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1 Samuel 20

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledH1272fromNaiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121byRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414,andcameH935andsaidH559beforeJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,WhathaveIdone?whatismineiniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771,andwhatismysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforethyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,thatheseeksמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

2AndhesaidH559tohim,Godforbid; thou shaltnotdieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191:behold,myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1willdonothingeithergreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orsmallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996,andnotappriseme;andwhyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069shouldmyfatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisthingH1697fromme?itisnotso.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650againע֜וֹדodH5750andagainH5750,andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1certainlyknowsH3045thatIhavefoundH4672favourinthysight:andhehasthought,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083shallnotknowH3045this,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435hebegrieved;buttruly[as]Jehovahliveth,and[as] thysoulH5315liveth,thereisbutastepbetweenmeanddeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,WhatthysoulH5315maysayH559,Iwillevendoitforthee.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Behold, to-morrowisnewחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonH2320,andIshouldnotfailtositH3427withthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atmeat;butletmegoוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,thatImayhideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myselfinthefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untilthethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992eveningהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.

6Ifthyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1shouldactuallymissH6485me,thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyaskedH7592leaveofmethathemightrunלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323toBethlehemhiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892;forthereisayearlysacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077thereforallthefamilyH4940.

7Ifhesayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541,Itiswell, — thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shallhavepeaceH7965;butifhebeverywroth,besurethatevilH7451isdeterminedbyhim.

8Dealkindlythenwiththyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;forthou hastbroughtH935thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650intoacovenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285ofJehovahwiththee;butiftherebeinmeiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slaymethyself;forwhyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100shouldest thoubringH935metothyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?

9AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfromthee;for,ifIknewH3045withcertaintythatevilH7451weredeterminedbymyfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935uponthee,wouldInottellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046itthee?

10ThensaidH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Whoshalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046me?orwhatifthyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030thee roughly?

11AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3318andletusgoH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.AndtheywentH3318outbothofthemintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

12AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Jehovah,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenIsoundmyfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1aboutthistimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256to-morrow, [or]thenextday,andbehold,therebegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896towardDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andIthenאָז֙'azH227sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971nottothee,andapprise theeofit,

13JehovahdosoandmuchmoretoJonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083.Shoulditpleasemyfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1[todo] theeevilH7451,thenIwillapprise theeofit,andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971theeawayH7971,thatthou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;andJehovahbeH1961withthee,ashehasbeenH1961withmyfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14Andthou shaltnotonlywhileyetH5750IliveshewmethekindnessofJehovah,thatIdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191not,

15butthou shaltnotcutH3772offthykindnessfrommyhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004foreverH5769,no,notwhenJehovahcutsH3772offtheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732,everyoneH376fromthefaceH6440oftheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

16AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeH3772[acovenant]withthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidH1732, [saying,] LetJehovahevenrequireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245[it]atthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofDavid'senemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341!

17AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083causedDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toswearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650again,bytheloveH157hehadforhim,forhelovedH157himashelovedH157hisownנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

18AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559tohim, To-morrowisthenewחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320;andthou wiltbemissedH6485,forthyseatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186willbeempty;

19butonthethirdH8027dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thou shaltgoH935downquickly,andcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935totheplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou didsthideH5641thyselfonthedayH3117ofthebusiness,andabidebythestoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezel.

20AndIwillshootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsH2678onthesideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654ofit,asthoughIshotH3384atamark.

21Andbehold,Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, [sayingאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559,]GoH935,findמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672thearrowsH2678.IfIexpresslysayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559totheladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288,Behold,thearrowsH2678areonthissideofthee,takeH3947them;thencomeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935,forthereispeaceH7965forthee,anditisnothingH369; [as]Jehovahliveth.

22ButifIsayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541totheyouth:Behold,thearrowsH2678arebeyondthee, —goH7971thyway;forJehovahsendsH7971theeawayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23Andastothematterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697whichthouandIhavespokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of,behold,JehovahisbetweenmeandtheeforeverH5769.

24AndDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himselfinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;anditwasH1961thenewהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satH3427attabletoeatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398.

25Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satH3427onhisseatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186,asatothertimesH6471,ontheseatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186bythewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023;andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,andAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satH3427bySaul'ssideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654,andDavid'splaceמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725wasempty.

26AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559nothingthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;forhethought,Somethinghasbefallen [him],thatheisnotcleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889:surelyheisnotcleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27Anditcameבָ֧אva'H935topassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117afterthenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145[dayH3117ofthemonthH2320],asDavid'splaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725wasH1961empty,thatSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559toJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069hasnotthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448comeH935totable,neitheryesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543norto-day?

28AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyaskedH7592leaveofme[togo]toBethlehem,

29andsaidH559,LetmegoH935,Ipraythee;forwehaveafamilyH4940sacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077inthecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892;andmybrotherH251himselfhascommandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680me[tobethere];andnowH6258,ifIhavefoundH4672favourinthysight,letmegoH935awayH7971,Ipraythee,andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200mybrethren.HehasthereforeH3651notcomeבָ֔אVa'H935totheking'stableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30AndSaul'sangerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledagainstJonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083,andhesaidH559tohim,Sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121oftheperverserebelliouswoman, donotIknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou hastchosenH977thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448tothine ownshameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322andtotheshameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322ofthy mother'snakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31ForaslongasthesonH1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livesuponearthהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, thou shaltnotbeestablishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559,northykingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438.AndnowH6258sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971andfetchhimtome,forhemustdie.

32AndJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,andsaidH559tohim,WhyH4100shouldhebeputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191?whathashedone?

33ThenSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586castthespearהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595athimtosmitehim;andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewH3045thatitwasdeterminedbyhisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1toputH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732todeathH4191.

34AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromthetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979infierceangerאָ֑ף'AfH639,andateH398nomeatthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117ofthenewהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320;forhewasgrievedforDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,becausehisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1haddonehimshameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

35Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242thatJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083wentH3318outintothefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704,totheplaceagreedonwithDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,andalittleH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288withhim.

36AndhesaidH559tohisladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,RunH7323,findמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672nowthearrowsהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichIshootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384.Theladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288ranH7323,andheshotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384thearrowH2678beyondhim.

37AndwhenH834theladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288cameH935totheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofthearrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hadshotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083criedaftertheladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288andsaidH559,Isnotthearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678awaybeyondthee?

38AndJonathanH3083criedaftertheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Makespeed, haste,staynot!AndJonathan'sladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288gatheredH3950upthearrowsH2678,andcameH935tohismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

39Andtheladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288knewH3045nothing:onlyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewH3045thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

40AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveH5414hisweaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627tohisladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,andsaidH559tohim,GoH935,carrythemtothecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

41Theladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288wentH935,andDavidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732aroseקָ֚םkamH6965fromthesideofthesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,andfellH5307onhisfaceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639tothegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471;andtheykissedH5401oneH376another,andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058oneH376withanother,untilDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732exceeded.

42AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidH559toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,GoH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, forasmuchaswehavebothofusswornH7650inthenameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,sayingH559,Jehovahbeיִֽהְיֶ֣ה׀yih.YehH1961betweenmeandthee,andbetweenmyseedH2233andthyseedH2233foreverH5769!Andhearoseanddeparted;andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentH1980intothecity.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

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