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1 Samuel 14:1-18

1Nowitcametopassוְנַעְבְּרָה֙ve.na'.be.RahH5674onedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117thatJonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559totheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatboreH5375hisarmour,ComeandletusgoovertothePhilistines'garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673whichisontheotherמֵעֵ֣בֶרme.'E.verH5676sideH5676.ButhedidnottellH5046hisfatherוּלְאָבִ֖יוu.le.'a.VivH1.

2AndSaulוְשָׁא֗וּלve.sha.'UlH7586abodeattheextremeendH7097ofGibeahהַגִּבְעָ֔הha.giv.'AhH1390underthepomegranate-treewhich[was]inMigronבְּמִגְר֑וֹןbe.mig.RonH4051;andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhimwereaboutsixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3(AndAhijahוַאֲחִיָּ֣הva.'a.chi.YahH281thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhitubאֲחִט֡וּב'a.chi.TuvH285, Ichabod'sbrotherאֲחִ֡י'a.ChiH251,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofPhinehasפִּינְחָ֨סpin.ChasH6372,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941, Jehovah'spriestכֹּהֵ֧ן׀ko.HenH3548inShilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887,woretheephodאֵפ֑וֹד'e.FodH646.)Andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971didnotknowH3045thatJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wasgoneH1980.

4Nowbetweenthepassesלַֽעֲבֹר֙la.'a.VorH5674bywhichJonathanיֽוֹנָתָן֙yo.na.TanH3129soughtH1245togoovertothePhilistines'garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673therewasasharprockהַסֶּ֤לַעha.Se.la'H5553ontheoneהָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.ChadH259sideמֵהָעֵ֙בֶר֙me.ha.'E.verH5676andasharprockהַסֶּ֥לַעha.Se.la'H5553ontheothersideמֵהָעֵ֖בֶרme.ha.'E.verH5676;andthenameוְשֵׁ֤םve.ShemH8034oftheoneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259[was]Bozez,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherSeneh.

5TheoneH259crag[formed]apillaronthenorthמִצָּפ֖וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828oppositeמ֣וּלmulH4136toMichmash,andtheotheronthesouthמִנֶּ֖גֶבmi.Ne.gevH5045oppositeמ֥וּלmulH4136toGebaגָּֽבַע׃ סGa.va'H1387.

6AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559totheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thatboreH5375hisarmour, Come,andletusgoovertothegarrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673oftheseuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189:perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194Jehovahwillworkforus;forthereisnorestrainttoJehovahtosaveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467bymanyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227orbyfewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.

7Andhisarmour-bearersaidH559tohim,Doallthatisinthyheartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;turnנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186thee;behold,Iamwiththee accordingtothyheartכִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ סkil.va.Ve.khaH3824.

8ThensaidH559Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Behold,wewillpassעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674overtothemenH376,andwewillshewourselvestothem.

9Iftheysayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541tous,StandH5975stillH5975untilwecomeH5927toyou,thenwewillstayinourplaceתַחְתֵּ֔ינוּtach.Tei.nuH8478,andwillnotgoנַעֲלֶ֖הna.'a.LehH5927uptothem.

10Andiftheysayיֹאמְר֜וּyo.me.RuH559thusכֹּ֨הkohH3541,Comeעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927uptous,thenwewillgoוְעָלִ֔ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927up;forJehovahhasgivenH5414themintoourhandבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027;andthisshallbethesignהָאֽוֹת׃ha.'otH226tous.

11Andbothofthemshewedthemselvestothegarrisonמַצַּ֖בma.TzavH4673ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidH559,Behold,theHebrewsעִבְרִים֙'iv.RimH5680comeH3318forthH3318outoftheholesH2356whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theyhadhidH2244themselves.

12AndthemenH376ofthegarrisonansweredJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yo.na.TanH3129andhisarmour-bearerandsaidH559,Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927uptous,andwewillshewyousomething.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129saidH559tohisarmour-bearer,Comeעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927upafterme;forJehovahhasdeliveredthemintothehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129climbedupuponhishandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027anduponhisfeetH7272,andhisarmour-bearerafterhim;andtheyfellH5307beforeJonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129;andhisarmour-bearer slewafterhim.

14Andthatfirstהָרִאשֹׁנָ֗הha.ri.sho.NahH7223slaughterהַמַּכָּ֣הha.ma.KahH4347whichJonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129andhisarmour-bearer wroughtwasH1961abouttwentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,asitwereonthehalf-furrowofanacreoflandH7704.

15AndtherewasH1961tremblingH2729inthecampבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,inthefieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,andamongallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;thegarrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673,andtheravagers,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571trembledH7264,andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedH7264;foritwasH1961atremblingH2729[from]Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

16Andthewatchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822ofSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedH7200,andbehold,themultitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995meltedH4127awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127,andtheywentonslayingoneH7200another.

17ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586tothepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim, Musternow,andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whoisgoneH1980fromus.AndtheymusteredH6485,andbehold,Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129andhisarmour-bearerwerenotthere.

18AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toAhijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281,Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066hitherthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Forthearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961atthattimewiththechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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