New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 20:40-42

40Then Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his weaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627to his boyהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goלֵ֖ךְlekhH1980,bringהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935themto the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.”

41When the boyהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288was goneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732gotH6965upH6965from the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045sideמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681,then he fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776andbowedH2331threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471.And they kissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376otherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058togetherאִ֣ישׁ רֵעֵ֔הוּ'ish re.'E.huH376 H7453,untilעַד־'ad-H5704Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732weptimmeasurablyהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.

42Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732, “Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980in safetyלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,sinceאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650to eachH8147otherH8147in the nameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068will be betweenH996me and you, and betweenH996mydescendantsזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ פ'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.’” So DavidsetH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּלַ֑ךְvai.ye.LakhH1980on his way,while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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