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1 Samuel 20:4-9

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?

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