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\w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w May|strong="H0430"\w* God's punishment \w be|strong="H4191"\w* \w on|strong="H4191"\w* \w me|strong="H3254"\w* \w if|strong="H3588"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w is|strong="H0430"\w* \w not|strong="H3254"\w* \w your|strong="H3588"\w* fate, \w Jonathan|strong="H3129"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w he|strong="H6213"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w great|strong="H2428"\w* \w things|strong="H3478"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* overcame \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w made|strong="H6213"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* safe \w from|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w their|strong="H5337"\w* attackers.


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\w The|strong="H8034"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Saul's \w wife|strong="H0802"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Ahinoam|strong="H0293"\w*, \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w daughter|strong="H1323"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ahimaaz|strong="H0290"\w*; \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w his|strong="H7586"\w* \w army|strong="H6635"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, \w the|strong="H8034"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, brother \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Saul's father.


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\w Kish|strong="H7027"\w*, \w the|strong="H0074"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w Ner|strong="H5369"\w*, \w the|strong="H0074"\w* \w father|strong="H0001"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Abner|strong="H0074"\w*, \w were|strong="H1121"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Abiel|strong="H0022"\w*.


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\w All|strong="H3605"\w* \w through|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w life|strong="H3117"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w there|strong="H1961"\w* \w was|strong="H1961"\w* bitter \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w against|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*; \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w whenever|strong="H3605"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* \w strong|strong="H2389"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w or|strong="H3117"\w* \w any|strong="H3605"\w* good fighting \w man|strong="H0376"\w*, \w he|strong="H3117"\w* kept \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w near|strong="H5921"\w* \w himself|strong="H3117"\w*.<pb/>


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\w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w put|strong="H7971"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* holy \w oil|strong="H4886"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w you|strong="H7971"\w* \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w*, \w over|strong="H5921"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*: \w so|strong="H7971"\w* \w give|strong="H8085"\w* ear \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*.


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\w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w armies|strong="H6635"\w* \w says|strong="H0559"\w*, \w I|strong="H0834"\w* \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w give|strong="H7760"\w* \w punishment|strong="H6485"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w* \w for|strong="H4714"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w did|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, fighting \w against|strong="H4714"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w* \w on|strong="H1870"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w way|strong="H1870"\w* \w when|strong="H0834"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H0853"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w Egypt|strong="H4714"\w*.


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Go \w now|strong="H6258"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* sword, \w putting|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* curse \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w have|strong="H0834"\w*, \w without|strong="H3808"\w* \w mercy|strong="H2550"\w*: \w put|strong="H4191"\w* \w to|strong="H5704"\w* \w death|strong="H4191"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w woman|strong="H0802"\w*, \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w child|strong="H5768"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* baby \w at|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* breast, \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w ox|strong="H7794"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w sheep|strong="H7716"\w*, \w camel|strong="H1581"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* ass.


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\w And|strong="H3063"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* sent \w for|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w had|strong="H3063"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w numbered|strong="H6485"\w* \w in|strong="H8085"\w* \w Telaim|strong="H2923"\w*, \w two|strong="H3967"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w footmen|strong="H7273"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w town|strong="H5892"\w* \w of|strong="H0935"\w* \w Amalek|strong="H6002"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w took|strong="H0935"\w* \w up|strong="H5704"\w* \w his|strong="H0935"\w* position \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w valley|strong="H5158"\w* secretly.


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\w He|strong="H0853"\w* \w took|strong="H8610"\w* \w Agag|strong="H0090"\w*, \w king|strong="H4428"\w* \w of|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Amalekites|strong="H6002"\w*, prisoner, \w and|strong="H4428"\w* \w put|strong="H6310"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H4428"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sword|strong="H2719"\w* without mercy.


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\w But|strong="H3808"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* put \w Agag|strong="H0090"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* death, \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* kept \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w best|strong="H4315"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w oxen|strong="H1241"\w* \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* fat beasts \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w lambs|strong="H3733"\w*, \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w whatever|strong="H3605"\w* \w was|strong="H7586"\w* \w good|strong="H2896"\w*, \w not|strong="H3808"\w* desiring \w to|strong="H5921"\w* put \w them|strong="H0853"\w* \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* curse: \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w everything|strong="H3605"\w* which \w was|strong="H7586"\w* bad \w and|strong="H6629"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w no|strong="H3808"\w* \w use|strong="H4399"\w* \w they|strong="H5921"\w* put \w to|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* curse.


