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1 Samuel 19:4-5

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?”

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