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1 Samuel 19:1-10

1AndSaulH7586spaketoJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121,andtoallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,thattheyshouldslayDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.ButJonathanH3129,Saul’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121, delightedmuchinDavidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732.

2AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083toldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1seekethtoslaythee:nowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,takeהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104heedH8104tothyselfinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,andabideinasecret place,andhideוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244thyself:

3andIwillgoאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318outandstandוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besidemyfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1inthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou art,andIwillcommunewithmyfatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1ofthee;andifIseeוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200aught,Iwilltellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046thee.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spakegoodט֔וֹבTovH2896ofDavidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732untoSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559untohim,Letnotthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinH2398againsthisservantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,againstDavidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;becausehehathnotsinnedH2398againstthee,andbecausehisworksH4639havebeentothee-wardveryH3966goodטוֹב־tov-H2896:

5forheputH4191hislifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315inhishandH3709,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andJehovahwroughtagreatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419victoryH8668forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: thou sawestit,anddidstrejoiceH8055; whereforethenwilt thousinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398againstinnocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818,toslayDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withoutacauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?

6AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearkened untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083:andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sware,AsJehovahliveth,heshallnotbeputיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191todeathH4191.

7AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083showedhimallthosethingsH1697.AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtH935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andhewasH1961inhispresenceH6440,asbeforetime.

8Andtherewasלִֽהְי֑וֹתlih.YotH1961warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421again:andDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318out,andfoughtH3898withthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430,andslewthemwithagreatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347;andtheyfledH5127beforehim.

9Andanevilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307fromJehovahwasH1961uponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,ashesatH3427inhishouseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004withhisspearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595inhishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732wasH1961playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059withhishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10AndSaulH7586soughtH1245tosmiteDavidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732eventothewallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023withthespearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595;butheslippedawayoutofSaul’spresenceH6440,andhesmotethespearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595intothewallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023:andDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledH5127,andescapedH4422thatnightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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