New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:35-39

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.

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