New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 14:8-13

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.

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