New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 18:1-5

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about when he had finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, thatthe soulוְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ve.Ne.feshH5315of Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083was knitנִקְשְׁרָ֖הnik.she.RahH7194to the soulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvai.ye.'e.ha.vovH157him as himselfכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

2Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117anddid not letנְתָנ֔וֹne.ta.NoH5414him returnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to his father’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285with Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732because he lovedH157him as himselfכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

4Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of the robeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that was on him and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,with his armorוּמַדָּ֕יוu.ma.DavH4055,includingH5704his swordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719and his bowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198and his beltחֲגֹרֽוֹ׃cha.go.RoH2290.

5So Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out whereverבְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨רbe.Khol 'a.SherH3605 H834Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, andprosperedיַשְׂכִּ֔ילyas.KilH7919;and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586setוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him overעַ֖ל'alH5921the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.And it was pleasingוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and alsoוְגַ֕םve.GamH1571in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

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