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1. After Saul returned from chasing the Philistines, he was told, "David is in the Desert of En Gedi."
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1. And it came to pass H1961 , when H834 Saul H7586 was returned H7725 from following H4480 H310 the Philistines H6430 , that it was told H5046 him, saying H559 , Behold H2009 , David H1732 is in the wilderness H4057 of En H5872 -gedi.
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2. So he took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and began looking for David and his men near the Rocks of the Wild Goats.
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2. Then Saul H7586 took H3947 three H7969 thousand H505 chosen H977 men H376 out of all H4480 H3605 Israel H3478 , and went H1980 to seek H1245 H853 David H1732 and his men H376 upon H592 H6440 the rocks H6697 of the wild goats H3277 .
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3. Saul came to the sheep pens beside the road. A cave was there, and he went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were hiding far back in the cave.
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3. And he came H935 to H413 the sheepcotes H1448 H6629 by H5921 the way H1870 , where H8033 was a cave H4631 ; and Saul H7586 went in H935 to cover H5526 H853 his feet H7272 : and David H1732 and his men H376 remained H3427 in the sides H3411 of the cave H4631 .
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4. The men said to David, "Today is the day the Lord spoke of when he said, 'I will give your enemy over to you. Do anything you want with him.'" Then David crept up to Saul and quietly cut off a corner of Saul's robe.
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4. And the men H376 of David H1732 said H559 unto H413 him, Behold H2009 the day H3117 of which H834 the LORD H3068 said H559 unto H413 thee, Behold H2009 , I H595 will deliver H5414 H853 thine enemy H341 into thine hand H3027 , that thou mayest do H6213 to him as H834 it shall seem good H3190 H5869 unto thee . Then David H1732 arose H6965 , and cut off H3772 H853 the skirt H3671 of Saul H7586 's robe H4598 privily H3909 .
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5. Later David felt guilty because he had cut off a corner of Saul's robe.
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5. And it came to pass H1961 afterward H310 H3651 , that David H1732 's heart H3820 smote H5221 him, because H5921 H834 he had cut off H3772 H853 Saul H7586 's skirt H3671 .
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6. He said to his men, "May the Lord keep me from doing such a thing to my master! Saul is the Lord's appointed king. I should not do anything against him, because he is the Lord's appointed king!"
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6. And he said H559 unto his men H376 , The LORD H4480 H3068 forbid H2486 that H518 I should do H6213 H853 this H2088 thing H1697 unto my master H113 , the LORD H3068 's anointed H4899 , to stretch forth H7971 mine hand H3027 against him, seeing H3588 he H1931 is the anointed H4899 of the LORD H3068 .
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7. David used these words to stop his men; he did not let them attack Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went his way.
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7. So David H1732 stayed H8156 H853 his servants H376 with these words H1697 , and suffered H5414 them not H3808 to rise H6965 against H413 Saul H7586 . But Saul H7586 rose up H6965 out of the cave H4480 H4631 , and went H1980 on his way H1870 .
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8. When David came out of the cave, he shouted to Saul, "My master and king!" Saul looked back, and David bowed facedown on the ground.
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8. David H1732 also arose H6965 afterward H310 H3651 , and went out H3318 of H4480 the cave H4631 , and cried H7121 after H310 Saul H7586 , saying H559 , My lord H113 the king H4428 . And when Saul H7586 looked H5027 behind H310 him, David H1732 stooped H6915 with his face H639 to the earth H776 , and bowed himself H7812 .
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9. He said to Saul, "Why do you listen when people say, 'David wants to harm you'?
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9. And David H1732 said H559 to Saul H7586 , Wherefore H4100 hearest H8085 thou H853 men H120 's words H1697 , saying H559 , Behold H2009 , David H1732 seeketh H1245 thy hurt H7451 ?
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10. You have seen something with your own eyes today. The Lord put you in my power in the cave. They said I should kill you, but I was merciful. I said, 'I won't harm my master, because he is the Lord's appointed king.'
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10. Behold H2009 , this H2088 day H3117 thine eyes H5869 have seen H7200 H853 how H834 that the LORD H3068 had delivered H5414 thee today H3117 into mine hand H3027 in the cave H4631 : and some bade H559 me kill H2026 thee : but mine eye spared H2347 H5921 thee ; and I said H559 , I will not H3808 put forth H7971 mine hand H3027 against my lord H113 ; for H3588 he H1931 is the LORD H3068 's anointed H4899 .
