Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20

1And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272from Naiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121in Ramahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414,and cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,What have I doneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213? what ismine iniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771? and what ismy sinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,that he seekethמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245my lifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

2And he saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, God forbidחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486;thou shalt not dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191:behold, my fatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1will doיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya'a.sahH6213nothingH1697either greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419or smallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996,but that he will shewיִגְלֶ֖ה אָזְנִ֑יyig.Leh 'a.ze.NiH241 H1540it me: and why should my fatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641this thingH1697from me? it is not so.

3And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650moreover, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Thy fatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1certainlyיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045knowethיָדַ֜עya.Da'H3045that I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869;and he saithוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let not Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowיֵֽדַע־ye.da'-H3045this, lest he be grievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087:but trulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199asYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and asthy soulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, there isbut a stepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587between me and deathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Whatsoever thy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desirethתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559,I will even doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it for thee.

5And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Behold, to morrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279isthe new moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320,and I should not failיָשֹׁב־ya.shov-H3427to sitאֵשֵׁ֥ב'e.ShevH3427with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at meatלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398:but let me goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971,that I may hideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myself in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704unto the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992dayat evenהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.

6If thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1at allפָּקֹ֥דpa.KodH6485missיִפְקְדֵ֖נִיyif.ke.De.niH6485me, then sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leaveof me that he might runלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323to Beth–lehemH1035his cityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892: for there isa yearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077there for all the familyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.

7If he sayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thus, It iswellט֖וֹבTovH2896;thy servantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shall have peaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965:but if he be veryחָרֹ֤הcha.RohH2734wrothיֶֽחֱרֶה֙ye.che.RehH2734, thenbe sureדַּ֕עda'H3045that evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451is determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615by him.

8Therefore thou shalt dealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617with thy servantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650;for thou hast broughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into a covenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with thee: notwithstanding, if there beיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in me iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slayהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191me thyself; for why shouldest thou bringתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935me to thy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?

9And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Far be it from theeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486:for if I knewיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045certainlyאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045that evilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451were determinedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by my fatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935upon thee, then would not I tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046it thee?

10Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732to Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083,Who shall tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046me? or what ifthy fatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030thee roughlyקָשָֽׁה׃ סka.ShahH7186?

11And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3212,and let us go outוְנֵצֵ֣אve.ne.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.And they went outוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

12And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,O Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when I have soundedאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713my fatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1about to morrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279any timeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256, orthe thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day, and, behold, if there begoodH2895toward Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and I then sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971not unto thee, and shewוְגָלִ֖יתִי אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH241 H1540it thee;

13Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213soH3541and much moreיֹסִ֗יףyo.SifH3254to Jonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083:but if it pleaseיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190my fatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1to dothee evilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451,then I will shewוְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אָזְנֶ֔ךָve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH241 H1540it thee, and send thee awayוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971,that thou mayest goוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965:And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with thee, as he hath been with my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14And thou shalt not only while yetאִם־'im-H518I liveחָ֑יChaiH2416shewתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213me the kindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,that I dieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191not:

15But alsothou shalt not cut offתַכְרִ֧תtakh.RitH3772thy kindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from my houseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:no, not when Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath cut offבְּהַכְרִ֤תbe.hakh.RitH3772the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732every oneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376from the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

16So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantwith the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying,Let Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068even requireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245itat the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341.

17And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083caused Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732to swearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,because he lovedבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him: for he lovedאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס'a.he.VoH157him as he lovedאַהֲבַ֥ת'a.ha.VatH160his own soulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

18Then Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to DavidH1732,To morrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279isthe new moonחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320:and thou shalt be missedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485,because thy seatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will be emptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

19And whenthou hast stayed three daysוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027, thenthou shalt go downתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,and comeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to the placeהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where thou didst hideנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641thyself whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117the businessהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639was in hand,and shalt remainוְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ve.Ya.shav.taH3427byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681the stoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.

20And I will shootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671on the sideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654thereof,as though I shotלְשַֽׁלַּֽח־le.sha.lach-H7971at a markלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.

