Darby Bible

1 Samuel 20:5-24

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.

Read all of 1 Samuel 20

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20

Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain