Hebrew & Greek Bible
1 Samuel 20:24-34
24וַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.Terand he hid himselfH9001H5641דָּוִ֖דda.VidDavidH1732בַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.Dehin the fieldH9003H7704וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961הַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshthe new moonH9009H2320וַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he sat downH9001H3427הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428אֶל'al-toH413הַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemthe foodH9009H3899לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.Kholto eatH9005H398
25וַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he sat downH9001H3427הַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428עַל־'al-onH5921מ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.Voseat hisH4186H9023כְּפַ֣עַם׀ke.Fa.'amas timeH9004H6471בְּפַ֗עַםbe.Fa.'amon timeH9003H6471אֶל־'el-toH413מוֹשַׁב֙mo.Shav[the] seat ofH4186הַקִּ֔ירha.Kirthe wallH9009H7023וַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komand he aroseH9001H6965יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathanH3083וַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevand he sat downH9001H3427אַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerAbnerH74מִצַּ֣דmi.Tzadfrom [the] side ofH9006H6654שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586וַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.Kedand it was emptyH9001H6485מְק֥וֹםme.Kom[the] place ofH4725דָּוִֽד׃da.VidDavidH1732
26וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808דִבֶּ֥רdi.Berhe spokeH1696שָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586מְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahanythingH3972בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH9009H1931כִּ֤יkiforH3588אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saidH559מִקְרֶ֣הmik.Reh[is] an accidentH4745ה֔וּאHu'itH1931בִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TinotH1115טָה֛וֹרta.Hor[is] cleanH2889ה֖וּאhu'heH1931כִּֽי־ki-forH3588לֹ֥אlo'notH3808טָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorcleanH2889
27וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next day ofH9006H4283הַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshthe new moonH9009H2320הַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.Ni<the> secondH9009H8145וַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.Kedand it was emptyH9001H6485מְק֣וֹםme.Kom[the] place ofH4725דָּוִ֑ד סda.VidDavidH1732וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586אֶל־'el-toH413יְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083בְּנ֔וֹbe.Noson hisH1121H9023מַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'why?H4069לֹא־lo'-notH3808בָ֧אva'has he comeH935בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121יִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiJesseH3448גַּם־gam-bothH1571תְּמ֥וֹלte.MolyesterdayH8543גַּם־gam-as well asH1571הַיּ֖וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH9009H3117אֶל־'el-toH413הַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemthe foodH9009H3899
28וַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH9001H6030יְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586נִשְׁאֹ֨לnish.'Olcertainly <to ask>H7592נִשְׁאַ֥לnish.'Alhe asked for himselfH7592דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732מֵעִמָּדִ֖יme.'i.ma.Difrom with meH9006H5978H9030עַד־'ad-toH5704בֵּ֥יתbeitBeth-H1035לָֽחֶם׃La.chem-lehemH1035
29וַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559שַׁלְּחֵ֣נִיsha.le.Che.nilet go meH7971H9030נָ֡אna'pleaseH4994כִּ֣יkiforH3588זֶבַח֩ze.Vacha sacrifice ofH2077מִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.Chah[the] clanH4940לָ֜נוּLa.nu[belongs] to <the> usH9005H9035בָּעִ֗ירba.'Irin the cityH9003H5892וְה֤וּאve.Hu'and heH9002H1931צִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-he has commandedH6680לִי֙lito <the> meH9005H9030אָחִ֔י'a.Chibrother myH251H9020וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH9002H6258אִם־'im-ifH518מָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672חֵן֙chenfavorH2580בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khain view yourH9003H5869H9021אִמָּ֥לְטָה'i.Mal.tahlet me slip awayH4422נָּ֖אna'pleaseH4994וְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'Ehso I may seeH9002H7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֶחָ֑י'e.Chaibrothers myH251H9020עַל־'al-there-H5921כֵּ֣ןken-foreH3651לֹא־lo'-notH3808בָ֔אVa'he has comeH935אֶל־'el-toH413שֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.Chan[the] table ofH7979הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428
30וַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-and it burnedH9001H2734אַ֤ף'af[the] anger ofH639שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.Tanon JonathanH9003H3083וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559ל֔וֹloto <the> himH9005H9033בֶּֽן־ben-O son ofH1121נַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.Vat<the> perverse [woman] ofH5753הַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.Dut<the> rebelliousnessH9009H4780הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH9008H3808יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tido I knowH3045כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588בֹחֵ֤רvo.Cher[are] choosingH977אַתָּה֙'a.TahyouH859לְבֶן־le.ven-<to> [the] son ofH9005H1121יִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiJesseH3448לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khato own shame yourH9005H1322H9021וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetand to [the] shame ofH9002H9005H1322עֶרְוַ֥ת'er.Vat[the] nakedness ofH6172אִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khamother yourH517H9021
31כִּ֣יkiforH3588כָל־khol-allH3605הַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH9009H3117אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH834בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121יִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiJesseH3448חַ֣יchaihe livesH2425עַל־'al-onH5921הָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe earthH9009H127לֹ֥אlo'notH3808תִכּ֖וֹןti.Konyou will be establishedH3559אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859וּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaand kingdom yourH9002H4438H9021וְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.Tahand thereforeH9002H6258שְׁלַ֨חshe.LachsendH7971וְקַ֤חve.Kachand fetchH9002H3947אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853H9033אֵלַ֔י'e.Laito meH413H9030כִּ֥יkiforH3588בֶן־ven-[is] a son ofH1121מָ֖וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194הֽוּא׃ סHu'heH1931
32וַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anand he answeredH9001H6030יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathanH3083אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586אָבִ֑יו'a.Vivfather hisH1H9023וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559אֵלָ֛יו'e.Lavto himH413H9033לָ֥מָּהLa.mah<to> why?H9005H4100יוּמַ֖תyu.Matwill he be put to deathH4191מֶ֥הmehwhat?H4100עָשָֽׂה׃'a.Sahhas he doneH6213
33וַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.teland he threwH9001H2904שָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853הַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.Nitthe spearH9009H2595עָלָ֖יו'a.Lavon himH5921H9033לְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.Toto strike himH9005H5221H9033וַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'and he knewH9001H3045יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanJonathanH3083כִּֽי־ki-thatH3588כָ֥לָהKha.lahit had been determinedH3615הִ֛יאhi'itH1931מֵעִ֥םme.'Imfrom withH9006H5973אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1H9023לְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.Mitto killH9005H4191אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidDavidH1732
34וַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komand he aroseH9001H6965יְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanJonathanH3083מֵעִ֥םme.'Imfrom withH9006H5973הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.Chanthe tableH9009H7979בָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-in [the] heat ofH9003H2750אָ֑ף'AfangerH639וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808אָכַ֞ל'a.Khalhe ateH398בְּיוֹם־be.yom-on [the] day ofH9003H3117הַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshthe new moonH9009H2320הַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.Ni<the> secondH9009H8145לֶ֔חֶםLe.chemfoodH3899כִּ֤יkiforH3588נֶעְצַב֙ne'.Tzavhe was grievedH6087אֶל־'el-concerningH413דָּוִ֔דda.VidDavidH1732כִּ֥יkiforH3588הִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.Mohe had put to shame himH3637H9033אָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.Vivfather hisH1H9023
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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