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1 Samuel 20:20-42

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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