New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:30-34

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.

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