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11. My father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe, but I didn't kill you. Now understand and know I am not planning any evil against you. I did nothing wrong to you, but you are hunting me to kill me.
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11. Moreover , my father H1 , see H7200 , yea H1571 , see H7200 H853 the skirt H3671 of thy robe H4598 in my hand H3027 : for H3588 in that I cut off H3772 H853 the skirt H3671 of thy robe H4598 , and killed H2026 thee not H3808 , know H3045 thou and see H7200 that H3588 there is neither H369 evil H7451 nor transgression H6588 in mine hand H3027 , and I have not H3808 sinned H2398 against thee ; yet thou H859 huntest H6658 H853 my soul H5315 to take H3947 it.
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12. May the Lord judge between us, and may he punish you for the wrong you have done to me! But I am not against you.
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12. The LORD H3068 judge H8199 between H996 me and thee , and the LORD H3068 avenge H5358 me of H4480 thee : but mine hand H3027 shall not H3808 be H1961 upon thee.
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13. There is an old saying: 'Evil things come from evil people.' But I am not against you.
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13. As H834 saith H559 the proverb H4912 of the ancients H6931 , Wickedness H7562 proceedeth H3318 from the wicked H4480 H7563 : but mine hand H3027 shall not H3808 be H1961 upon thee.
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14. Whom is the king of Israel coming out against? Whom are you chasing? It's as if you are chasing a dead dog or a flea.
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14. After H310 whom H4310 is the king H4428 of Israel H3478 come out H3318 ? after H310 whom H4310 dost thou H859 pursue H7291 ? after H310 a dead H4191 dog H3611 , after H310 a H259 flea H6550 .
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15. May the Lord be our judge and decide between you and me. May he support me and show that I am right. May he save me from you!"
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15. The LORD H3068 therefore be H1961 judge H1781 , and judge H8199 between H996 me and thee , and see H7200 , and plead H7378 H853 my cause H7379 , and deliver H8199 me out of thine hand H4480 H3027 .
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16. When David finished saying these words, Saul asked, "Is that your voice, David my son?" And he cried loudly.
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16. And it came to pass H1961 , when David H1732 had made an end H3615 of speaking H1696 H853 these H428 words H1697 unto H413 Saul H7586 , that Saul H7586 said H559 , Is this H2088 thy voice H6963 , my son H1121 David H1732 ? And Saul H7586 lifted up H5375 his voice H6963 , and wept H1058 .
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17. He said, "You are a better man than I am. You have been good to me, but I have done wrong to you.
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17. And he said H559 to H413 David H1732 , Thou H859 art more righteous H6662 than H4480 I: for H3588 thou H859 hast rewarded H1580 me good H2896 , whereas I H589 have rewarded H1580 thee evil H7451 .
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18. You told me what good things you did. The Lord handed me over to you, but you did not kill me.
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18. And thou H859 hast showed H5046 this day H3117 H853 how that H834 thou hast dealt H6213 well H2896 with H854 me: H853 forasmuch as when H834 the LORD H3068 had delivered H5462 me into thine hand H3027 , thou killedst H2026 me not H3808 .
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19. If a person finds his enemy, he doesn't just send him on his way, does he? May the Lord reward you because you were good to me today.
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19. For if H3588 a man H376 find H4672 H853 his enemy H341 , will he let him go H7971 well H2896 away H1870 ? wherefore the LORD H3068 reward H7999 thee good H2896 for H8478 that H834 thou hast done H6213 unto me this H2088 day H3117 .
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20. I know you will surely be king, and you will rule the kingdom of Israel.
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20. And now H6258 , behold H2009 , I know well H3045 that H3588 thou shalt surely be king H4427 H4427 , and that the kingdom H4467 of Israel H3478 shall be established H6965 in thine hand H3027 .
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21. Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not kill my descendants and that you won't wipe out my name from my father's family."
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21. Swear H7650 now H6258 therefore unto me by the LORD H3068 , that H518 thou wilt not cut off H3772 H853 my seed H2233 after H310 me , and that H518 thou wilt not destroy H8045 H853 my name H8034 out of my father's house H4480 H1004 H1 .
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22. So David made the promise to Saul. Then Saul went back home, and David and his men went up to their hideout.
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22. And David H1732 swore H7650 unto Saul H7586 . And Saul H7586 went H1980 H413 home H1004 ; but David H1732 and his men H376 got them up H5927 unto H5921 the hold H4686 .
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