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ܘܩܡ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܘܥܠ ܠܩܪܝܬܐ
wqm ywnthn wel lqryth'
Then David came to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech came to meet David trembling, and said to him, “Why are you alone, and no man with you?”
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ܘܐܬܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܢܟܚ ܠܘܬ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܘܬܘܗ ܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܡܢܘ ܕܐܢܬ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ ܐܬܝܬ ܘܐܢܫ ܠܝܬ ܥܡܟ
w'th' dwyd lnkkh lwth 'khymlk khn' wthwh 'khymlk l'wreh ddwyd w'mr lh mnw d'nth blkhwdyk 'thyth w'nsh lyth emk
David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’
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ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܟܗܢܐ ܡܠܟܐ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܐܢܫ ܠܐ ܢܕܥ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܕܪ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܡܦܩܕ ܐܢܐ ܠܟ ܘܠܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܚܘܝܬ ܐܬܪܐ ܕܓܢܐ ܘܡܛܫܝ
w'mr dwyd l'khymlk khn' mlk' pqdny pthgm' w'mr ly d'nsh l' nde mdm dmshdr 'n' lk wmpqd 'n' lk wlTly' khwyth 'thr' dgn' wmTshy
Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever is available.”
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ܘܗܫܐ ܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܟ ܚܡܫ ܕܠܚܡܐ ܗܒ ܒܐ̈ܝܕܝ ܐܘ ܡܕܡ ܕܡܫܬܟܚ
whsh' mn' 'yth thkhyth 'ydk khmsh dlkhm' hb b'ydy 'w mdm dmshthkkh
The priest answered David, and said, “I have no common bread, but there is holy bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”
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ܘܥܢܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܠܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܗ ܠܝܬ ܠܚܡܐ ܫܪܝܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܝ ܐܠܐ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܐܝܬ ܐܢ ܢܛܪܘ ܛ̈ܠܝܐ ܡܢ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ
wen' khn' ldwyd w'mr lh lyth lkhm' shry' thkhyth 'ydy 'l' lkhm' dqwdsh' 'yth 'n nTrw Tly' mn qwrbn'
David answered the priest, and said to him, “Truly, women have been kept from us as usual these three days. When I came out, the vessels of the young men were holy, though it was only a common journey. How much more then today shall their vessels be holy?”
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ܘܥܢܐ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܐܡܪ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܩܘܪܒܢܐ ܡܫܠܛ ܗܘ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܐܬܡܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܡܢܬܡܠܝ ܟܕ ܢܦܩܬ ܘܗܐ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܛܠܝ̈ܐ ܩܕܝܫ̈ܝܢ ܘܗܝ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܫܪܝܐ ܘܐܦ ܝܘܡܢܐ ܐܬܩܕܫ ܒܡܐ̈ܢܐ
wen' dwyd w'mr lkhn' qwrbn' mshlT hw ln mn 'thmly wmn mnthmly kd npqth wh' m'n' dTly' qdyshyn why 'wrkh' shry' w'p ywmn' 'thqdsh bm'n'
So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the show bread that was taken from before Yahweh, to be replaced with hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
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ܘܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܟܗܢܐ ܩܘܕܫܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܐܠܐ ܐܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܐ̈ܦܐ ܕܡܥܒܪ̈ܝܢ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܡܣܡ ܠܚܡܐ ܚܡܝܡܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܕܡܬܢܣܒ
wyhb lh khn' qwdsh' mTl dl' hw' thmn lkhm' 'l' 'n lkhm' d'p' dmebryn mn qdm mry' lmsm lkhm' khmym' bywm' dmthnsb
Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before Yahweh; and his name was Doeg the Edomite, the best of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul.
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ܘܬܡܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܡܢ ܥܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܫܐܘܠ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܟܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܩܕܡ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܫܡܗ ܕܘܐܓ ܐܕܘܡܝܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܕܪ̈ܥܘܬܐ ܕ ܫܐܘܠ
wthmn gbr' mn ebd' dsh'wl bywm' hw kl' hw' qdm mry' wshmh dw'g 'dwmy' eshyn' drewth' d sh'wl
David said to Ahimelech, “Isn’t there here under your hand spear or sword? For I haven’t brought my sword or my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܐܚܝܡܠܟ ܠܝܬ ܗܪܟܐ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܟ ܣܝܦܐ ܐܘ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܦ ܣܝܦܝ ܘܐܦ ܡܘܪܢܝܬܝ ܠܐ ܢܣܒܬ ܒܐܝܕܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܗ ܕܡܠܟܐ ܡܣܪܗܒ
w'mr dwyd l'khymlk lyth hrk' thkhyth 'ydk syp' 'w mwrnyth' mTl d'p sypy w'p mwrnythy l' nsbth b'ydy mTl dhw' pthgmh dmlk' msrhb
The priest said, “Behold, the sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the valley of Elah, is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you would like to take that, take it, for there is no other except that here.” David said, “There is none like that. Give it to me.”
