Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 20:2-3
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.”
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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