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1 Samuel 20:40-42

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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