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1 Samuel 20:24-34

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.

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