חֲמַלְתֶּ֖ם you have had compassion ḥă·mal·tem עָלָֽי׃ on me . ‘ā·lāy 1 Samuel 23:22 נָ֞א Please nā לְכוּ־ go lə·ḵū- הָכִ֣ינוּ and prepare hā·ḵî·nū ע֗וֹד further . ‘ō·wḏ וּדְע֤וּ Investigate ū·ḏə·‘ū וּרְאוּ֙ and watch ū·rə·’ū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מְקוֹמוֹ֙ - mə·qō·w·mōw אֲשֶׁ֣ר carefully where ’ă·šer תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה he goes tih·yeh רַגְל֔וֹ . . . raḡ·lōw מִ֥י and who mî רָאָ֖הוּ has seen him rā·’ā·hū שָׁ֑ם there , šām כִּ֚י for kî אָמַ֣ר I am told that ’ā·mar אֵלַ֔י ’ê·lay הֽוּא׃ he hū עָר֥וֹם is extremely ‘ā·rō·wm יַעְרִ֖ם cunning . ya‘·rim 1 Samuel 23:23 וּרְא֣וּ Observe ū·rə·’ū וּדְע֗וּ and find out ū·ḏə·‘ū מִכֹּ֤ל all mik·kōl הַמַּֽחֲבֹאִים֙ the places ham·ma·ḥă·ḇō·’îm אֲשֶׁ֣ר where ’ă·šer יִתְחַבֵּ֣א he hides . yiṯ·ḥab·bê שָׁ֔ם . . . šām וְשַׁבְתֶּ֤ם Then come back wə·šaḇ·tem אֵלַי֙ to me ’ê·lay אֶל־ with ’el- נָכ֔וֹן certainty , nā·ḵō·wn וְהָלַכְתִּ֖י and I will go wə·hā·laḵ·tî אִתְּכֶ֑ם with you . ’it·tə·ḵem וְהָיָה֙ . . . wə·hā·yāh אִם־ If ’im- יֶשְׁנ֣וֹ he is yeš·nōw בָאָ֔רֶץ in the land , ḇā·’ā·reṣ וְחִפַּשְׂתִּ֣י I will search him out wə·ḥip·paś·tî אֹת֔וֹ - ’ō·ṯōw בְּכֹ֖ל among all bə·ḵōl אַלְפֵ֥י the clans ’al·p̄ê יְהוּדָֽה׃ of Judah .” yə·hū·ḏāh 1 Samuel 23:24 וַיָּק֛וּמוּ So they set out way·yā·qū·mū וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ and went way·yê·lə·ḵū זִ֖יפָה to Ziph zî·p̄āh לִפְנֵ֣י ahead of lip̄·nê שָׁא֑וּל Saul . šā·’ūl וְדָוִ֨ד Now David wə·ḏā·wiḏ וַאֲנָשָׁ֜יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw בְּמִדְבַּ֤ר were in the Wilderness bə·miḏ·bar מָעוֹן֙ of Maon mā·‘ō·wn בָּעֲרָבָ֔ה in the Arabah bā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh אֶ֖ל . . . ’el יְמִ֥ין south yə·mîn הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ of Jeshimon , hay·šî·mō·wn 1 Samuel 23:25 שָׁא֣וּל and Saul šā·’ūl וַאֲנָשָׁיו֮ and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ went way·yê·leḵ לְבַקֵּשׁ֒ to seek [him] . lə·ḇaq·qêš לְדָוִ֔ד When David lə·ḏā·wiḏ וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ was told about it , way·yag·gi·ḏū וַיֵּ֣רֶד he went down way·yê·reḏ הַסֶּ֔לַע to the rock has·se·la‘ וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב and stayed way·yê·šeḇ בְּמִדְבַּ֣ר in the Wilderness bə·miḏ·bar מָע֑וֹן of Maon . mā·‘ō·wn שָׁא֔וּל And when Saul šā·’ūl וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע heard of this , way·yiš·ma‘ וַיִּרְדֹּ֥ף he pursued way·yir·dōp̄ אַחֲרֵֽי־ . . . ’a·ḥă·rê- דָוִ֖ד David ḏā·wiḏ מִדְבַּ֥ר there miḏ·bar מָעֽוֹן׃ . . . . mā·‘ō·wn 1 Samuel 23:26 שָׁא֜וּל Saul šā·’ūl וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ was proceeding along way·yê·leḵ מִזֶּ֔ה one miz·zeh מִצַּ֤ד side miṣ·ṣaḏ הָהָר֙ of the mountain , hā·hār וְדָוִ֧ד and David wə·ḏā·wiḏ וַאֲנָשָׁ֛יו and his men wa·’ă·nā·šāw מִזֶּ֑ה along the other miz·zeh וַיְהִ֨י . . . way·hî מִצַּ֥ד side . miṣ·ṣaḏ

