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1 Samuel 19:4-5

4And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696goodט֔וֹבTovH2896of Davidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732unto Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let not the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against his servantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,against Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;because he hath not sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398against thee, and because his worksמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have beento thee-ward veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966goodטוֹב־tov-H2896:

5For he did putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his lifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his handבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709,and slewוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou sawestרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200it,and didst rejoiceוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055:wherefore then wilt thou sinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398against innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818,to slayלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732without a causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?

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