Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 20:5-24

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?

9AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from thee: forifאִם־'im-H518I should atallיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045knowאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045thatevilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451weredeterminedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935uponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, then wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808Itellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046it thee?

10Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083, Who shalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046meאֶל־'el-H413ifא֛וֹ'oH176perchance thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1answerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030thee roughly?

11AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3318and letusH413goH3318outH3318intoH413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704. And theywentH3318outH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of themintoH413thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

12AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, be witness; when I havesoundedאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1aboutH413this timetomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279, or thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992dayכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256,beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588there begoodט֖וֹבTovH2896towardH413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, shall Inotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808thensendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?

13TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doH6213soH1980toJonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083, andmoreH3254also, should itpleaseיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1todoH6213theeevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451,ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588I disclose itnotH3254unto thee, andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971theeawayH7971, that thou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with thee, as he hath been with myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14And thou shaltnotH3808onlyאִם־'im-H518whileעוֹדֶ֣נִּיo.De.niH5750yet Iliveחָ֑יChaiH2416shewmeעִמָּדִ֛י'i.ma.DiH5978thekindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that Idieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191notH3808:

15but also thou shaltnotH3808cutH3772offH3772thykindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from myhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:noH3808,notH3808when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcutH3772offH3772theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732everyאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376one from thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

16SoH3027Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenant with thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying, And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallrequireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245it at thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofDavid’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341.

17AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083causedDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toswearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, for theloveH157that he had to him: for helovedH157him as helovedH157hisownנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315soulH5315.

18ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,Tomorrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279is thenewחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320: and thou shalt bemissedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588thyseatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will beemptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

19And when thou haststayedH3427threeוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027daysבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, thou shaltgoH935downתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, andcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou didsthideנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641thyself when thebusinessהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639was in hand, and shaltremainH3427by thestoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.

20And I willshootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsH2678on thesideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654thereof, as though IshotH3384at a mark.

21And,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, I willsendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288,sayingאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559,GoH935,findמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672thearrowsH2678.Ifאִם־'im-H518Isayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559unto theladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thearrowsH2678are on thissideוָהֵ֗נָּהva.He.nahH2008of thee:takeקָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ka.Che.nuH3947them, andcomeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935; for there ispeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to thee andnoוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369hurt, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068liveth.

22Butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518Isayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541unto theboyלָעֶ֔לֶםla.'E.lemH5958,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, thearrowsH2678arebeyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973thee:goH7971thywayH3541; for theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hathsentH7971theeawayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23And as touching thematterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou and I havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068isbetweenH996thee andmeאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

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

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