New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 23:14-18

14Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732stayedוַיֵּ֨שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057in the strongholdsבַּמְּצָד֔וֹתba.me.tza.DotH4679,and remainedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the hillבָּהָ֖רba.HarH2022countryH2022in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057ofZiphזִ֑יףZifH2128.And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586searchedוַיְבַקְשֵׁ֤הוּvay.vak.She.huH1245for him everyכָּל־kol-H3605dayהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, butGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430did not handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027 H5414him overH5414to him.

15Now Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586had comeיָצָ֥אya.Tza'H3318outH3318to seekלְבַקֵּ֣שׁle.va.KeshH1245his lifeנַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.ShoH5315while Davidוְדָוִ֥דve.da.VidH1732was in the wildernessבְּמִדְבַּר־be.mid.bar-H4057of Ziphזִ֖יףzifH2128,at Horeshבַּחֹֽרְשָׁה׃ סba.Cho.re.shahH2793.

16And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,setH6965outH6965and wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732at Horeshחֹ֑רְשָׁהCho.re.shahH2793, andencouragedוַיְחַזֵּ֥ק יָד֖וֹvay.cha.Zek ya.DoH2388 H3027him in Godבֵּאלֹהִֽים׃be.lo.HimH430.

17He saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Do not beH3372afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372,becauseכִּ֠יkiH3588the handיַ֚דyadH3027of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1will not findתִֽמְצָאֲךָ֙tim.tza.'a.KhaH4672you, and you will beH4427kingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and I will be secondH4932inH4932commandH4932to you; andSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1knowsיֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045that asH1571wellH1571.”

18Sothe twoשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them madeוַיִּכְרְת֧וּvai.yikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְּרִ֖יתbe.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732stayedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Horeshבַּחֹ֔רְשָׁהba.Cho.re.shahH2793,while Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ סle.vei.ToH1004.

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