Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 20:5-18

5So Davidדָּוִ֜ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413toldוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, “Lookהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279is the New Moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,and I amוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595supposed to dineלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH3427 H398withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Instead, let me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971and hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992evening from nowהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.

6Ifאִם־'im-H518your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1misses me at allH6485,tell himוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732urgently requestedH7592myמִמֶּ֤נִּיmi.Me.niH4480permissionto hurryלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323to BethlehemH1035,his hometownעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588there isשָׁ֖םshamH8033an annualהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077for his wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605clanהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.’

7Ifאִם־ כֹּ֥ה'im- kohH518 H3541he saysיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, ‘Goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,’then your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650is safeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is enragedH2734,you will knowדַּ֕ע כִּֽי־da' ki-H3045 H3588he has evilהָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃ha.ra.'Ah me.'i.MoH7451 H5973intentionsכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615.

8Therefore showוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617toעַל־'al-H5921your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,forכִּ֚יkiH3588you have broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935אֶֽת־'et-H853meעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285withעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973you before the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there isיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771in me,then kill meהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191yourselfאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859;whyלָמָּה־ זֶּ֥הla.mah- zehH4100 H2088should you bring meתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?”

9“Neverחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486כִּ֣י׀kiH3588!”Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Ifאִם־'im-H518I ever found outH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588my fatherאָבִי֙ לָב֣וֹא'a.Vi la.Vo'H1 H935had evilהָרָעָ֜ה מֵעִ֤םha.ra.'Ah me.'ImH7451 H5973intentionsכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615against youעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,would I notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808אֹתָ֖הּ'o.TahH853tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046you?”

10Then Davidדָּוִד֙ אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083, “Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046meifא֛וֹ מַה־'o mah-H176 H4100your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answersיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030you harshlyקָשָֽׁה׃ סka.ShahH7186?”

11“Comeלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980,”heיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶל־ye.ho.na.Tan 'el-H3083 H413repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559דָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “let us go outוְנֵצֵ֣אve.ne.Tze'H3318to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.”So the twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them went outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704,

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.

18Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to David, “Tomorrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279is the New Moonחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,and you will be missedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588your seatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will be emptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

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