Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 14:6-16

6And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the young manהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288that bareנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375his armourכֵלָ֗יוkhe.LavH3627,ComeH3212,and let us go overוְנַעְבְּרָ֗הve.na'.be.RahH5674unto the garrisonמַצַּב֙ma.TzavH4673of these uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֣יםha.'a.re.LimH6189:it may be that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will workיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213for us: for there isno restraintמַעְצ֔וֹרma'.TzorH4622to Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068to saveלְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467by manyבְּרַ֖בbe.RavH7227or by fewבִמְעָֽט׃vim.'AtH4592.

7And his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Doעֲשֵׂ֖ה'a.SehH6213all that isin thine heartבִּלְבָבֶ֑ךָbil.va.Ve.khaH3824:turnנְטֵ֣הne.TehH5186thee; behold, I amwith thee according to thy heartכִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃ סkil.va.Ve.khaH3824.

8Then saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Behold, we will pass overעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674unto thesemenהָאֲנָשִׁ֑יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,and we will discoverוְנִגְלִ֖ינוּve.nig.Li.nuH1540ourselves unto them.

9If they sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559thus unto us, Tarryדֹּ֕מּוּDo.muH1826until we comeהַגִּיעֵ֖נוּha.gi.'E.nuH5060to you; then we will stand stillוְעָמַ֣דְנוּve.'a.Mad.nuH5975in our place, and will not go upנַעֲלֶ֖הna.'a.LehH5927unto them.

10But if they sayיֹאמְר֜וּyo.me.RuH559thus, Come upעֲל֤וּ'a.LuH5927unto us; then we will go upוְעָלִ֔ינוּve.'a.Li.nuH5927:for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into our handבְּיָדֵ֑נוּbe.ya.De.nuH3027: and this shall bea signהָאֽוֹת׃ha.'otH226unto us.

11And bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֔םshe.nei.HemH8147of them discoveredוַיִּגָּל֣וּvai.yi.ga.LuH1540themselves unto the garrisonמַצַּ֖בma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Behold, the Hebrewsעִבְרִים֙'iv.RimH5680come forthיֹֽצְאִ֔יםyo.tze.'ImH3318out of the holesהַחֹרִ֖יםha.cho.RimH2356where they had hidהִתְחַבְּאוּ־hit.cha.be.'u-H2244themselves.

12And the menאַנְשֵׁ֨י'an.SheiH582of the garrisonהַמַּצָּבָ֜הha.ma.tza.VahH4675answeredוַיַּעֲנוּ֩vai.ya.'a.NuH6030Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֣ן׀yo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֗יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Come upעֲל֣וּ'a.LuH5927to us, and we will shewוְנוֹדִ֥יעָהve.no.Di.'ahH3045you a thingדָּבָ֑ר פda.VarH1697.And Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֜ןyo.na.TanH3129saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֤א כֵלָיו֙no.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,Come upעֲלֵ֣ה'a.LehH5927afterאַחֲרַ֔י'a.cha.RaiH310me: for Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath deliveredנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414them into the handבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

13And Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129climbed upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upon his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027and upon his feetרַגְלָ֔יוrag.LavH7272,and his armourbearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יוve.no.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375afterאַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.RavH310him: and they fellוַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙vai.yi.pe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129;and his armourbearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יוve.no.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375slewמְמוֹתֵ֥תme.mo.TetH4191afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

14And that firstהָרִאשֹׁנָ֗הha.ri.sho.NahH7223slaughterהַמַּכָּ֣הha.ma.KahH4347,which Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֛ןyo.na.TanH3129and his armourbearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלָ֖יוve.no.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375madeהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221,was about twentyכְּעֶשְׂרִ֣יםke.'es.RimH6242menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,within as it were an halfכְּבַחֲצִ֥יke.va.cha.TziH2677acreמַעֲנָ֖הma.'a.NahH4618of landשָׂדֶֽה׃sa.DehH7704, whicha yokeצֶ֥מֶדTze.medH6776of oxen might plow.

15And there was tremblingחֲרָדָ֨הcha.ra.DahH2731in the armyבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,and among all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971:the garrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673,and the spoilersוְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתve.ha.mash.ChitH7843,they also trembledחָרְד֖וּcha.re.DuH2729,and the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264:so it was a very greatאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430tremblingלְחֶרְדַּ֥תle.cher.DatH2731.

16And the watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822of Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200;and, behold, the multitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995melted awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127,and they wentH3212on beating downH1986one another.

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