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1 Samuel 20:5-18

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.

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