Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 19:1-10

1Then Saulשָׁא֗וּל אֶל־sha.'Ul 'el-H7586 H413orderedוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696his sonבְּנוֹ֙ וְאֶל־be.No ve.'el-H1121 H413Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129and allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650to killלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.But Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙vi.ho.na.TanH3083שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586בֶּן־ben-H1121delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966in Davidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732,

2so heיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083warnedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586intendsמְבַקֵּ֛שׁme.va.KeshH1245to kill youלַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֙la.ha.mi.Te.kha ve.'a.TahH4191 H6258.Be on your guardהִשָּֽׁמֶר־ נָ֣אhi.sha.mer- na'H8104 H4994in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242;findוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427a secret placeבַסֵּ֖תֶרva.Se.terH5643and hide thereוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244.

3I willוַאֲנִ֨יva.'a.NiH589go outאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318and standוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֣ה שָׁ֔ם'a.Tah ShamH859 H8033are,so Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589can askאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696about youאֶל־'el-H413אָבִ֑י'a.ViH1.And if I find outוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200anythingמָ֖הmahH4100,I will tellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046you.”

4Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696wellט֔וֹבTovH2896of Davidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732toאֶל־'el-H413his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413, “The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428should notאַל־'al-H408sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against his servantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;he has notל֤וֹאLo'H3808sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398against youכִּ֣יkiH3588.In factוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588,his actionsמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have beenhighlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beneficialטוֹב־tov-H2896to you.

5He tookוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760אֶת־'et-H853his lifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his handsבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709when he struck downוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068workedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.You sawרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200it and rejoicedוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055,so whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100would you sinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398against innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818by killingלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732for no reasonחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?”

6Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע שָׁא֔וּלvai.yi.sha.Va' sha.'UlH7650 H7586: “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,David will notאִם־'im-H518be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.”

7So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083summonedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.Then Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083אֵ֥ת'etH853broughtוַיָּבֵ֨א יְהוֹנָתָ֤ןvai.ya.Ve' ye.ho.na.TanH935 H3083אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961Davidwas withלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440Saulas beforeכְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032.

8When warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421broke outלִֽהְי֑וֹתlih.YotH1961againוַתּ֥וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254,Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430and struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221themwith such a mightyגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419blowמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347that they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127before himמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

9But as Saulוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004with his spearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,a spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307of distressרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451from the LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068cameוַתְּהִי֩va.te.HiH1961uponאֶל־'el-H413himשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586.While Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was playing the harpמְנַגֵּ֥ן בְּיָֽד׃me.na.Gen be.YadH5059 H3027,

10Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586triedוַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to pinלְהַכּ֤וֹתle.ha.KotH5221himבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023with his spearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595.But Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732eludedוַיִּפְטַר֙ מִפְּנֵ֣יvai.yif.Tar mi.pe.NeiH6362 H6440himשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the spearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶֽת־'et-H853the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023.And David fledנָ֥סnasH5127and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422thatהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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