Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:18-22

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.

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