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1 Samuel 20:18-39

18Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to DavidH1732,To morrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279isthe new moonחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320:and thou shalt be missedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485,because thy seatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will be emptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

19And whenthou hast stayed three daysוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027, thenthou shalt go downתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and comeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where thou didst hideנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641thyself whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117the businessהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639was in hand,and shalt remainוְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ve.Ya.shav.taH3427byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.

20And I will shootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671on the sideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654thereof,as though I shotלְשַֽׁלַּֽח־le.sha.lach-H7971at a markלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.

21And, behold, I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971a ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, saying,GoH3212,find outמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672the arrowsהַחִצִּ֑יםha.chi.TzimH2671.If I expresslyאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto the ladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288,Behold, the arrowsהַחִצִּ֣ים׀ha.chi.TzimH2671areon this side of thee, takeקָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ka.Che.nuH3947them; then comeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935thou: for there ispeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to thee, and no hurtדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697; asthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416.

22But if I sayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thus unto the young manלָעֶ֔לֶםla.'E.lemH5958,Behold, the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671arebeyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973thee; go thy wayH3212:for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath sent thee awayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23And as touchingthe matterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697which thou and I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of, behold, the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068bebetween thee and me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

24So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himself in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and when the new moonהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320was come, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sat him downוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to eatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398meatהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899.

25And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon his seatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186,as at other timesH6471, evenupon a seatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186by the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023:and Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427by Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586sideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654,and David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485.

26Nevertheless Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586spakeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696not any thingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:for he thoughtאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Something hath befallenמִקְרֶ֣הmik.RehH4745him, he isnotבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115cleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889; surely he isnot cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, which wasthe secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayof the monthהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320,that David’sדָּוִ֑ד סda.VidH1732placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485:and Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Wherefore comethבָ֧אva'H935not the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448to meatהַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemH3899,neither yesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543,nor to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?

28And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹ֨לnish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֥לnish.'AlH7592leaveof meמֵעִמָּדִ֖יme.'i.ma.DiH5978to goto Beth–lehemH1035:

29And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me goשַׁלְּחֵ֣נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,I pray thee; for our familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.ChahH4940hath a sacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892;and my brotherאָחִ֔י'a.ChiH251,he hath commandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680me to be there:and now, if I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let me get awayאִמָּ֥לְטָה'i.Mal.tahH4422,I pray thee, and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200my brethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251.Therefore he comethבָ֔אVa'H935not unto the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30Then Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Jonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of the perverseנַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.VatH5753rebelliousהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780woman,do not I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou hast chosenבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to thine own confusionלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322,and unto the confusionוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of thy mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31For as long asהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livethחַ֣יchaiH2425upon the groundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,thou shalt not be establishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559,nor thy kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438.Wherefore now sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971and fetchוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947him unto me, for he shall surely dieבֶן־ מָ֖וֶתven- Ma.vetH4194 H1121.

32And Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore shall he be slainיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191?what hath he doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?

33And Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904a javelinהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595at him to smiteלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him: whereby Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that it was determinedH3617of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to slayלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

34So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979in fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,and did eatאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398no meatלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320:for he was grievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087for Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,because his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1had done him shameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

35And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083went outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704at the time appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150with Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288with him.

36And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his ladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Runרֻ֗ץRutzH7323,find outמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672now the arrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.chi.TzimH2671which I shootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384. Andas the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288ranרָ֔ץRatzH7323,he shotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384an arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondלְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃le.ha.'a.vi.RoH5674him.

37And when the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of the arrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678which Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083had shotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isnot the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondוָהָֽלְאָה׃va.Hal.'ahH1973thee?

38And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Make speedמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120,hasteח֖וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975not. And Jonathan’sיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083ladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288gathered upוַיְלַקֵּ֞טvay.la.KetH3950the arrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.che.tziH2678 H2671,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

39But the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not any thingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:only Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083and Davidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

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