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1 Samuel 20

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledH1272fromNaiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414,andcameH935andsaidH559beforeJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,WhathaveIdone?whatismineiniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771?andwhatismysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforethyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,thatheseekethmylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

2AndhesaidH559untohim,Farחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486fromit; thou shaltnotdieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191:behold,myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1doethnothingeithergreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orsmallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996,butthathedisclosethituntome;andwhyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069shouldmyfatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisthingH1697fromme?itisnotso.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732swaremoreover,andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1knowethwellthatIhavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthineeyesH5869;andhesaith,LetnotJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowH3045this,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebegrieved:buttrulyasJehovahliveth,andasthysoulH5315liveth,thereisbutastepbetweenmeanddeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

4ThensaidH559Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, Whatsoever thysoulH5315desireth,Iwillevendoitforthee.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Behold, to-morrowisthenewחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonH2320,andIshouldnotfailtositH3427withthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atmeat:butletmegoוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,thatImayhideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myselfinthefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untothethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992dayateven.

6Ifthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1missH6485meatall,thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyaskedH7592leaveofmethathemightrunלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323toBeth-lehemhiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892;foritistheyearlysacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077thereforallthefamilyH4940.

7Ifhesayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541,Itiswell; thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shallhavepeaceH7965:butifhebewroth,thenknowדַּ֕עda'H3045thatevilH7451isdeterminedbyhim.

8Thereforedealkindlywiththyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;forthou hastbroughtH935thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650intoacovenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285ofJehovahwiththee:butiftherebeinmeiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slaymethyself;forwhyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100shouldest thoubringH935metothyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?

9AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfromthee;forifIshouldatallknowH3045thatevilH7451weredeterminedbymyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935uponthee,thenwouldnotItellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046itthee?

10ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Whoshalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046meifperchance thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030thee roughly?

11AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3318,andletusgoH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.AndtheywentH3318outbothofthemintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

12AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bewitness:whenIhavesoundedmyfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1aboutthistimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256to-morrow,orthethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day,behold,iftherebegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896towardDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,shallInotthenאָז֙'azH227sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971unto thee,anddiscloseitunto thee?

13JehovahdosotoJonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083,andmorealso,shoulditpleasemyfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1todotheeevilH7451,ifIdiscloseitnotunto thee,andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971theeawayH7971,thatthou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:andJehovahbeH1961withthee,ashehathbeenH1961withmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14Andthou shaltnotonlywhileyetH5750IliveshowmethelovingkindnessofJehovah,thatIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191not;

15butalsothou shaltnotcutH3772offthykindnessfrommyhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004foreverH5769;no,notwhenJehovahhathcutH3772offtheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732everyoneH376fromthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

16SoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeH3772acovenantwiththehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidH1732, saying,AndJehovahwillrequireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245itatthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofDavid’senemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341.

17AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083causedDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toswearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650again,fortheloveH157thathehadtohim;forhelovedH157himashelovedH157hisownנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

18ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559untohim, To-morrowisthenewחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320:andthou wiltbemissedH6485,becausethyseatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186willbeempty.

19Andwhenthou haststayedthreeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027daysבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, thou shaltgoH935downquickly,andcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935totheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou didsthideH5641thyselfwhenthebusinesswasinhand,andshaltremainH3427bythestoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezel.

20AndIwillshootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsH2678onthesideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654thereof,asthoughIshotH3384atamark.

21And,behold,Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,sayingאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559,GoH935,findמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672thearrowsH2678.IfIsayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559untotheladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288,Behold,thearrowsH2678areonthissideofthee;takeH3947them,andcomeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935;forthereispeaceH7965totheeandnohurt,asJehovahliveth.

22ButifIsayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541untotheboy,Behold,thearrowsH2678arebeyondthee;goH7971thyway;forJehovahhathsentH7971theeawayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23Andastouchingthematterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697whichthouandIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of,behold,JehovahisbetweentheeandmeforeverH5769.

24SoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himselfinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:andwhenthenewהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320wasH1961come,thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satH3427himdownוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398foodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899.

25Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satH3427uponhisseatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186,asatothertimesH6471,evenupontheseatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186bythewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023;andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083stoodH6965up,andAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satH3427bySaul’ssideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654:butDavid’splaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725wasempty.

26NeverthelessSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586spakenotanythingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:forhethought,Somethinghath befallenhim,heisnotcleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889;surelyheisnotcleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27Anditcameבָ֧אva'H935topassonthemorrowafterthenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,whichwasH1961thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117,thatDavid’splaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725wasH1961empty:andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559untoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, Wherefore comethnotthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448tomeat,neitheryesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543,norto-day?

28AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyaskedH7592leaveofmetogotoBeth-lehem:

29andhesaidH559,LetmegoH935,Ipraythee;forourfamilyH4940hathasacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892;andmybrotherH251,hehathcommandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680metobethere:andnowH6258,ifIhavefoundH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580inthineeyesH5869,letmegetawayH7971,Ipraythee,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200mybrethren.ThereforeH3651heisnotcomeבָ֔אVa'H935untotheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30ThenSaul’sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstJonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083,andhesaidH559untohim, Thousonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofaperverserebelliouswoman, donotIknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou hastchosenH977thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448tothine ownshameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322,anduntotheshameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322ofthymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31ForaslongasthesonH1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livethuponthegroundH127, thou shaltnotbeestablishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559,northykingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438. WhereforenowH6258sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971andfetchhimuntome,forheshallsurelydie.

32AndJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559untohim, Whereforeshouldhebeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191?whathathhedone?

33AndSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586casthisspearהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595athimtosmitehim; wherebyJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewH3045thatitwasdeterminedofhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1toputH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732todeathH4191.

34SoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979infierceangerאָ֑ף'AfH639,anddideatH398nofoodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117ofthemonthH2320;forhewasgrievedforDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,becausehisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1haddonehimshameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

35Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thatJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704atthetimeלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150appointedH4150withDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andalittleH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288withhim.

36AndhesaidH559untohisladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,RunH7323,findמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672nowthearrowsהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichIshootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384.Andastheladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288ranH7323,heshotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384anarrowH2678beyondhim.

37AndwhenH834theladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288wascomeH935totheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofthearrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hadshotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083criedaftertheladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288,andsaidH559,Isnotthearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondthee?

38AndJonathanH3083criedaftertheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Makespeed, haste,staynot.AndJonathan’sladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288gatheredH3950upthearrowsH2678,andcameH935tohismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

39Buttheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288knewH3045notanythingH1697:onlyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewH3045thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

40AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveH5414hisweaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627untohisladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andsaidH559untohim,GoH935,carrythemtothecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

41Andassoonastheladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288wasgoneH935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732aroseקָ֚םkamH6965outofaplacetowardtheSouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,andfellH5307onhisfaceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471:andtheykissedH5401oneH376another,andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058oneH376withanother,untilDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732exceeded.

42AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,GoH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, forasmuchaswehaveswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650bothofusinthenameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,sayingH559,Jehovahshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961betweenmeandthee,andbetweenmyseedH2233andthyseedH2233,foreverH5769.Andhearoseanddeparted:andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentH1980intothecity.

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