Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 20:1-8
1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732fledוַיִּבְרַ֣חvai.yiv.RachH1272fromNaiothמִנָּי֖וֹתmi.noi.vtH5121inRamahבָּרָמָ֑הba.ra.MahH7414, andcameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, What have Idoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213? what is myiniquityעֲוֹנִ֤י'a.vo.NiH5771? and what is mysinחַטָּאתִי֙cha.ta.TiH2403beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, that heseekethמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?
2And hesaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Far be it fromtheeחָלִילָה֮cha.li.LahH2486; thou shalt notdieתָמוּת֒ta.MutH4191: behold, myfatherאָבִ֜י'a.ViH1willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֨הya'a.sahH6213nothingH1697eithergreatגָּד֗וֹלga.DolH1419orsmallקָטֹ֔ןka.TonH6996, but that he willshowיִגְלֶ֖ה אָזְנִ֑יyig.Leh 'a.ze.NiH1540H241it to me: and why should myfatherאָבִ֥י'a.ViH1hideיַסְתִּ֨ירyas.TirH5641thisthingH1697from me? it is not so .
3AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650moreover, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Thyfatherאָבִ֗יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1certainlyיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045knowethיָדַ֜עya.Da'H3045that I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672graceחֵן֙chenH2580in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869; and hesaithוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let notJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083knowיֵֽדַע־ye.da'-H3045this, lest he should begrievedיֵֽעָצֵ֑בye.'a.TzevH6087: buttrulyוְאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199as theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416, and as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָnaf.She.khaH5315livethוְחֵ֣יve.CheiH2416, there is but astepכְפֶ֔שַׂעkhe.Fe.sa'H6587between me anddeathהַמָּֽוֶת׃ha.Ma.vetH4194.
5AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֗ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, Behold, tomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279is the newmoonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320, and I should notfailיָשֹׁב־ya.shov-H3427tositאֵשֵׁ֥ב'e.ShevH3427with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428at thetableלֶאֱכ֑וֹלle.'e.KholH398: but let megoוְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ve.shi.lach.Ta.niH7971, that I mayhideוְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣יve.nis.tar.TiH5641myself in thefieldבַשָּׂדֶ֔הva.sa.DehH7704to thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ha.she.li.ShitH7992day ateveningהָעֶ֥רֶבha.'E.revH6153.
6If thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1shall atallפָּקֹ֥דpa.KodH6485missיִפְקְדֵ֖נִיyif.ke.De.niH6485me, thensayוְאָמַרְתָּ֗ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹל֩nish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֨לnish.'AlH7592leave of me that he mightrunלָרוּץ֙la.RutzH7323toBethlehemH1035hiscityעִיר֔וֹi.RoH5892: for there is ayearlyהַיָּמִ֛יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077there for all thefamilyהַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ha.mish.pa.ChahH4940.
7If he shallsayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559thus, It iswellט֖וֹבTovH2896; thyservantלְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָle.'av.De.khaH5650shall havepeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965: but if he shall beveryחָרֹ֤הcha.RohH2734angryיֶֽחֱרֶה֙ye.che.RehH2734, then besureדַּ֕עda'H3045thatevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615by him.
8Therefore thou shaltdealוְעָשִׂ֤יתָve.'a.Si.taH6213kindlyחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617with thyservantעַבְדֶּ֔ךָ'av.De.khaH5650; for thou hastbroughtהֵבֵ֥אתָhe.Ve.taH935thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֖'av.de.KhaH5650into acovenantבִּבְרִ֣יתbiv.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with thee: however, if thereisיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426in meiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,slayהֲמִיתֵ֣נִיha.mi.Te.niH4191me thyself; for why shouldest thoubringתְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פte.vi.'E.niH935me to thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1?
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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