New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 19:1-7

1Now Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586toldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙vi.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121and allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650to putH4191Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732to deathH4191. ButJonathanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in Davidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732.

2So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1is seekingמְבַקֵּ֛שׁme.va.KeshH1245to putH4191you to deathH4191.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994be on guardהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in a secretH5643placeבַסֵּ֖תֶרva.Se.terH5643and hideוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244yourself.

3I will goאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318out and standוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you are, and I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1about you; if Ifindוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200out anythingמָ֖הmahH4100,then I will tellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046you.”

4Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696wellט֔וֹבTovH2896of Davidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732to Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Do not let the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against his servantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has not sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398against you, and sinceוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588his deedsמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have beenveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beneficialטוֹב־tov-H2896to you.

5Forhe tookוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his lifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his handבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709and struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andthe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;you sawרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200itand rejoicedוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055.Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100then will you sinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398against innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818by puttingH4191Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732to deathH4191withoutH2600a causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?”

6Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650, “As the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,he shall not be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191to deathH4191.”

7Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and he was in his presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440asformerlyכְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865.

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