New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 14:39-45

39Foras the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,who deliversהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thoughאִם־'im-H3588 H518it is in JonathanH3083my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH3588 H4191dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191.”But not oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971answeredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.

40Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “You shall be on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676and I and JonathanH3083my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121will be on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.”And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213whatH2896seems goodH2896to you.”

41Therefore, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the LordH3068,the GodH430of IsraelH3478, “GiveH3051a perfectתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549lot.”And JonathanH3083and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586were takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920,but the peopleH5971escapedיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.

42Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307lotsbetweenH996me and JonathanH3083my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.”And JonathanH3083was takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

43Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JonathanH3083, “Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213.”So JonathanH3083toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I indeedטָעֹ֨םta.'OmH2938tastedטָעַ֜מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294that was in my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027.HereH2009I am, I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!”

44Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213thisכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to meand moreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541, foryou shall surelyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,JonathanH3083.”

45But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Must JonathanH3083dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hasbroughtH6213aboutH6213thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from it! As the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,not one hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218shall fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, forhe has workedH6213with Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.”So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299JonathanH3083and he did not dieמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.

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