑m veloֽ'-nimela֤t mehem֙ 'i֔yshsh kּiy֩ 'im-'arebּa֨ me'֧ot 'iֽyshsh-na֛'ar 'ashsher-rakeb֥u 'al-hagּemalּi֖ym vayּanuֽsu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David fought them from dusk until the evening of the next day, and none of them escaped, except four hundred young men who rode off on camels and fled.

וַיַּכֵּ֥ם דָּוִ֛ד מֵהַנֶּ֥שֶׁף וְעַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב לְמָֽחֳרָתָ֑ם וְלֹֽא־נִמְלַ֤ט מֵהֶם֙ אִ֔ישׁ כִּי֩ אִם־אַרְבַּ֨ע מֵא֧וֹת אִֽישׁ־נַ֛עַר אֲשֶׁר־רָכְב֥וּ עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים וַיָּנֻֽסוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּatzּe֣l dּavi֔d 'e֛t kּal-'ashshe֥r laqech֖u 'amale֑q ve'et-shshetּe֥y nashsha֖yv hitzּi֥yl dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David recovered everything the Amalekites had taken, including his two wives.

וַיַּצֵּ֣ל דָּוִ֔ד אֵ֛ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֖וּ עֲמָלֵ֑ק וְאֶת־שְׁתֵּ֥י נָשָׁ֖יו הִצִּ֥יל דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֣ ne'edּar-la֠hem min-haqּato֨n ve'ad-hagּad֜ol ve'ad-bּani֤ym ubanot֙ umishshּala֔l ve'a֛d kּal-'ashshe֥r laqech֖u lahe֑m hakּo֖l heshshi֥yb dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Nothing was missing: young or old, boy or girl, plunder or anything else they had taken. David brought everything back.

וְלֹ֣א נֶעְדַּר־לָ֠הֶם מִן־הַקָּטֹ֨ן וְעַד־הַגָּד֜וֹל וְעַד־בָּנִ֤ים וּבָנוֹת֙ וּמִשָּׁלָ֔ל וְעַ֛ד כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָקְח֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם הַכֹּ֖ל הֵשִׁ֥יב דָּוִֽד׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֣ch dּavi֔d 'et-kּal-hatzּo֖'n vehabּaqa֑r nahag֗u lipeney֙ hamּiqene֣h hah֔u vayּo֣'mer֔u ze֖h shshela֥l dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He took all the flocks and herds, and his men drove them ahead of the other livestock, saying, "This is David’s plunder."

וַיִּקַּ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד אֶת־כָּל־הַצֹּ֖אן וְהַבָּקָ֑ר נָהֲג֗וּ לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּקְנֶ֣ה הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ זֶ֖ה שְׁלַ֥ל דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֣ davi֗d 'el-ma'ta֨yim ha'anashshi֜ym 'ashsheֽr-pּigּer֣u ׀ milּe֣ket ׀ 'achare֣y davi֗d vayּoֽshshiybum֙ bּena֣chal habּeshs֔or vayּeֽtze'u֙ liqera֣'t dּavi֔d veliqera֖'t ha'a֣m 'ashsher-'itּ֑o vayּigּa֤shsh dּavid֙ 'et-ha'a֔m vayּishshe'a֥l lahe֖m leshshalֽom׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David came to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and who had been left behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the men with him. As David and his men approached, he greeted them.

וַיָּבֹ֣א דָוִ֗ד אֶל־מָאתַ֨יִם הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים אֲשֶֽׁר־פִּגְּר֣וּ ׀ מִלֶּ֣כֶת ׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י דָוִ֗ד וַיֹּֽשִׁיבֻם֙ בְּנַ֣חַל הַבְּשׂ֔וֹר וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וְלִקְרַ֖את הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וַיִּגַּ֤שׁ דָּוִד֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לָהֶ֖ם לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֜'an kּal-'iֽyshsh-ra֣ ubeliyּa֗'al meֽha'anashshiym֮ 'ashshe֣r halek֣u 'im-dּavid֒ vayּo'mer֗u ya֚'an 'ashshe֣r loֽ'-halek֣u 'imּi֔y loֽ'-nitּe֣n lahe֔m mehashshּala֖l 'ashshe֣r hitzּa֑lenu kּiֽy-'im-'i֤yshsh 'et-'ishshetּo֙ ve'et-bּana֔yv veyinehag֖u veyeleֽku׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)But all the evil men and troublemakers among David’s followers said, "Because they did not go out with us, we will not share with them the plunder we recovered. However, each man may take his wife and children and go."

