New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:12-17

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.khaH1540 H241to 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.khaH1540 H241to 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.

14Ifאִם־'im-H518I am stillעוֹדֶ֣נִּיo.De.niH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,will you not showתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213me the lovingkindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,that I may not dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191?

15You shall not cutH3772offH3772your lovingkindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769,not even when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cutsH3772offH3772everyH376oneH376of the enemiesH340of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

16So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantwith the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying, “May the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068requireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245itat the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesH340.”

17Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083made Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732vowלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254because of his loveH160for him, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he lovedH157him as he lovedH157his own lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

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