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1 Samuel 14:36-42

36And Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let us go downנֵרְדָ֣הne.re.DahH3381afterאַחֲרֵי֩'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֨ים׀fe.lish.TimH6430by nightלַ֜יְלָהLay.lahH3915,and spoilוְֽנָבֹ֥זָהve.na.Vo.zahH962them until the morningהַבֹּ֗קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242lightא֣וֹר'orH216,and let us not leaveנַשְׁאֵ֤רnash.'ErH7604a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of them. And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Doעֲשֵׂ֑ה ס'a.SehH6213whatsoever seemethבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee. Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,Let us draw nearנִקְרְבָ֥הnik.re.VahH7126hitherהֲלֹ֖םha.LomH1988unto Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

37And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לvai.yish.'AlH7592counsel of Godבֵּֽאלֹהִ֔יםbe.lo.HimH430,Shall I go downהַֽאֵרֵד֙ha.'e.RedH3381afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430?wilt thou deliverהֲתִתְּנֵ֖םha.ti.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?But he answeredעָנָ֖הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him not that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

38And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Draw ye nearגֹּ֣שֽׁוּGo.shuH5066hitherהֲלֹ֔םha.LomH1988,all the chiefפִּנּ֣וֹתpi.NotH6438of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and knowוּדְע֣וּu.de.'UH3045and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whereinבַּמָּ֗הba.MahH4100this sinהַחַטָּ֥אתha.cha.TatH2403hath been this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

39For, asYhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,which savethהַמּוֹשִׁ֙יעַ֙ha.mo.Shi.a'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,though it beיֶשְׁנ֛וֹyesh.NoH3426in Jonathanבְּיוֹנָתָ֥ןbe.yo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֖יbe.NiH1121,he shall surelyמ֣וֹתMotH4191dieיָמ֑וּתya.MutH4191. But there wasnot a man among all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971thatansweredעֹנֵ֖הוּ'o.Ne.huH6030him.

40Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559he unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Be ye on oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676,and I and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֔יbe.NiH1121will be on the otherאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259sideלְעֵ֣בֶרle.'E.verH5676.And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,Doעֲשֵֽׂה׃ ס'a.SehH6213what seemethבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896unto thee.

41Therefore Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto YhwhH3068GodH430of IsraelH3478,GiveH3051a perfectתָמִ֑יםta.MimH8549lot.And Saulוְשָׁא֖וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and JonathanH3129were takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֧דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920:but the peopleH5971escapedיָצָֽאוּ׃ya.Tza.'uH3318.

42And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Castהַפִּ֕ילוּha.Pi.luH5307lotsbetween me and Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ןyo.na.TanH3129my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And Jonathanיוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanH3129was takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

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