Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 20:8-17

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.

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