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ܘܐܡܪ ܟܗܢܐ ܣܝܦܗ ܕܓܘܠܝܕ ܦܠܫܬܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܩܛܠܬ ܒܥܘܡܩܐ ܕܒܛܡܬܐ ܘܗܐ ܟܪܝܟ ܒܫܘܫܦܐ ܒܣܬܪ ܦܕܬܐ ܐܢܗܘ ܕܢܣܒ ܐܢܬ ܠܗ ܣܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܝܬ ܠܒܪ ܡܢܗ ܐܚܪܝܢ ܗܪܟܐ ܘܐܡܪ ܕܘܝܕ ܠܝܬ ܐܟܘܬܗ ܗܒܝܗܝ ܠܝ
w'mr khn' syph dgwlyd plshthy' hw dqTlth bewmq' dbTmth' wh' kryk bshwshp' bsthr pdth' 'nhw dnsb 'nth lh sb mTl dlyth lbr mnh 'khryn hrk' w'mr dwyd lyth 'kwthh hbyhy ly
David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.
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ܘܩܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܘܥܪܩ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܫܐܘܠ ܘܐܬܐ ܠܘܬ ܐܟܝܫ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܬ
wqm dwyd werq bywm' hw mn qdm sh'wl w'th' lwth 'kysh mlk' dgth
The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying, ‘Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands’?”
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ܘܐܡܪܘ ܠܗ ܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܠܐܟܝܫ ܗܢܘ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܐܝܠ ܠܗܢܐ ܡܣ̈ܓܝܢ ܗ̈ܘܝ ܒܢ̈ܬ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܡܪ̈ܢ ܩܛܠ ܫܐܘܠ ܒܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܕܘܝܕ ܒܪ̈ܒܘܬܐ
w'mrw lh ebdwhy l'kysh hnw mlk' d're' d'ysr'yl lhn' msgyn hwy bnth 'ysryl w'mrn qTl sh'wl b'lp' wdwyd brbwth'
David laid up these words in his heart, and was very afraid of Achish the king of Gath.
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ܘܣܡ ܕܘܝܕ ܡ̈ܠܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܠܒܗ ܘܕܚܠ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܟܝܫ ܡܠܟܐ ܕܓܬ
wsm dwyd ml' hlyn blbh wdkhl Tb mn qdm 'kysh mlk' dgth
He changed his behavior before them and pretended to be insane in their hands, and scribbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down on his beard.
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ܘܫܢܝ ܛܥܡܗ ܒܥܝ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܘܐܫܬܟܪ ܒܥܝܢ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܝܬܒ ܥܠ ܐܣܟܘܦܬܐ ܕܬܪܥܐ ܘܐܪܡܝ ܪܝܪܗ ܥܠ ܕܩܢܗ
wshny Temh beynwhy w'shthkr beynyhwn wythb el 'skwpth' dthre' w'rmy ryrh el dqnh
Then Achish said to his servants, “Look, you see the man is insane. Why then have you brought him to me?
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ܘܐܡܪ ܐܟܝܫ ܠܥܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܗܐ ܚܙܝܬܘܢ ܓܒܪܐ ܕܫܢܝܐ ܗܘ ܠܡܢܐ ܐܝܬܝܬ ܘܢܝܗܝ ܠܘܬܝ
w'mr 'kysh lebdwhy h' khzythwn gbr' dshny' hw lmn' 'ythyth wnyhy lwthy
Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?”
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ܚܣܝܪ ܛܥܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܕܐܝܬܝܬܘܢ ܗܢܐ ܕܫ̇ܛܐ ܥܠܝ ܗܢܐ ܢܥܘܠ ܠܒܝܬܝ
khsyr Tem' 'n' d'ythythwn hn' dshT' ely hn' newl lbythy