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1 Samuel 20:5-24

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?

9And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Far be it from theeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486:for if I knewיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045certainlyאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045that evilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451were determinedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935upon thee, then would not I tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046it thee?

10Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Who shall tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046me? or what ifthy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030thee roughlyקָשָֽׁה׃ סka.ShahH7186?

11And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3212,and let us go outוְנֵצֵ֣אve.ne.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.And they went outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

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.khaH241 H1540it 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.khaH241 H1540it 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.

14And thou shalt not only while yetאִם־'im-H518I liveחָ֑יChaiH2416shewתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213me the kindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,that I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191not:

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.

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.

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