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1 Samuel 20:24-34

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.

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