New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:18-22

18Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Tomorrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279is the newחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320,and you will be missedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588your seatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will be emptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

19When you have stayedH8027for threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027daysH8027,you shall goH3381downH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966and comeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָּׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033you hidנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641yourself on that eventfulהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,and you shall remainוְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ve.Ya.shav.taH3427by the stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.

20I will shootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671to the sideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654,as though I shotלְשַֽׁלַּֽח־le.sha.lach-H7971at a targetלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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.'ahH4480 H1973you,’ goלֵ֕ךְlekhH1980,for the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has sentH7971you awayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

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