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1 Samuel 20:1-8

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?

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