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1 Samuel 20:12-17

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.

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