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1 Samuel 20:1-8

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?

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