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1 Samuel 14:8-12

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.

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