New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 20:2-3
2He saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Farחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486from it, you shall not dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191!Beholdהִנֵּ֡הhi.NehH2009,my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1doesיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya'a.sahH6213nothingH3808H1697either greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orא֚וֹ'oH176smallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996withoutH3808informingיִגְלֶ֖ה אָזְנִ֑יyig.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540H241me. So whyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069would my fatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisH2088thingH1697from me? It is not soH2088!”
3Yet Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732vowedוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650againע֜וֹדodH5750,sayingוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Your fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1isH3045wellH3045awareH3045that I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵן֙chenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and he has saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083is not to knowH3045thisH2088,otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435he will be worriedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087.’But indeedוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199as the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416and as your soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livesוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, there isjust a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587betweenH996me and deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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