Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 20:40-42

40Then Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his equipmentכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627toאֶל־'el-H413the boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,take it backהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935to the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.”

41When the young manהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288had goneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732got upקָ֚םkamH6965from the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045sideמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681of the stone,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307facedownלְאַפָּ֥יו אַ֛רְצָהle.'a.Pav 'Ar.tzahH639 H776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471.Then he and Jonathan kissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853otherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058togetherאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853רֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453—thoughעַד־'ad-H5704Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732wept moreהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.

42And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,forאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the twoשְׁנֵ֜ינוּshe.Nei.nuH8147of usאֲנַ֗חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587have swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650in the nameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘May the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068beיִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961a witness betweenבֵּינִ֣יbei.NiH996you and meוּבֵינֶ֗ךָu.vei.Ne.khaH996,and betweenוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996your descendantsזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233andוּבֵ֥יןu.VeinH996mineזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’”Then David got upוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083went backבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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