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1 Samuel 18:1-4

1And it came to pass, when he hadfinishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615speakingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696toSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, that thesoulוְנֶ֙פֶשׁ֙ve.Ne.feshH5315ofJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083wasknitנִקְשְׁרָ֖הnik.she.RahH7194with thesoulבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁbe.Ne.feshH5315ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּvai.ye.'e.ha.vovH157him as his ownsoulכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

2AndSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֥הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and wouldletנְתָנ֔וֹne.ta.NoH5414him go no morehomeלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725to hisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

3ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732madeוַיִּכְרֹ֧תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֑יתbe.RitH1285, because helovedבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him as his ownsoulכְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ke.naf.ShoH5315.

4AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083strippedוַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣טvai.yit.pa.ShetH6584himself of therobeהַמְּעִיל֙ha.me.'IlH4598that was upon him, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it toDavidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732, and hisgarmentsוּמַדָּ֕יוu.ma.DavH4055, even to hisswordחַרְבּ֥וֹchar.BoH2719, and to hisbowקַשְׁתּ֖וֹkash.ToH7198, and to hisbeltH2289.

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