New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 20
David and Jonathan Covenant
1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272from Naiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414,and cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, “Whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100is my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771?And whatוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100is my sinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforeH6440your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,that he is seekingמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?”
2He saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Farחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486from it, you shall not dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191.Beholdהִנֵּ֡הhi.NehH2009,my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1doesיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya'a.sahH6213nothingH3808H1697either greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orא֚וֹ'oH176smallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996withoutH3808disclosingיִגְלֶ֖הyig.LehH1540it to me. So whyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069should my fatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisH2088thingH1697from me? It is not soH2088!”
3Yet Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650againע֜וֹדodH5750,sayingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1knowsיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045wellיָדַ֜עya.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and he has saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Do not let Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowיֵֽדַע־ye.da'-H3045thisH2088,orפֶּן־pen-H6435he will be grievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087.’But trulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livesוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, there ishardly a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587betweenH996me and deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.”
5So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, “Beholdהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279isthe newחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonH2320, and I oughtto sitיָשֹׁב־ya.shov-H3427downאֵשֵׁ֥ב'e.ShevH3427to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.But letH7971me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,that I may hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myself in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992eveningהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.
6Ifאִם־'im-H518your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1missesפָּקֹ֥דpa.KodH6485me at allיִפְקְדֵ֖נִיyif.ke.De.niH6485,then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leaveof me to runלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323toBethlehemH1035his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it isthe yearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.’
8Therefore dealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617with your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, foryou have broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with you. Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771in me, putהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191me to deathH4191yourselfאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859;for whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֥הzehH2088should you bringתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935me to your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?”
9Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from you! For ifאִם־'im-H518I should indeedיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045learnאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045that evilH7463has been decidedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935upon you, then would I not tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046you about it?”
11Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980,and let us goוְנֵצֵ֣אve.ne.Tze'H3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.”So bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them wentוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.
12Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, “The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, be witness!Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have soundedאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713out my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1about this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279, orthe thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day, beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,if there is goodH2895feelingtowardH413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,shall I not thenאָז֙'azH227sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971to you andmakeH1540it knownאָזְנֶֽךָ׃'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540H241to you?
13Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588it pleaseיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1to doyou harmH7463,may the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213soH3541to Jonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083and moreH3254alsoH3254, if I do notmakeH1540it knownאָזְנֶ֔ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540H241to you and sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971you awayH7971,that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in safetyלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965. Andmay the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with you as He has beenH1961with my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.
15You shall not cutH3772offH3772your lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769,not even when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cutsH3772offH3772everyH376oneH376of the enemiesH340of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”
19When you have stayedH8027for threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027daysH8027,you shall goH3381downH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966and comeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָּׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834H8033you hidנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641yourself on that eventfulהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,and you shall remainוְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ve.Ya.shav.taH3427by the stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.
21And beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009,I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, saying, ‘Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,findמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672the arrowsהַחִצִּ֑יםha.chi.TzimH2671.’Ifאִם־'im-H518I specificallyאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to the ladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the arrowsהַחִצִּ֣ים׀ha.chi.TzimH2671are on thisH2008sideH2008of you, getקָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ka.Che.nuH3947them,’ then comeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935;for there is safetyשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965for you andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369harmדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697,as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416.
22But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Isayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559to the youthלָעֶ֔לֶםla.'E.lemH5958, ‘Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671are beyondמִמְּךָ֣ וָהָ֑לְאָהmi.me.Kha va.Hal.'ahH4480H1973you,’ goלֵ֕ךְlekhH1980,for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has sentH7971you awayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.
24So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704;and when the newהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961,the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satH3427downוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to eatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398foodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899.
25The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satH3427on his seatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186as usualH6471,the seatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186by the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023;then Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083roseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965up and Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satH3427downH3427by Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586sideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654, butDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485.
27It cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about the nextמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayof the newהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,that David’sדָּוִ֑ד סda.VidH1732placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485;so Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, “Whyמַדּ֜וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448not comeבָ֧אva'H935to the mealהַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemH3899,eitherגַּם־gam-H1571yesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543orגַּם־gam-H1571todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?”
29for he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Pleaseנָ֡אna'H4994letH7971me goשַׁלְּחֵ֣נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588our familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.ChahH4940has a sacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and my brotherאָחִ֔י'a.ChiH251has commandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680me to attend. And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,pleaseנָּ֖אna'H4994let me getH4422awayH4422that I may seeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200my brothersאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251.’For thisH3651reasonעַל־'al-H5921H3651he has not comeבָ֔אVa'H935to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.”
Saul Is Angry with Jonathan
30Then Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Jonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “You sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of a perverseנַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.VatH5753,rebelliousהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780woman! Do I not knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are choosingבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to your own shameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322and to the shameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of your mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?
31Foras longכָל־ הַיָּמִ֗יםkhol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117as the sonH1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livesH2421on the earthהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,neitherH3808you norH3808your kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438will be establishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559.Therefore nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971and bringוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947him to me, for hemustH1121surelyH1121dieמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194.”
33ThenSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586hurledוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904his spearהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595at him to strikeלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him downH5221;so Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1had decidedכָ֥לָהKha.lahH3615to putH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732to deathH4191.
34Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979in fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,and did not eatאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398foodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the newהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,for he was grievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087overאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732becauseH3588his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1had dishonoredהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637him.
35Now it cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961about in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242that Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083wentוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704for the appointmentלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150with Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288was with him.
36He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his ladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Runרֻ֗ץRutzH7323,findמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672nowנָא֙na'H4994the arrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.chi.TzimH2671whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I am about to shootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384.”As the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288was runningרָ֔ץRatzH7323,he shotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384an arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678pastלְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃le.ha.'a.vi.RoH5674him.
37When the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288reachedוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of the arrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083had shotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is not the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondמִמְּךָ֥ וָהָֽלְאָה׃mi.me.Kha va.Hal.'ahH4480H1973you?”
38And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, “Hurryמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120,be quickח֖וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363,do not stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975!”And Jonathan’sיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083ladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288pickedוַיְלַקֵּ֞טvay.la.KetH3950up the arrowH2678and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.
41When the ladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288was goneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732roseקָ֚םkamH6965from the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045sideמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681and fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471.And they kissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376otherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058togetherאִ֣ישׁ רֵעֵ֔הוּ'ish re.'E.huH376H7453, butDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732weptthe moreהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.
42Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in safetyלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,inasmuchאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834as we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to eachH8147otherH8147in the nameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068will be betweenH996me and you, and betweenH996mydescendantsזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704H5769.’”Then he roseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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