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1 Samuel 20:20-42

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.

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