1 Samuel 20
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1 Samuel 20:12-13

12Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to DavidH1732, “The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, is my witness!Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have soundedH2713outH2713my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1about this timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279orthe thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day, beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, if he has agoodH2895feelingtowardH413you, shall I not thenאָז֙'azH227sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971word to you andinformוְגָלִ֖יתִי אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540H241you?
13Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588it pleasesיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1to doyou harmH7463,may the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213soכֹּֽה־koh-H3541tomeלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083and moreיֹסִ֗יףyo.SifH3254soוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541, if I fail toinformוְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אָזְנֶ֔ךָve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540H241you and sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971you awayH7971,so that you may goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in safetyלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965. Andmay the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with you as He has beenH1961with my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.
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