New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 14:36-46

36Then Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let’s goנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430by nightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915and takeH962plunderוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962among them untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,and let’s not leaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376among them aliveH7604.”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whateverכָּל־kol-H3605seems goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896to you.” Sothe priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Let’s approachנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430hereהֲלֹ֖םha.LomH1988.”

37So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586inquiredוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430: “Shall I goהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381downH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Will You handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH5414 H3027them overH5414to Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?” ButHe did not answerעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

38Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066hereהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605youleadersפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and investigateוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200howבַּמָּ֗הba.MahH4100thisH2088sinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403has happenedהָֽיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961todayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

39Foras the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,who savesהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenH3588ifאִם־'im-H518it is in my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121JonathanH3083,he shall assuredlyמ֣וֹתMotH3588 H4191dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191!”But not oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971answeredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.

40Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “You shall be on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,and I and my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121JonathanH3083will be on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.”And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213whatH2896seems goodH2896to you.”

41Therefore, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the LordH3068,the GodH430of IsraelH3478, “GiveH3051aperfectתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549lot.”And JonathanH3083and Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586were selectedH3920byH3920lotוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920,but the peopleH5971were exoneratedיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.

42Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307lotsbetweenH996me and my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121JonathanH3083.”And JonathanH3083was selectedH3920byH3920lotוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

43So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JonathanH3083, “Tellהַגִּ֥ידָהha.Gi.dahH5046me whatמֶ֣הmehH4100you have doneעָשִׂ֑יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213.”And JonathanH3083toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559, “I did indeedטָעֹ֨םta.'OmH2938tasteטָעַ֜מְתִּיta.'Am.tiH2938a littleמְעַ֥טme.'AtH4592honeyדְּבַ֖שׁde.VashH1706with the endבִּקְצֵ֨הbik.TzehH7097of the staffהַמַּטֶּ֧הha.ma.TehH4294that was in my handבְּיָדִ֛יbe.ya.DiH3027.HereH2009I am, I must dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191!”

44And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213the sameכֹּֽה־koh-H3541to meand moreיוֹסִ֑ףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541, foryou shall certainlyמ֥וֹתMotH4191dieתָּמ֖וּתta.MutH4191,JonathanH3083!”

45But the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Must JonathanH3083dieיָמוּת֙ya.MutH4191,he whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hasbroughtH6213aboutH6213thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הha.ge.do.LahH1419victoryהַיְשׁוּעָ֨הhay.shu.'AhH3444in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?Farחָלִ֗ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from it! As the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, not evena hairמִשַּׂעֲרַ֤תmi.sa.'a.RatH8185of his headרֹאשׁוֹ֙ro.ShoH7218shall fallיִפֹּ֞לyi.PolH5307to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he has workedH6213with Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430thisH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117.”So the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971rescuedוַיִּפְדּ֥וּvai.yif.DuH6299JonathanH3083and he did not dieמֵֽת׃ סMetH4191.

46Then Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH5927upH5927frompursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֖יme.'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wentהָלְכ֥וּha.le.KhuH1980to their own placeלִמְקוֹמָֽם׃lim.ko.MamH4725.

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