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1 Samuel 14:36-46

36And Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us go downנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430by nightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and spoilוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962them until the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,and let us not leaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them. And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whatsoever seemethבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee. Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Let us draw nearנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126hitherהֲלֹ֖םha.LomH1988unto Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

37And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592counsel of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,Shall I go downהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430?wilt thou deliverהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?But he answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him not that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

38And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Draw ye nearגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066hitherהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988,all the chiefפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and knowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whereinבַּמָּ֗הba.MahH4100this sinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403hath been this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

39For, asthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,which savethהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,though it beיֶשְׁנ֛וֹyesh.NoH3426in Jonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191. But there wasnot a man among all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971thatansweredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.

40Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Be ye on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,and I and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121will be on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213what seemethבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.

41Therefore Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the LordH3068GodH430of IsraelH3478,GiveH3051a perfectתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549lot.And Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and JonathanH3129were takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:but the peopleH5971escapedיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.

42And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307lotsbetween me and Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129was takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

43Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129,Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me what thou hast doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213.And Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559,I did butטָעֹ֨םta.'OmH2938tasteטָעַ֜מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the rodהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294that wasin mine handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027, and,loH2009,I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191.

44And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430do soיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213and more alsoיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254:for thou shalt surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129.

45And the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,Shall Jonathanהֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀hayo.na.TanH3129dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,who hath wroughtעָ֠שָׂה'A.sahH6213this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419salvationהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?God forbidחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486: asthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,there shall not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776;for he hath wroughtעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213with Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֖ןyo.na.TanH3129,that he diedמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191not.

46Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980to their own placeלִמְקוֹמָֽם׃lim.ko.MamH4725.

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