Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:35-42

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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