Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 20:1-8

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272fromNaiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414, andcameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Whatמֶ֤הmehH4100have Idoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213?whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100is mineiniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771? andwhatוּמֶֽה־u.meh-H4100is mysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, that he seeketh mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

2And hesaidH559unto him,GodH559forbidחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486; thou shaltnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808dieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191:beholdהִנֵּ֡הhi.NehH2009, myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1doethnothingלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eitherH4480greatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orsmallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996, but that he discloseth it untomeH4480: andwhyוּמַדּוּעַ֩u.ma.du.a'H4069should myfatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisthingH1697frommeH4480? it isnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808soH4480.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732swaremoreoverע֜וֹדodH5750, andsaidH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1knowethwellH3045that I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869; and he saith,LetH408notH408Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowH3045this,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435he begrievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087: buttrulyH3588as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068liveth, and as thysoulH5315liveth, there is but astepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587betweenH996meH5315anddeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.

4ThensaidH559Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, Whatsoever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desireth, I willevenH6213doH6213it for thee.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,Beholdהִֽנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279is thenewחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonH2320, and I shouldnotH1732fail tositH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at meat: butletH7971meאֶל־'el-H413goוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971, that I mayhideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myselfוְאָנֹכִ֛יve.'a.no.KhiH595in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704unto thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992dayH2320atevenעַ֖ד'adH5704.

6Ifאִם־'im-H518thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1missH6485meH4480atallH3605, thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leaveH4480ofmeH4480that he mightrunלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323to Beth-lehem hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892: for it is theyearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077there forallH3605thefamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.

7Ifאִם־'im-H518hesayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541, It iswellH7965; thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shall havepeaceH7965: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518he be wroth, thenknowדַּ֕עda'H3045thatevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615by him.

8Thereforedealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindly with thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for thou hastbroughtH935thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650intoH935acovenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with thee: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there be inmeH5921iniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slayהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191meH5921thyself; forwhyלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100shouldest thoubringH935meH5921to thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?

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