Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 20:30-34

30Then Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Jonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of a perverseנַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.VatH5753and rebellious womanהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780!Do I notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859have chosenבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to your own shameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322and to the shameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of the motherאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517who bore youעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31Forכִּ֣יkiH3588as long asכָל־ הַיָּמִ֗יםkhol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livesH2416onעַל־'al-H5921thisearthהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859nor your kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438shall be establishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258send for himשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971and bringוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947himאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,forכִּ֥יkiH3588בֶן־ven-H1121heהֽוּא׃ סHu'H1931must surely dieמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194!”

32“Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100must he be put to deathיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191?”Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083אֶת־'et-H853שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030אָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413. “Whatמֶ֥הmehH4100has he doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?”

33Then Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶֽת־'et-H853hurledוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904his spearהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595atעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921Jonathanto kill himלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221.So Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ הִ֛יא מֵעִ֥םki- hi' me.'ImH3588 H1931 H5973his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1was determinedכָ֥לָהKha.lahH3615to killלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

34Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083got upוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromמֵעִ֥םme.'ImH5973the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979in fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639and did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808eatאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398any foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899that secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320,forכִּ֤יkiH3588he was grievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087byכִּ֥יkiH3588his father’sאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1shameful treatmentהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637ofאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732.

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