New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 14:6-16

6Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288who was carryingנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375his armorכֵלָ֗יוkhe.LavH3627, “Comeלְכָה֙le.KhahH1980and let us crossH5674overH5674to the garrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673oftheseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189;perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will workיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213for us, forthe Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068is not restrainedמַעְצ֔וֹרma'.TzorH4622to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467by manyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227orא֥וֹ'oH176by fewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.”

7His armorכֵלָ֔יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605that is in your heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824;turnנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186yourself, andhereH2009I am with you according to yourdesireכִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ סkil.va.Ve.khaH3824.”

8Then Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֛הhi.NehH2009,we will crossH5674overH5674to the menH376and revealוְנִגְלִ֖ינוּve.nig.Li.nuH1540ourselves to them.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518theysayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559to us, ‘Waitדֹּ֕מּוּDo.muH1826untilעַד־'ad-H5704we comeהַגִּיעֵ֖נוּha.gi.'E.nuH5060to you’; then we will standוְעָמַ֣דְנוּve.'a.Mad.nuH5975in our placeתַחְתֵּ֔ינוּtach.Tei.nuH8478and not goנַעֲלֶ֖הna.'a.LehH5927up to them.

10But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518theysayיֹאמְר֜וּyo.me.RuH559, ‘Comeעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927up to us,’ then we will goוְעָלִ֔ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927up, for the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has givenנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into our handsבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027; andthisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be the signהָאֽוֹת׃ha.'otH226to us.”

11When bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them revealedוַיִּגָּל֣וּvai.yi.ga.LuH1540themselves to the garrisonמַצַּ֖בma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Hebrewsעִבְרִים֙'iv.RimH5680are comingיֹֽצְאִ֔יםyo.tze.'ImH3318out of the holesהַחֹרִ֖יםha.cho.RimH2356whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר שָֽׁם׃'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033they have hiddenהִתְחַבְּאוּ־hit.cha.be.'u-H2244themselves.”

12So the menH376of the garrisonH4673hailedוַיַּעֲנוּ֩vai.ya.'a.NuH6030JonathanH3083and his armorכֵלָ֗יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Comeעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927up to us andwe will tellוְנוֹדִ֥יעָהve.no.Di.'ahH3045you somethingדָּבָ֑ר פda.VarH1697.”And JonathanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his armorכֵלָיו֙khe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֤אno.Se'H5375, “Comeעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927up afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me, forthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has givenנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into the handsבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

13Then JonathanH3083climbedוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up on his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027and feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,with his armorכֵלָ֖יוkhe.LavH3627bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375behindאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him; and they fellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440JonathanH3083,and his armorכֵלָ֖יוkhe.LavH3627bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375putH4191some to deathH4191afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

14That firstהָרִאשֹׁנָ֗הha.ri.sho.NahH7223slaughterהַמַּכָּ֣הha.ma.KahH4347whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834JonathanH3083and his armorכֵלָ֖יוkhe.LavH3627bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375madeהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221was about twentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376within about halfכְּבַחֲצִ֥יke.va.cha.TziH2677a furrowמַעֲנָ֖הma.'a.NahH4618in an acreצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776of landשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704.

15And there was a tremblingחֲרָדָ֨הcha.ra.DahH2731in the campבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,and among allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the garrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673andthe raidersוְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתve.ha.mash.ChitH7843trembledחָרְד֖וּcha.re.DuH2729, andthe earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264sothat it becameH1961agreatאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430tremblingלְחֶרְדַּ֥תle.cher.DatH2731.

16Now Saul’sלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the multitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995meltedH4127awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127;and they wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980hereוַהֲלֹֽם׃ פva.ha.LomH1988and there.

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