New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 19:1-10

1Now Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586toldוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙vi.ho.na.TanH3083and allכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650to putH4191Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732toH4191deathH4191. ButJonathanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in Davidבְּדָוִ֖דbe.da.VidH1732.

2So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083informedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “My fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586is seekingמְבַקֵּ֛שׁme.va.KeshH1245to putH4191you toH4191deathH4191.Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258then, pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994be on your guardהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in a hidingבַסֵּ֖תֶרva.Se.terH5643placeH5643and concealוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244yourself.

3And as for me, I will goאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318outH3318and standוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher ShamH834 H8033you are hiding,and I will speakאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1about you; andwhateverמָ֖הmahH4100Ifindוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200out, I will tellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046you.”

4Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696wellט֔וֹבTovH2896of Davidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732to his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “May the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428not sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against his servantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732,sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588he has not sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398against you, and sinceוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588his deedsמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have beenveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beneficialטוֹב־tov-H2896to you.

5Forhe tookוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his lifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his handבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709and struckוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andthe Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtH6213aboutH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;you sawרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200itand rejoicedוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055.Whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100then would you sinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398against innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818by puttingH4191Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732toH4191deathH4191forH2600noH2600reasonH2600?”

6Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650, “As the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416, Davidshall not be putיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191.”

7Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and he was in his presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440asbeforeכְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865.

8When there was warהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421againוַתּ֥וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254,Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318outH3318and foughtוַיִּלָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430anddefeatedוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them with greatגְדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,so that they fledוַיָּנֻ֖סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from him.

9Now there wasan evilרָעָה֙ra.'AhH7451spiritר֨וּחַRu.achH7307from the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068on Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586as he was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.ShevH3427in his houseבְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.ToH1004with his spearוַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.ToH2595in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and Davidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732was playingמְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.GenH5059the harp with hishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

10And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586triedוַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁvay.va.KeshH1245topinלְהַכּ֤וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732to the wallוּבַקִּ֔ירu.va.KirH7023with the spearבַּֽחֲנִית֙ba.cha.NitH2595,but he escapedוַיִּפְטַר֙vai.yif.TarH6362from Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586presenceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440,so that he stuckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221the spearהַחֲנִ֖יתha.cha.NitH2595into the wallבַּקִּ֑ירba.KirH7023.And Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732fledנָ֥סnasH5127and escapedוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טvai.yi.ma.LetH4422that nightבַּלַּ֥יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915.

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