New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 20:4-9

4Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, “Whateverמַה־mah-H4100you sayתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559,I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213for you.”

5So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, “Beholdהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279isthe newחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonH2320, and I oughtto sitיָשֹׁב־ya.shov-H3427downאֵשֵׁ֥ב'e.ShevH3427to eatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.But letH7971me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,that I may hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myself in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֖ד'adH5704the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992eveningהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.

6Ifאִם־'im-H518your fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1missesפָּקֹ֥דpa.KodH6485me at allיִפְקְדֵ֖נִיyif.ke.De.niH6485,then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559, ‘Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leaveof me to runלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323toBethlehemH1035his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588it isthe yearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033for the wholeלְכָל־le.kholH3605familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.’

7Ifאִם־'im-H518hesaysיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, ‘It is goodט֖וֹבTovH2896,’your servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650will besafeשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965;but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he is veryחָרֹ֤הcha.RohH2734angryיֶֽחֱרֶה֙ye.che.RehH2734,knowדַּ֕עda'H3045that he has decidedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615on evilH7463.

8Therefore dealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617with your servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, foryou have broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935your servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with you. Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426is iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771in me, putהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191me to deathH4191yourselfאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859;for whyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100thenזֶּ֥הzehH2088should you bringתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935me to your fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?”

9Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from you! For ifאִם־'im-H518I should indeedיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045learnאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045that evilH7463has been decidedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935upon you, then would I not tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046you about it?”

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