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1 Samuel 14:39-45

39As surely asכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068who savesהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478livesחַי־chai-H2416,evenכִּ֧יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518it isיֶשְׁנ֛וֹyesh.NoH3426my sonבְּנִ֖י כִּ֣יbe.Ni kiH1121 H3588Jonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129,he must dieH4191!”But not oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369of the troopsהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971saidעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030a wordמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605.

40Then Saul saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Youאַתֶּם֙'a.TemH859standתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,and Iוַֽאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589and my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129will standנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.” “Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213what seems goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896to youבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,”the troopsהָעָם֙ אֶל־ שָׁא֔וּלha.'Am 'el- sha.'UlH5971 H413 H7586repliedוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559.

41So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDH3068,the GodH430of IsraelH3478, “Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim, but if the fault is with the men of Israel,respondH3051with Thummimתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549.”And JonathanH3129and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586were selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920,but the peopleH5971were cleared of the chargeיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.

42Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307the lotbetween meבֵּינִ֕יbei.NiH996andוּבֵ֖יןu.VeinH996my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129.”And Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129was selectedוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

43“Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046mewhatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213,”Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֶל־vai.Yo.mer 'el-H559 H413himי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129.So Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ן וַיֹּאמֶר֩yo.na.Tan vai.yo.MerH3129 H559toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, “I only tastedH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasin my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027.And nowהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191?”

44And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586declaredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430punish meכֹּֽה־ יַעֲשֶׂ֥הkoh- ya.'a.SehH3541 H6213,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254,if you, Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129,do notכִּֽי־ki-H3588surely dieH4191!”

45But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Must Jonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191—he whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834accomplishedעָ֠שָׂה'A.sahH6213suchהַזֹּאת֮ha.zoTH2063a greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Neverחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486!As surely as the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,notאִם־'im-H518a hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218will fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588withעִם־'im-H5973God’s helpאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430he has accomplished thisעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213todayהַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑הhai.Yom ha.ZehH3117 H2088.”So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971אֶת־'et-H853rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,and he did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dieמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.

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