Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 20:14-17

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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