Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 20:12-17

12and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413דָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “By the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־Yis.ra.'El ki-H3478 H3588,I will sound outאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713אֶת־'et-H853my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1by this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279or the next dayהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992.Ifוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009he is favorableט֖וֹבTovH2896towardאֶל־'el-H413youדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,will I notוְלֹֽא־ אָז֙ve.lo'- 'azH3808 H227sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971for youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and tellוְגָלִ֖יתִיve.ga.Li.tiH1540אֶת־'et-H853youאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH241?

13But ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1אֶת־'et-H853intendsיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190toאֶל־'el-H413bring evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451on youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,then may the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068punishכֹּֽה־ יַעֲשֶׂה֩koh- ya.'a.SehH3541 H6213meלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083,and ever soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541severelyיֹסִ֗יףyo.SifH3254,if I do not tellוְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ve.ga.Li.tiH1540אֶת־'et-H853youאָזְנֶ֔ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241and send you on your wayוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.shi.lach.Ti.kha ve.ha.lakh.TaH7971 H1980in safetyלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965.May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beוִיהִ֤יvi.HiH1961with youעִמָּ֔ךְ'i.MakhH5973,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834He has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961withעִם־'im-H5973my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14Andוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808as long asאִם־ עוֹדֶ֣נִּי'im- o.De.niH518 H5750I liveחָ֑י וְלֹֽא־Chai ve.lo'-H2416 H3808,treatתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213meעִמָּדִ֛י'i.ma.DiH5978with the LORD’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068loving devotionחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617,that I may notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191,

15and do notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808everעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769cut offתַכְרִ֧תtakh.RitH3772אֶֽת־'et-H853your loving devotionחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617fromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973my householdבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004—notוְלֹ֗אve.Lo'H3808even when the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853cuts offבְּהַכְרִ֤תbe.hakh.RitH3772every oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376of David’sדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

16So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083made a covenantוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772withעִם־'im-H5973the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying, “May the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068holdמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341accountableוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245.”

17And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083had Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732reaffirmוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254his vowלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650אֶת־'et-H853out of loveבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160for himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Jonathanlovedאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס'a.he.VoH157Davidas he lovedאַהֲבַ֥ת'a.ha.VatH160himselfנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

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