Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 20:5-18

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.

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