וַיַּ֜עַן כָּל־אִֽישׁ־רָ֣ע וּבְלִיַּ֗עַל מֵֽהָאֲנָשִׁים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלְכ֣וּ עִם־דָּוִד֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־הָלְכ֣וּ עִמִּ֔י לֹֽא־נִתֵּ֣ן לָהֶ֔ם מֵהַשָּׁלָ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִצַּ֑לְנוּ כִּֽי־אִם־אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו וְיִנְהֲג֖וּ וְיֵלֵֽכוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer dּavi֔d loֽ'-ta'ashs֥u ke֖n 'echa֑y 'e֠t 'ashsher-nata֨n yehva֥h la֨nu֙ vayּishshemo֣r 'ota֔nu vayּitּe֗n 'eֽt-hagּed֛ud habּa֥ 'ale֖ynu bּeyadeֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David replied, "No, my brothers, you must not do that with what the LORD has given us. He has protected us and delivered into our hands the raiding party that came against us.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד לֹֽא־תַעֲשׂ֥וּ כֵ֖ן אֶחָ֑י אֵ֠ת אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לָ֨נוּ֙ וַיִּשְׁמֹ֣ר אֹתָ֔נוּ וַיִּתֵּ֗ן אֶֽת־הַגְּד֛וּד הַבָּ֥א עָלֵ֖ינוּ בְּיָדֵֽנוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): umiy֙ yishshema֣ lake֔m ladּaba֖r hazּe֑h kּi֞y kּeche֣leq ׀ hayּore֣d bּamּilechama֗h uֽkeche֛leq hayּoshshe֥b 'al-hakּeli֖ym yachedּa֥v yachaloֽqu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Who will listen to what you say? The share of the man who stayed with the supplies is to be the same as that of him who went down to the battle. All will share alike."

וּמִי֙ יִשְׁמַ֣ע לָכֶ֔ם לַדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֞י כְּחֵ֣לֶק ׀ הַיֹּרֵ֣ד בַּמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וּֽכְחֵ֛לֶק הַיֹּשֵׁ֥ב עַל־הַכֵּלִ֖ים יַחְדָּ֥ו יַחֲלֹֽקוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֕y meֽhayּ֥om hah֖u vama֑'elah vayeshsime֜ha lecho֤q ulemishshepּat֙ leyishsera'e֔l 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)David made this a statute and ordinance for Israel from that day to this.

וַיְהִ֕י מֵֽהַיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא וָמָ֑עְלָה וַיְשִׂמֶ֜הָ לְחֹ֤ק וּלְמִשְׁפָּט֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ david֙ 'el-tzi֣qela֔g vayeshshalּa֧ch meֽhashshּala֛l leziqene֥y yehuda֖h lere'e֣hu le'mo֑r hinּe֤h lakem֙ bּeraka֔h mishshּela֖l 'oyebe֥y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When David reached Ziklag, he sent some of the plunder to the elders of Judah, who were his friends, saying, "Here is a gift for you from the plunder of the LORD’s enemies."

וַיָּבֹ֤א דָוִד֙ אֶל־צִ֣קְלַ֔ג וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח מֵֽהַשָּׁלָ֛ל לְזִקְנֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה לְרֵעֵ֣הוּ לֵאמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֤ה לָכֶם֙ בְּרָכָ֔ה מִשְּׁלַ֖ל אֹיְבֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): la'ashshe֧r bּebeֽyt-'e֛l vela'ashshe֥r bּeramֽot-ne֖geb vela'ashshe֥r bּeyatּiֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He sent it to those who were in Bethel, Ramoth Negev and Jattir;

לַאֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֛ל וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּרָמֽוֹת־נֶ֖גֶב וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיַתִּֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vela'ashshe֧r bּa'aro'e֛r vela'ashshe֥r bּeshsiֽpem֖ot vela'ashshe֥r bּe'eshshetּemoֽ'a׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)to those in Aroer, Siphmoth, Eshtemoa

וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧ר בַּעֲרֹעֵ֛ר וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּשִֽׂפְמ֖וֹת וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּאֶשְׁתְּמֹֽעַ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vela'ashshe֣r bּeraka֗l velaֽ'ashsher֙ bּe'are֣y hayּeracheme'eli֔y vela'ashshe֖r bּe'are֥y haqּeyniֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and Rakal; to those in the towns of the Jerahmeelites and the Kenites;

וְלַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּרָכָ֗ל וְלַֽאֲשֶׁר֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י הַיְּרַחְמְאֵלִ֔י וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּעָרֵ֥י הַקֵּינִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vela'ashshe֧r bּecharema֛h vela'ashshe֥r bּebor-'ashsha֖n vela'ashshe֥r bּa'ataֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)to those in Hormah, Bor Ashan, Athak

וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּחָרְמָ֛ה וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבוֹר־עָשָׁ֖ן וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּעֲתָֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vela'ashshe֖r bּecheber֑on uֽlekal-hamּeqom֛ot 'ashsheֽr-hitehalּeke-shsha֥m dּavi֖d h֥u va'anashshaֽyv׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)and Hebron; and to those in all the other places where David and his men had roamed. Gratitude fueled David's generosity.

וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וּֽלְכָל־הַמְּקֹמ֛וֹת אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלֶּךְ־שָׁ֥ם דָּוִ֖ד ה֥וּא וַאֲנָשָֽׁיו׃פ