New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:1-8

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.sahH6213nothingH3808 H1697either 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.”

4Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, “Whateverמַה־mah-H4100you sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559,I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213for you.”

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.’

7Ifאִם־'im-H518hesaysיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, ‘It is goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,’your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650will besafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is veryחָרֹ֤הcha.RohH2734angryיֶֽחֱרֶה֙ye.che.RehH2734,knowדַּ֕עda'H3045that he has decidedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615on evilH7463.

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?”

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