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\w And|strong="H2388"\w* when \w Samuel|strong="H8050"\w* \w was|strong="H8050"\w* \w turning|strong="H5437"\w* \w round|strong="H5437"\w* \w to|strong="H5437"\w* \w go|strong="H5437"\w* \w away|strong="H5437"\w*, \w Saul|strong="H2388"\w* \w took|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* \w skirt|strong="H3671"\w* \w of|strong="H3671"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* \w robe|strong="H4598"\w* \w in|strong="H2388"\w* \w his|strong="H7167"\w* hand, \w and|strong="H2388"\w* \w the|strong="H2388"\w* cloth came \w away|strong="H5437"\w*.


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\w So|strong="H7971"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* servants \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Send|strong="H7971"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w* \w your|strong="H0834"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* five cakes \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* skin \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w wine|strong="H3196"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* \w young|strong="H1121"\w* \w goat|strong="H5795"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w by|strong="H3027"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, waiting \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*: \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w he|strong="H1732"\w* \w became|strong="H1961"\w* \w very|strong="H3966"\w* dear \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w who|strong="H5975"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* servant, giving \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H6440"\w* care \w of|strong="H3627"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* arms.


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\w And|strong="H7971"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w sent|strong="H7971"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w Let|strong="H7971"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w be|strong="H4994"\w* \w with|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*, \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w he|strong="H3588"\w* \w is|strong="H6440"\w* pleasing \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w whenever|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w took|strong="H3947"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* instrument \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w made|strong="H1961"\w* music: \w so|strong="H3947"\w* new \w life|strong="H2895"\w* \w came|strong="H1961"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w he|strong="H0430"\w* \w got|strong="H3947"\w* \w well|strong="H2895"\w*, \w and|strong="H0430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w evil|strong="H7451"\w* \w spirit|strong="H7307"\w* \w went|strong="H0413"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*.<pb/>


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Now \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* got \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w armies|strong="H4264"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w for|strong="H4264"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* came \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w at|strong="H2583"\w* \w Socoh|strong="H7755"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* land \w of|strong="H4264"\w* \w Judah|strong="H3063"\w*, \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w took|strong="H0853"\w* \w up|strong="H0853"\w* \w their|strong="H0834"\w* \w position|strong="H3063"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w Socoh|strong="H7755"\w* \w and|strong="H3063"\w* \w Azekah|strong="H5825"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* Ephes-dammim.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H7122"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w came|strong="H0376"\w* \w together|strong="H0622"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w took|strong="H0622"\w* \w up|strong="H6186"\w* \w their|strong="H0622"\w* position \w in|strong="H2583"\w* \w the|strong="H7122"\w* \w valley|strong="H6010"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Elah|strong="H0425"\w*, \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w put|strong="H0622"\w* \w their|strong="H0622"\w* \w forces|strong="H4421"\w* \w in|strong="H2583"\w* order \w against|strong="H7122"\w* \w the|strong="H7122"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*.


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\w The|strong="H0413"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w stationed|strong="H5975"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w side|strong="H2088"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w mountain|strong="H2022"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0413"\w* \w other|strong="H2088"\w* \w side|strong="H2088"\w*: \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w there|strong="H2088"\w* \w was|strong="H3478"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w valley|strong="H1516"\w* \w between|strong="H0996"\w* \w them|strong="H0413"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3318"\w* fighter \w came|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* tents \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H3318"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w*, \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Goliath|strong="H1555"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*; \w he|strong="H0376"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* more than \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w cubits|strong="H0520"\w* \w tall|strong="H1363"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H7218"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w had|strong="H1931"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* head-dress \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* \w head|strong="H7218"\w*, \w and|strong="H7218"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w dressed|strong="H3847"\w* \w in|strong="H5921"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* coat \w of|strong="H7218"\w* metal, \w the|strong="H5921"\w* \w weight|strong="H4948"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w which|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H1931"\w* \w five|strong="H2568"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w* \w shekels|strong="H8255"\w* \w of|strong="H7218"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*.


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\w His|strong="H5921"\w* \w legs|strong="H7272"\w* \w were|strong="H7272"\w* covered \w with|strong="H5921"\w* plates \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w* \w and|strong="H5178"\w* hanging \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* back \w was|strong="H3802"\w* \w a|strong="H5921"\w* \w javelin|strong="H3591"\w* \w of|strong="H5921"\w* \w brass|strong="H5178"\w*.


