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1 Samuel 20:1-8

1And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272from Naiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414,and cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,What have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213? what ismine iniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771? and what ismy sinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,that he seekethמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

2And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, God forbidחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486;thou shalt not dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191:behold, my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1will doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya'a.sahH6213nothingH1697either greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419or smallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996,but that he will shewיִגְלֶ֖ה אָזְנִ֑יyig.Leh 'a.ze.NiH241 H1540it me: and why should my fatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641this thingH1697from me? it is not so.

3And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650moreover, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1certainlyיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045knowethיָדַ֜עya.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;and he saithוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let not Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowיֵֽדַע־ye.da'-H3045this, lest he be grievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087:but trulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199asthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, there isbut a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587between me and deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Whatsoever thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desirethתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559,I will even doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it for thee.

5And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Behold, to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279isthe new moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,and I should not failיָשֹׁב־ya.shov-H3427to sitאֵשֵׁ֥ב'e.ShevH3427with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at meatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398:but let me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,that I may hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myself in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704unto the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992dayat evenהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.

6If thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1at allפָּקֹ֥דpa.KodH6485missיִפְקְדֵ֖נִיyif.ke.De.niH6485me, then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leaveof me that he might runלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323to Beth–lehemH1035his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892: for there isa yearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077there for all the familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.

7If he sayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thus, It iswellט֖וֹבTovH2896;thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shall have peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965:but if he be veryחָרֹ֤הcha.RohH2734wrothיֶֽחֱרֶה֙ye.che.RehH2734, thenbe sureדַּ֕עda'H3045that evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451is determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615by him.

8Therefore thou shalt dealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617with thy servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;for thou hast broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with thee: notwithstanding, if there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in me iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slayהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191me thyself; for why shouldest thou bringתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935me to thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?

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