Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:1-8
1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272from Naiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414.He cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100ismy iniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771?Howוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100have I sinnedחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403againstלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588he wants to takeמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?”
2“Far from itחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486!”Jonathan repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “You will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191.Indeedהִנֵּ֡הhi.NehH2009לֹֽא־lo'-H3808,my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1does nothingיַעֲשֶׂ֨ה דָּבָ֣רya'a.sah da.VarH6213H1697,greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orא֚וֹ'oH176דָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697smallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996,withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808tellingיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540אֶת־'et-H853meאָזְנִ֑י'a.ze.NiH241.So whyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069would heאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088אֶת־'et-H853matterהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697from meמִמֶּ֛נִּיmi.Me.niH4480?This cannot be trueאֵ֥ין זֹֽאת׃'ein ZotH369H2063!”
3But Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732againע֜וֹדodH5750vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.yi.sha.Va' vai.Yo.merH7650H559, “Your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1knows very wellH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and he has saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083must notאַל־'al-H408knowH3045of thisזֹ֥אתzotH2063,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will be grievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087.’As surely asוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as youנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ כִּ֣יnaf.She.kha kiH5315H3588yourself liveוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416,there is but a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587between meבֵּינִ֖יbei.NiH996andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.”
5So Davidדָּוִ֜ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732H413toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, “Lookהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279is the New Moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,and I amוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595supposed to dineלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH3427H398withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Instead, let me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971and hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992evening from nowהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1misses me at allH6485,tell himוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732urgently requestedH7592myמִמֶּ֤נִּיmi.Me.niH4480permissionto hurryלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323to BethlehemH1035,his hometownעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588there isשָׁ֖םshamH8033an annualהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077for his wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605clanהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.’
7Ifאִם־ כֹּ֥ה'im- kohH518H3541he saysיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, ‘Goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,’then your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650is safeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is enragedH2734,you will knowדַּ֕ע כִּֽי־da' ki-H3045H3588he has evilהָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃ha.ra.'Ah me.'i.MoH7451H5973intentionsכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615.
8Therefore showוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617toעַל־'al-H5921your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,forכִּ֚יkiH3588you have broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935אֶֽת־'et-H853meעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285withעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973you before the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771in me,then kill meהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191yourselfאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859;whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הla.mah- zehH4100H2088should you bring meתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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