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1 Samuel 14:24-46

24ButthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478weredistressedthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117.NowSaulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586hadadjuredthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899untileveningהָעֶ֗רֶבha.'E.revH6153,and[until]Iamavengedוְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ve.ni.kam.TiH5358onmineenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבַ֔יme.'O.ye.VaiH341.Sononeofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tastedH2938foodלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

25Andalltheyofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776cameH935toawood;andtherewasH1961honeyדְבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706onthegroundH776.

26Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971hadcomeH935intothewood,andbehold,thehoneyדְּבָ֑שׁde.VashH1706flowed;butnomanputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,forthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971fearedיָרֵ֥אya.Re'H3372theoathהַשְּׁבֻעָֽה׃ha.she.vu.'AhH7621.

27ButJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hadnotheardH8085whenH834hisfatherאָבִיו֮'a.VivH1adjuredthepeopleהָעָם֒ha.'AmH5971;andheputforthH7971theendקְצֵ֤הke.TzehH7097ofhisstaffהַמַּטֶּה֙ha.ma.TehH4294whichwasinhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,anddippedH2881itinthehoneycomb,andputhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027tohismouthפִּ֔יוPivH6310,andhiseyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869becamebright.

28ThenansweredoneH376ofthepeopleמֵֽהָעָ֜םme.ha.'AmH5971andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֤יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1strictlyadjuredthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,CursedH779bethemanH376thateatethfoodלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;andthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971arefaint.

29AndJonathanיֽוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129saidH559,Myfatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1hastroubledעָכַ֥ר'a.KharH5916thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:seeרְאוּ־re.'u-H7200,Iprayyou,thatmineeyesעֵינַ֔י'ei.NaiH5869arebright,becauseItastedH2938alittleמְעַ֖טme.'AtH4592ofthishoneyדְּבַ֥שׁde.VashH1706.

30HowmuchH7235more,ifthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hadeatenH398freelyto-dayofthespoilH7998oftheirenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341whichtheyfoundH4672?forwouldtherenotnowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258havebeenamuchH7235greaterרָבְתָ֥הra.ve.TahH7235slaughterH4347amongthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ba.pe.lish.TimH6430?

31AndtheysmotethePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117fromMichmashtoAjalon;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971wereveryH3966faint.

32Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971fellonthespoilH7998,andtookH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629,andoxenH1241,andcalves,andslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819themonthegroundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ateH398[them]withthebloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

33AndtheytoldH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingH559,Behold,thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinH2398againstJehovah,inthattheyeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.AndhesaidH559, Yehaveactedבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898perversely:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556menowagreatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68.

34AndSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559, Disperseyourselvesamongthepeopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971,andsayH559tothem,BringH5066neartomeeverymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,andeverymanH376hissheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,andslaughterוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819themhereH2088,andeatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;andsinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398notagainstJehovahineatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398withthebloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtH5066everymanH376hisoxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794withhimthatnightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,andslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819[them]there.

35AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586builtH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196toJehovah:thiswasthefirstaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196hebuiltH1129toJehovah.

36AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Letusgoנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430bynightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,andplunderוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962themuntilthemorningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,andletusnotleaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604amanH376ofthem.AndtheysaidH559,Dowhatsoeverisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.ThensaidH559thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,LetuscomeH3381nearhithertoGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

37AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredofGodבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,ShallIgoהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downafterthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430? wilt thougiveהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414themintothehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Buthedidnotanswerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

38AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Drawגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066yenearhither,alltheheadsofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;andknowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045andseeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whereinthissinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403hasbeenH1961thisdayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

39For, [as]Jehovahliveth,whohassavedH3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughitbeinJonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,heshallcertainlydieH4191.AndnooneansweredH6030himamongallthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

40ThensaidH559hetoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Beתִּֽהְיוּ֙tih.YuH1961yeononeH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,andIandJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121willbeנִהְיֶ֖הnih.YehH1961ontheothersideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Dowhatisgoodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight.

41AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559toJehovahtheGodH430ofIsraelH3478,GiveH3051aperfectH8549[testimony]!AndJonathanH3129andSaulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586weretakenH3920,andthepeopleH5971escaped.

42AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,CastH5307[lots]betweenmeandJonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129mysonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129wastakenH3920.

43AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,TellH5046mewhatthou hastdone.AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldH5046himandsaidH559,Withtheendבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097ofthestaffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294whichisinmyhandבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027ItastedH2938alittleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706, [and]behold,Imustdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!

44AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doso[tome]andmorealso; thou shaltcertainlydieH4191,Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129.

45Andthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,ShallJonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieH4191,whohaswroughtthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationH3444inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beit! [as]Jehovahliveth,thereshallnotahairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185ofhisheadרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;forhehaswroughtwithGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.Sothepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971deliveredJonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,thathediedH4191not.

46AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH1980upfromfollowingthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980totheirownplaceלִמְקוֹמָֽם׃lim.ko.MamH4725.

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