Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 18:3-8

3ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, because he loved him as hisownכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of therobeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that wasuponעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921him, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, and his apparel,evenH5704to hisswordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719, and to hisbowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198, and to his girdle.

5AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3318outH3318whithersoeverSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586sentיִשְׁלָחֶ֤נּוּyish.la.Che.nuH7971him, and behavedhimselfH376wisely: andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586setוַיְשִׂמֵ֣הוּvay.si.Me.huH7760him over themenH376ofwarהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, and it wasgoodוַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.TavH3190in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and also in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofSaul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃ פsha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650.

6And itcameH935topassH935as theycameH935, whenDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732returnedבְּשׁ֤וּבbe.ShuvH7725from theslaughterמֵהַכּ֣וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, that thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֜יםha.na.ShimH802cameH935outוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהva.te.Tze.nahH3318ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,singingלָשִׁ֣ירla.shorH7891anddancingוְהַמְּחֹל֔וֹתve.ha.me.cho.LotH4246, tomeetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, withtimbrelsבְּתֻפִּ֥יםbe.tu.PimH8596, withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057, and with instruments of music.

7And thewomenH802sang one toanotherH802in theirplayהַֽמְשַׂחֲק֖וֹתham.sa.cha.KotH7832, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֑רְןָva.to.Mar.naH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hathslainהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221histhousandsבַּאֲלָפָ֔יוba.'el.fovH505, andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732histenבְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃be.ri.vo.TavH7233thousandsH505.

8AndSaulלְשָׁא֜וּלle.sha.'UlH7586wasveryמְאֹ֗דme.'OdH3966wroth, and thissayingH559displeasedוַיֵּ֤רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489him; and hesaidH559, They haveascribedH5414untoDavidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732tenרְבָב֔וֹתre.va.VotH7233thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֑יםha.'a.la.FimH505, and tomeH5414they haveascribedH5414butthousandsH505: andwhatהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697canבְּעֵינָיו֙be.'ei.NavH5869he havemoreוְע֥וֹדve.'odH5750but thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410?

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