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\w The|strong="H6440"\w* stem \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* \w spear|strong="H2595"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w long|strong="H6440"\w* \w as|strong="H1980"\w* \w a|strong="H5375"\w* cloth-worker's rod, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w its|strong="H6440"\w* \w head|strong="H6440"\w* \w was|strong="H6440"\w* \w made|strong="H1980"\w* \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* shekels' weight \w of|strong="H6440"\w* \w iron|strong="H1270"\w*: \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w one|strong="H3967"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w before|strong="H6440"\w* \w him|strong="H6440"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H5375"\w* body-cover.


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\w He|strong="H3808"\w* \w took|strong="H3318"\w* \w up|strong="H5975"\w* \w his|strong="H0376"\w* \w position|strong="H5975"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w in|strong="H0413"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* loud voice \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w armies|strong="H4634"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w Why|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H7121"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w*? \w Am|strong="H0595"\w* \w I|strong="H0595"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*? \w Send|strong="H3318"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w a|strong="H7121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w for|strong="H7121"\w* \w yourselves|strong="H0859"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w let|strong="H3381"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H3318"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w me|strong="H0413"\w*.


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\w If|strong="H0518"\w* \w he|strong="H0518"\w* \w is|strong="H5650"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w have|strong="H1961"\w* \w a|strong="H1961"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H0854"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w overcome|strong="H3201"\w* \w me|strong="H0589"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w we|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w your|strong="H0518"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w*: \w but|strong="H0518"\w* \w if|strong="H0518"\w* \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w am|strong="H0589"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H1961"\w* \w overcome|strong="H3201"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w*, \w then|strong="H1961"\w* \w you|strong="H0518"\w* \w will|strong="H1961"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w our|strong="H1961"\w* \w servants|strong="H5650"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w do|strong="H5647"\w* \w work|strong="H5647"\w* \w for|strong="H0518"\w* \w us|strong="H5647"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w I|strong="H0589"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w put|strong="H5414"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* shame \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w armies|strong="H4634"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*; \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w me|strong="H5414"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w so|strong="H5414"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w we|strong="H3117"\w* \w may|strong="H0376"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H5414"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w together|strong="H3162"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w those|strong="H0428"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w*, \w were|strong="H3478"\w* \w troubled|strong="H3966"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w full|strong="H3605"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w*.


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\w Now|strong="H3117"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w the|strong="H0935"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w that|strong="H3117"\w* \w Ephrathite|strong="H0673"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* Beth-lehem-judah \w named|strong="H8034"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w*, \w who|strong="H0376"\w* \w had|strong="H1732"\w* \w eight|strong="H8083"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w*; \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w he|strong="H3117"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w an|strong="H0935"\w* \w old|strong="H1121"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* Saul's \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* far \w on|strong="H3117"\w* \w in|strong="H0935"\w* \w years|strong="H3117"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1419"\w* \w sons|strong="H1121"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w gone|strong="H1980"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w*: \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w names|strong="H8034"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* \w Eliab|strong="H0446"\w*, \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1419"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w Abinadab|strong="H0041"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w second|strong="H4932"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w Shammah|strong="H8048"\w* \w the|strong="H0834"\w* \w third|strong="H7992"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w youngest|strong="H6996"\w*: \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w the|strong="H0310"\w* \w three|strong="H7969"\w* \w oldest|strong="H1419"\w* \w were|strong="H7586"\w* \w with|strong="H1980"\w* Saul's army.


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\w Now|strong="H1980"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, looking \w after|strong="H5921"\w* \w his|strong="H5921"\w* father's \w sheep|strong="H6629"\w* \w at|strong="H5921"\w* Beth-lehem.


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\w And|strong="H3117"\w* \w the|strong="H3117"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w came|strong="H5066"\w* \w near|strong="H5066"\w* \w every|strong="H3117"\w* \w morning|strong="H7925"\w* \w and|strong="H3117"\w* \w evening|strong="H6150"\w* \w for|strong="H3117"\w* \w forty|strong="H0705"\w* \w days|strong="H3117"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1121"\w* \w Jesse|strong="H3448"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w his|strong="H3947"\w* \w son|strong="H1121"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Take|strong="H3947"\w* \w now|strong="H4994"\w* \w for|strong="H4264"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w an|strong="H2088"\w* \w ephah|strong="H0374"\w* \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* dry \w grain|strong="H7039"\w* \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w these|strong="H2088"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* cakes \w of|strong="H1121"\w* \w bread|strong="H3899"\w*, \w and|strong="H1121"\w* \w go|strong="H4994"\w* \w quickly|strong="H7323"\w* \w with|strong="H1732"\w* \w them|strong="H3947"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* tents \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w*;


