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1 Samuel 14:24-46

24AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;forSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethanyfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untilitbeeveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,andIbeavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25AndallthepeoplecameH935intotheforestבַיָּ֑עַרvai.Ya.'arH3293;andtherewasH1961honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706uponthegroundH776.

26Andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971werecomeH935untotheforestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,behold,thehoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706dropped:butnomanputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129heardH8085notwhenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1chargedthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971withtheoathבְּהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַbe.hash.Bi.a'H7650: whereforeheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097oftherodH4294thatwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310;andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869wereenlightened.

28ThenansweredoneH376ofthepeopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971,andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1straitly chargedthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971withanoathH7650,sayingH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.Andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971werefaint.

29ThensaidH559Jonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,Myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hathtroubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200,Iprayyou,howmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869havebeenenlightened,becauseItastedH2938alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ofthishoneyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.

30HowmuchH7235more,ifhaplythepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadeatenH398freelyto-dayofthespoilH7998oftheirenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341whichtheyfoundH4672?fornowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258haththerebeennogreatslaughterH4347amongthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430.

31AndtheysmoteofthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117fromMichmashtoAijalonאַיָּלֹ֑נָה'ai.ya.Lo.nahH357.Andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wereveryH3966faint;

32andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971flewuponthespoilH7998,andtookH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629,andoxenH1241,andcalves,andslewthemonthegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971dideatH398themwiththebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

33ThentheytoldH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Behold,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinH2398againstJehovah,inthattheyeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.AndhesaidH559, YehavedealtH898treacherouslyבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556agreatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68untomethisdayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559, Disperseyourselvesamongthepeopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971,andsayH559untothem,BringH5066mehithereverymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,andeverymanH376hissheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,andslaythemhereH2088,andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andsinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398notagainstJehovahineatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtH5066everymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794withhimthatnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andslewthemthere.

35AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah:thesamewasthefirstaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196thathebuiltH1129untoJehovah.

36AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Letusgoנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430bynightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andtakeH962spoilH962amongthemuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,andletusnotleaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604amanH376ofthem.AndtheysaidH559,Dowhatsoeverseemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.ThensaidH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Letusdrawנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126nearhither untoGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

37AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586askedH7592counselofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,ShallIgoהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thoudeliverthemintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Butheansweredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himnotthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

38AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Drawגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066nigh hither,allyechiefsofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andknowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whereinthissinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403hathbeenH1961thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

39For,asJehovahliveth,whosavethIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughitbeinJonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,heshallsurelydieH4191.Buttherewasnotamanamongallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971thatansweredH6030him.

40ThensaidH559heuntoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961yeononeH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,andIandJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121willbeנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961ontheothersideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Dowhatseemethgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.

41ThereforeSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559untoJehovah,theGodH430ofIsraelH3478, Showtheright.AndJonathanH3129andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586weretakenH3920bylot;butthepeopleH5971escaped.

42AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,CastH5307lotsbetweenmeandJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wastakenH3920.

43ThenSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,TellH5046mewhatthou hastdone.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldH5046him,andsaidH559,IdidcertainlyH4191tasteH2938alittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706withtheendבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097oftherodH4294thatwasinmyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027;and,lo,Imustdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

44AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430dosoandmorealso;forthou shaltsurelydieH4191,Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129.

45Andthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,ShallJonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieH4191,whohath wroughtthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationH3444inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486fromit:asJehovahliveth,thereshallnotoneH2088hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;forhehath wroughtwithGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Sothepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedJonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,thathediedH4191not.

46ThenSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH1980upfromfollowingthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980totheirownplaceלִמְקוֹמָֽם׃lim.ko.MamH4725.

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