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1 Samuel 14:43-45

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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