New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:20-42

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.

23As for theagreementוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697of whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you and I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068is betweenH996you and me foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ ס'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

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.

26Nevertheless Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586did not speakדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696anythingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,for he thoughtאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, “It is an accidentמִקְרֶ֣הmik.RehH4745,he is not cleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889,surelyH3588he isnot cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.”

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?”

28Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083then answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyH7592askedH7592leaveH7592of me to goto BethlehemH1035,

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-H5921 H3651he has not comeבָ֔אVa'H935to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.”

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.MimH3605 H3117as 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.”

32But Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100should he be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191?Whatמֶ֥הmehH4100has he doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?”

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.'ahH4480 H1973you?”

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.

39But the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288was not awareיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045of anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972;onlyאַ֤ךְ'akhH389Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083and Davidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045about the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

40Then Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his weaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627to his ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,bringהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935themto the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.”

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.huH376 H7453, 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.LamH5704 H5769.’”Then he roseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980,while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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