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\w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w take|strong="H3947"\w* \w these|strong="H0428"\w* \w ten|strong="H6235"\w* cheeses \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w captain|strong="H8269"\w* \w of|strong="H8269"\w* \w their|strong="H3947"\w* \w thousand|strong="H0505"\w*, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w see|strong="H0935"\w* \w how|strong="H7965"\w* \w your|strong="H3947"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w come|strong="H0935"\w* \w back|strong="H0935"\w* \w with|strong="H0935"\w* \w a|strong="H3947"\w* sign \w to|strong="H0935"\w* say \w how|strong="H7965"\w* \w they|strong="H0935"\w* \w are|strong="H0428"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w the|strong="H7122"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w had|strong="H3478"\w* put \w their|strong="H6186"\w* forces \w in|strong="H3478"\w* position, \w army|strong="H4634"\w* \w against|strong="H7122"\w* \w army|strong="H4634"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0935"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w gave|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* parcels \w into|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w keeper|strong="H8104"\w* \w of|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H4634"\w* stores, \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w went|strong="H0935"\w* \w running|strong="H7323"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w army|strong="H4634"\w* \w and|strong="H0935"\w* \w came|strong="H0935"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w his|strong="H8104"\w* \w brothers|strong="H0251"\w* \w to|strong="H0935"\w* \w get|strong="H0935"\w* knowledge \w about|strong="H5921"\w* \w them|strong="H0853"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w while|strong="H1931"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w was|strong="H8034"\w* \w talking|strong="H1696"\w* \w to|strong="H1696"\w* \w them|strong="H5927"\w*, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* fighter, \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Gath|strong="H1661"\w*, \w Goliath|strong="H1555"\w* \w by|strong="H8034"\w* \w name|strong="H8034"\w*, \w came|strong="H5927"\w* \w out|strong="H0376"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* Philistines' lines \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w* \w the|strong="H8085"\w* \w same|strong="H1931"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*, \w in|strong="H8085"\w* David's \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*, \w when|strong="H7200"\w* \w they|strong="H0376"\w* \w saw|strong="H7200"\w* \w him|strong="H0853"\w*, \w went|strong="H0376"\w* \w in|strong="H3478"\w* \w flight|strong="H5127"\w*, overcome \w with|strong="H0376"\w* \w fear|strong="H3372"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H3478"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w* \w near|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*, \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w will|strong="H0430"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* overcomes \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w and|strong="H3478"\w* \w takes|strong="H5221"\w* \w away|strong="H5493"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* \w from|strong="H5493"\w* \w Israel|strong="H3478"\w*? \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* \w is|strong="H0834"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w*, \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* without circumcision, \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w has|strong="H0430"\w* \w put|strong="H5493"\w* \w shame|strong="H2781"\w* \w on|strong="H5921"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w armies|strong="H4634"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* \w living|strong="H2416"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w*?


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w gave|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H5221"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w answer|strong="H1697"\w*, \w So|strong="H6213"\w* \w it|strong="H6213"\w* \w will|strong="H0834"\w* \w be|strong="H0376"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w who|strong="H0834"\w* overcomes \w him|strong="H5221"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1732"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w What|strong="H4100"\w* \w have|strong="H1697"\w* \w I|strong="H1697"\w* \w done|strong="H6213"\w* \w now|strong="H6258"\w*? \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w it|strong="H1931"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* only \w a|strong="H3808"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w*?


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\w And|strong="H7725"\w* \w turning|strong="H5437"\w* \w away|strong="H7725"\w* \w from|strong="H7725"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w one|strong="H2088"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w other|strong="H0312"\w* \w men|strong="H5971"\w*, \w he|strong="H0559"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w same|strong="H2088"\w* \w words|strong="H1697"\w*: \w and|strong="H7725"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w gave|strong="H0559"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w same|strong="H2088"\w* \w answer|strong="H7725"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1732"\w*, \w hearing|strong="H8085"\w* \w what|strong="H0834"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H1696"\w*, \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w gave|strong="H3947"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w word|strong="H1697"\w* \w of|strong="H1697"\w* \w it|strong="H3947"\w*: \w and|strong="H1732"\w* \w he|strong="H0834"\w* \w sent|strong="H3947"\w* \w for|strong="H3947"\w* \w him|strong="H5046"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H5650"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, \w Let|strong="H0408"\w* \w no|strong="H0408"\w* man's \w heart|strong="H3820"\w* become feeble \w because|strong="H5921"\w* \w of|strong="H5650"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*; \w I|strong="H5650"\w*, \w your|strong="H5921"\w* \w servant|strong="H5650"\w*, \w will|strong="H5650"\w* \w go|strong="H5307"\w* \w out|strong="H5921"\w* \w and|strong="H5650"\w* \w have|strong="H5650"\w* \w a|strong="H2088"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w You|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w able|strong="H3201"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* go \w out|strong="H0413"\w* \w against|strong="H0413"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w have|strong="H0376"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w fight|strong="H3898"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w him|strong="H0413"\w*: \w for|strong="H3588"\w* \w you|strong="H0859"\w* \w are|strong="H0376"\w* only \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w boy|strong="H5288"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w he|strong="H1931"\w* \w has|strong="H0376"\w* \w been|strong="H3808"\w* \w a|strong="H3588"\w* \w man|strong="H0376"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w war|strong="H4421"\w* \w from|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* earliest days.


