Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 20:24-34

24SoH1961Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himselfH3427in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and when thenewהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320wascomeH1961, thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satH3427himdownוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398meat.

25And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427uponH5921hisseatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186, as atotherכְּפַ֣עַם׀ke.Fa.'amH6471timesבְּפַ֗עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471,evenH5921uponH5921theseatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186by thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023; andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083stoodH6965upH6965, andAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427bySaul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586sideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654: butDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725wasemptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485.

26NeverthelessH3588Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586spakenotH3808anyH3972thingH3588thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: for hethoughtאָמַר֙'a.MarH559,SomethingH3972hath befallen him, he isnotH3808cleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889;surelyH3588he isnotH3808cleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27And itcameבָ֧אva'H935topassH935on the morrowafterמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283thenewהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320moonH2320,whichהַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemH3899was thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117, thatDavid’sדָּוִ֑ד סda.VidH1732placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725wasemptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, Wherefore comethnotH3808thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448to meat,neitherH3808yesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543,norH3808todayH3117?

28AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyH7592askedH7592leaveH7592ofmeמֵעִמָּדִ֖יme.'i.ma.DiH5978to go to Beth-lehem:

29and hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,LetH7971meH413goH935, Iprayנָ֡אna'H4994thee; for ourfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.ChahH4940hath asacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892; and mybrotherאָחִ֔י'a.ChiH251, he hathcommandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680meH413to be there: andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thineeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,letH7971meH413getH935awayH7971, Iprayנָּ֖אna'H4994thee, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251. Therefore he isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808comeבָ֔אVa'H935unto theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30ThenSaul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledH2734againstH2734Jonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thousonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of a perverserebelliousהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780woman, donotהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou hastchosenבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to thine ownshameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322, and unto theshameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31For aslongהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117as thesonH1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livethuponעַל־'al-H5921thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, thou shaltnotH3808be stablished,norH3808thykingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438. Whereforenowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258sendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971and fetch him untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, for he shallsurelyH3588dieמָ֖וֶתMa.vetH4194.

32AndJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredH559Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andsaidH559unto him, Wherefore should he beputיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191?whatH4100hath hedoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?

33AndSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904hisspearהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595at him tosmiteלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him: wherebyJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that it was determined of hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1toputH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732todeathH4191.

34SoH3808Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979infierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639, anddidH3808eatאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398noH3808meat thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of themonthהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320: for he wasgrievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087forDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,becauseH3588hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1had done himshameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

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