1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel 20:27-29

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-H5921H3651he has not comeבָ֔אVa'H935to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.”
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