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\w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w*, \w The|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w*, \w who|strong="H0834"\w* kept \w me|strong="H0413"\w* safe \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* grip \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w lion|strong="H0738"\w* \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w bear|strong="H1677"\w*, \w will|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w my|strong="H3068"\w* saviour \w from|strong="H3027"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w* \w of|strong="H3068"\w* \w this|strong="H2088"\w* \w Philistine|strong="H6430"\w*. \w And|strong="H3068"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w said|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w Go|strong="H1961"\w*! \w and|strong="H3068"\w* \w may|strong="H1961"\w* \w the|strong="H0559"\w* \w Lord|strong="H3068"\w* \w be|strong="H1961"\w* \w with|strong="H5973"\w* \w you|strong="H0834"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H1732"\w* \w they|strong="H1992"\w* \w sent|strong="H0559"\w* \w word|strong="H0559"\w* \w to|strong="H0559"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w*, \w saying|strong="H0559"\w*, \w The|strong="H0853"\w* \w Philistines|strong="H6430"\w* \w are|strong="H1992"\w* \w fighting|strong="H3898"\w* \w against|strong="H3898"\w* \w Keilah|strong="H7084"\w* \w and|strong="H1732"\w* taking \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grain \w from|strong="H6430"\w* \w the|strong="H0853"\w* grain-floors.


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\w And|strong="H0376"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* sent \w for|strong="H0413"\w* \w all|strong="H3605"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w people|strong="H5971"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w come|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* \w fight|strong="H4421"\w*, \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w go|strong="H3381"\w* \w down|strong="H3381"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w Keilah|strong="H7084"\w* \w to|strong="H0413"\w* \w make|strong="H8085"\w* \w an|strong="H0376"\w* \w attack|strong="H4421"\w* \w on|strong="H0413"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H0376"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*.


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\w Then|strong="H1980"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w his|strong="H1732"\w* \w men|strong="H0376"\w*, \w about|strong="H1980"\w* \w six|strong="H8337"\w* \w hundred|strong="H3967"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w them|strong="H3318"\w*, \w went|strong="H1980"\w* \w out|strong="H3318"\w* \w of|strong="H0376"\w* \w Keilah|strong="H7084"\w*, \w and|strong="H1980"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w wherever|strong="H0834"\w* \w they|strong="H0834"\w* \w were|strong="H0834"\w* able \w to|strong="H1980"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w*. \w And|strong="H1980"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w*, hearing \w that|strong="H0834"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w had|strong="H0834"\w* \w got|strong="H6965"\w* \w away|strong="H1980"\w* \w from|strong="H3318"\w* \w Keilah|strong="H7084"\w*, \w did|strong="H0834"\w* \w not|strong="H2308"\w* \w go|strong="H1980"\w* \w there|strong="H0834"\w*.


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\w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w David|strong="H1732"\w* \w kept|strong="H5414"\w* \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* waste land, \w in|strong="H3427"\w* safe \w places|strong="H3605"\w*, waiting \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* hill-country \w in|strong="H3427"\w* \w the|strong="H3605"\w* waste land \w of|strong="H0430"\w* \w Ziph|strong="H2128"\w*. \w And|strong="H0430"\w* \w Saul|strong="H7586"\w* \w was|strong="H1732"\w* \w searching|strong="H1245"\w* \w for|strong="H3027"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w every|strong="H3605"\w* \w day|strong="H3117"\w*, \w but|strong="H3808"\w* \w God|strong="H0430"\w* \w did|strong="H3808"\w* \w not|strong="H3808"\w* \w give|strong="H5414"\w* \w him|strong="H5414"\w* \w up|strong="H5414"\w* \w into|strong="H3027"\w* \w his|strong="H3605"\w* \w hands|strong="H3027"\w*.


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