Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 18:1-5

1Afterוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961David had finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696withאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,the soulsוְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ve.Ne.feshH5315of Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083and Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732were knit togetherנִקְשְׁרָ֖ה בְּנֶ֣פֶשׁnik.she.Rah be.Ne.feshH7194 H5315,and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083loved himוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvai.ye.'e.ha.vovH157as himselfכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

2And from thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586kept David with himוַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947and did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808let himנְתָנ֔וֹne.ta.NoH5414returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to his father’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732because he lovedבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853as himselfכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

4And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083אֶֽת־'et-H853removedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he was wearingעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,along with his tunicוּמַדָּ֕יו וְעַד־u.ma.Dav ve.'ad-H4055 H5704,his swordחַרְבּ֥וֹ וְעַד־char.Bo ve.'ad-H2719 H5704,his bowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹ וְעַד־kash.To ve.'ad-H7198 H5704,and his beltחֲגֹרֽוֹ׃cha.go.RoH2290.

5So Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732marched outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318andprosperedיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919in everythingבְּכֹל֩be.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sent him to doיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971,and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586set himוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760overעַ֖ל'alH5921the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.And this was pleasingוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586officersעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650as wellוְגַ֕ם בְּעֵינֵ֖יve.Gam be.'ei.NeiH1571 H5869.

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