21And, behold, I will sendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971a ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, saying,GoH3212,find outמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672the arrowsהַחִצִּ֑יםha.chi.TzimH2671.If I expresslyאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto the ladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288,Behold, the arrowsהַחִצִּ֣ים׀ha.chi.TzimH2671areon this side of thee, takeקָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ka.Che.nuH3947them; then comeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935thou: for there ispeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to thee, and no hurtדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697; asYhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416.

22But if I sayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thus unto the young manלָעֶ֔לֶםla.'E.lemH5958,Behold, the arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671arebeyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973thee; go thy wayH3212:for Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath sent thee awayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23And as touchingthe matterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697which thou and I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of, behold, Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068bebetween thee and me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

24So Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himself in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704:and when the new moonהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320was come, the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sat him downוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427to eatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398meatהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899.

25And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon his seatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186,as at other timesH6471, evenupon a seatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186by the wallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023:and Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965,and Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427by Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586sideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654,and David’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485.

26Nevertheless Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586spakeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696not any thingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:for he thoughtאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,Something hath befallenמִקְרֶ֣הmik.RehH4745him, he isnotבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115cleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889; surely he isnot cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, which wasthe secondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayof the monthהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320,that David’sדָּוִ֑ד סda.VidH1732placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725was emptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485:and Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121,Wherefore comethבָ֧אva'H935not the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448to meatהַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemH3899,neither yesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543,nor to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?

28And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹ֨לnish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֥לnish.'AlH7592leaveof meמֵעִמָּדִ֖יme.'i.ma.DiH5978to goto Beth–lehemH1035:

29And he saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let me goשַׁלְּחֵ֣נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971,I pray thee; for our familyמִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.ChahH4940hath a sacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892;and my brotherאָחִ֔י'a.ChiH251,he hath commandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680me to be there:and now, if I have foundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thine eyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,let me get awayאִמָּ֥לְטָה'i.Mal.tahH4422,I pray thee, and seeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200my brethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251.Therefore he comethבָ֔אVa'H935not unto the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30Then Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Jonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083,and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of the perverseנַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.VatH5753rebelliousהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780woman,do not I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou hast chosenבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to thine own confusionלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322,and unto the confusionוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of thy mother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31For as long asהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livethחַ֣יchaiH2425upon the groundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,thou shalt not be establishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559,nor thy kingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438.Wherefore now sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971and fetchוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947him unto me, for he shall surely dieבֶן־ מָ֖וֶתven- Ma.vetH4194 H1121.

32And Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1,and saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Wherefore shall he be slainיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191?what hath he doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?

33And Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904a javelinהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595at him to smiteלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him: whereby Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that it was determinedH3617of his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1to slayלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

34So Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979in fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,and did eatאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398no meatלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320:for he was grievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087for Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,because his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1had done him shameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

35And it came to pass in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,that Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083went outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704at the time appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150with Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and a littleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288with him.

36And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his ladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Runרֻ֗ץRutzH7323,find outמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672now the arrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.chi.TzimH2671which I shootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384. Andas the ladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288ranרָ֔ץRatzH7323,he shotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384an arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondלְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃le.ha.'a.vi.RoH5674him.

37And when the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288was comeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of the arrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678which Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083had shotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isnot the arrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondוָהָֽלְאָה׃va.Hal.'ahH1973thee?

38And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the ladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,Make speedמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120,hasteח֖וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975not. And Jonathan’sיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083ladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288gathered upוַיְלַקֵּ֞טvay.la.KetH3950the arrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.che.tziH2678 H2671,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to his masterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

39But the ladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not any thingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972:only Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083and Davidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045the matterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

40And Jonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414his artilleryכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627unto his ladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, GoH3212,carryהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935themto the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

41Andas soon as the ladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288was goneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732aroseקָ֚םkamH6965out of a placetowardמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,and fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639to the groundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471:and they kissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,and weptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376with anotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453,until Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732exceededהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.

42And Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,GoH3212in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965,forasmuch as we have swornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650bothשְׁנֵ֜ינוּshe.Nei.nuH8147of us in the nameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068be between me and thee, and between my seedזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769.And he aroseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and departedH3212:and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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