And Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, answered and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub — Doeg's *va'yaan Doeg ha'Adomi she'nitzav al avdey Shaul*, Doeg answered, provides the link between David's visit to Nob and Saul's knowledge of it. The verb *ni'tzav*, set over, indicates Doeg's authority, his position as informer with direct access to the king. His testimony is both factually accurate and strategically damaging: David's presence at the sanctuary has been witnessed.

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