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1 Samuel 19:1-7

1And SaulH7586spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696to Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֤ןyo.na.TanH3129his sonH1121,and to all his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,that they should killלְהָמִ֖יתle.ha.MitH4191DavidH1732.

2But Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083Saul’sH7586sonH1121delightedH2654muchH3966in Davidלְדָוִ֣דle.da.VidH1732:and JonathanH3083toldוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046DavidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586my fatherאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1seekethמְבַקֵּ֛שׁme.va.KeshH1245to killלַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָla.ha.mi.Te.khaH4191thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heedהִשָּֽׁמֶר־hi.sha.mer-H8104to thyself until the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,and abideוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ve.ya.shav.TaH3427in a secretבַסֵּ֖תֶרva.Se.terH5643place,and hideוְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃ve.nach.Be.taH2244thyself:

3And I will go outאֵצֵ֜א'e.Tze'H3318and standוְעָמַדְתִּ֣יve.'a.mad.TiH5975besideלְיַד־le.yad-H3027my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶה֙ba.sa.DehH7704where thou art,and I will communeאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696with my fatherאָבִ֑י'a.ViH1of thee; and whatמָ֖הmahH4100I seeוְרָאִ֥יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200,that I will tellוְהִגַּ֥דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046thee.

4And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696goodט֔וֹבTovH2896of Davidבְּדָוִד֙be.da.VidH1732unto Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let not the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against his servantבְּעַבְדּ֣וֹbe.'av.DoH5650,against Davidבְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732;because he hath not sinnedחָטָא֙cha.Ta'H2398against thee, and because his worksמַעֲשָׂ֖יוma.'a.SavH4639have beento thee-ward veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966goodטוֹב־tov-H2896:

5For he did putוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760his lifeנַפְשׁ֨וֹnaf.ShoH5315in his handבְכַפּ֜וֹve.kha.PoH3709,and slewוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068wroughtוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגְדוֹלָה֙ge.do.LahH1419salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֤הte.shu.'AhH8668for all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thou sawestרָאִ֖יתָra.'I.taH7200it,and didst rejoiceוַתִּשְׂמָ֑חva.tis.MachH8055:wherefore then wilt thou sinתֶֽחֱטָא֙te.che.Ta'H2398against innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodבְּדָ֣םbe.DamH1818,to slayלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732without a causeחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600?

6And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085unto the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083:and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֣עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650, AsYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416,he shall notאִם־'im-H518be slainיוּמָֽת׃yu.MatH4191.

7And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,and Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083shewedוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him all those thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and he was in his presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,as in times pastכְּאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֽׁוֹם׃ סke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865.

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