Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:14-17

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.

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