New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 20:12-17

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.khaH1540 H241you?

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.khaH1540 H241you 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.

14And ifאִם־'im-H518I am stillעוֹדֶ֣נִּיo.De.niH5750aliveחָ֑יChaiH2416,will you not showתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213me the faithfulnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,so that I do not dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191?

15Andyou shall neverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH3808 H5704 H5769cutH3772offH3772your loyaltyחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617to my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004,not even when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cutsH3772offH3772everyH376oneH376of the enemiesH340of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.”

16So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantwith the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying, “May the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068demandוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245itfrom the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesH340.”

17And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083made Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732vowלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254because of his loveH160for him, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he lovedH157him as he lovedH157his own lifeנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

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