King James Version
1 Samuel 20:12-17
12And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,O Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when I have soundedאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1about to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279any timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256, orthe thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day, and, behold, if there begoodH2895toward Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and I then sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971not unto thee, and shewוְגָלִ֖יתִי אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH241H1540it thee;
13The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213soH3541and much moreיֹסִ֗יףyo.SifH3254to Jonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083:but if it pleaseיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1to dothee evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451,then I will shewוְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אָזְנֶ֔ךָve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH241H1540it thee, and send thee awayוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971,that thou mayest goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:and the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with thee, as he hath been with my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.
15But alsothou shalt not cut offתַכְרִ֧תtakh.RitH3772thy kindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:no, not when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath cut offבְּהַכְרִ֤תbe.hakh.RitH3772the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732every oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.
16So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantwith the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying,Let the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068even requireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245itat the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341.
17And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083caused Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to swearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,because he lovedבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him: for he lovedאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס'a.he.VoH157him as he lovedאַהֲבַ֥ת'a.ha.VatH160his own soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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