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1 Samuel 20:20-42

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.

40And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his artilleryכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627unto his ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, GoH3212,carryהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935themto the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

41Andas soon as the ladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288was goneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732aroseקָ֚םkamH6965out of a placetowardמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,and fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471:and they kissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,until Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732exceededהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.

42And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,GoH3212in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,forasmuch as we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650bothשְׁנֵ֜ינוּshe.Nei.nuH8147of us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068be between me and thee, and between my seedזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedH3212:and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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