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1 Samuel 20:20-42

20And I willshootאוֹרֶ֑ה'o.RehH3384threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969arrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671on thesideצִדָּ֣הtzi.DahH6654of it, as though Ishotלְשַֽׁלַּֽח־le.sha.lach-H7971at amarkלְמַטָּרָֽה׃le.ma.ta.RahH4307.

21And, behold, I willsendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971aladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, saying,GoH3212,findמְצָ֣אme.Tza'H4672thearrowsהַחִצִּ֑יםha.chi.TzimH2671. If Iexpresslyאָמֹר֩'a.MorH559sayאֹמַ֨ר'o.MarH559to theladלַנַּ֜עַרla.Na.'arH5288, Behold, thearrowsהַחִצִּ֣ים׀ha.chi.TzimH2671are on this side of thee,takeקָחֶ֧נּוּ׀ka.Che.nuH3947them; thencomeוָבֹ֛אָהva.Vo.'ahH935thou: for there ispeaceשָׁל֥וֹםsha.LomH7965to thee, and nohurtדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697; as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068livethחַי־chai-H2416.

22But if Isayאֹמַר֙'o.MarH559thus to the youngmanלָעֶ֔לֶםla.'E.lemH5958, Behold, thearrowsהַחִצִּ֖יםha.chi.TzimH2671arebeyondוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973thee; go thywayH3212: for theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068hath sent theeawayשִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖shi.la.cha.KhaH7971.

23And as to thematterוְהַ֨דָּבָ֔רve.Ha.da.VarH1697which thou and I havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְנוּdi.Bar.nuH1696of, behold, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068be between thee and meforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

24SoDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hidוַיִּסָּתֵ֥רvai.yi.sa.TerH5641himself in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704: and when the newmoonהַחֹ֔דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320had come, thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428satdownוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427toeatלֶאֱכֽוֹל׃le.'e.KholH398foodהַלֶּ֖חֶםha.Le.chemH3899.

25And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427upon hisseatמ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹmo.sha.VoH4186, as at othertimesH6471, even upon aseatמוֹשַׁב֙mo.ShavH4186by thewallהַקִּ֔ירha.KirH7023: andJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965, andAbnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74satוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427bySaul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586sideמִצַּ֣דmi.TzadH6654, andDavid’sדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732placeמְק֥וֹםme.KomH4725wasemptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485.

26NeverthelessSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586spokeדִבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696not anythingמְא֖וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: for hethoughtאָמַר֙'a.MarH559, Something hathbefallenמִקְרֶ֣הmik.RehH4745him, he isnotבִּלְתִּ֥יbil.TiH1115cleanטָה֛וֹרta.HorH2889; surely he is notcleanטָהֽוֹר׃ סta.HorH2889.

27And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרַ֤תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, which was thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.NiH8145day of themonthהַחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.deshH2320, thatDavid’sדָּוִ֑ד סda.VidH1732placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725wasemptyוַיִּפָּקֵ֖דvai.yi.pa.KedH6485: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121, Whycomethבָ֧אva'H935not thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֛יyi.ShaiH3448toeatהַלָּֽחֶם׃ha.La.chemH3899, neitheryesterdayתְּמ֥וֹלte.MolH8543, nor todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?

28AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֥עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732earnestlyנִשְׁאֹ֨לnish.'OlH7592askedנִשְׁאַ֥לnish.'AlH7592leave ofmeמֵעִמָּדִ֖יme.'i.ma.DiH5978to go toBethlehemH1035:

29And hesaidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let megoשַׁלְּחֵ֣נִיsha.le.Che.niH7971, I pray thee; for ourfamilyמִשְׁפָּחָ֨הmish.pa.ChahH4940hath asacrificeזֶבַח֩ze.VachH2077in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892; and mybrotherאָחִ֔י'a.ChiH251, he hathcommandedצִוָּֽה־tzi.vah-H6680me to be there : and now, if I havefoundמָצָ֤אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵן֙chenH2580in thyeyesבְּעֵינֶ֔יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, let me getawayאִמָּ֥לְטָה'i.Mal.tahH4422, I pray thee, andseeוְאֶרְאֶ֣הve.'er.'EhH7200mybrethrenאֶחָ֑י'e.ChaiH251. Therefore hecomethבָ֔אVa'H935not to theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֖ןshul.ChanH7979.

30ThenSaul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586angerאַ֤ף'afH639waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstJonathanבִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןbi.Ho.na.TanH3083, and hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thousonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of theperverseנַעֲוַ֖תna.'a.VatH5753rebelliousהַמַּרְדּ֑וּתha.mar.DutH4780woman, do not Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou hastchosenבֹחֵ֤רvo.CherH977thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁ֔יyi.ShaiH3448to thy ownshameלְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔le.Va.she.te.khaH1322, and to theshameוּלְבֹ֖שֶׁתu.le.Vo.shetH1322of thymother’sאִמֶּֽךָ׃'i.Me.khaH517nakednessעֶרְוַ֥ת'er.VatH6172?

31For as longasהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448livethחַ֣יchaiH2425upon theearthהָאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, thou shalt not beestablishedתִכּ֖וֹןti.KonH3559, nor thykingdomוּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָu.mal.khu.Te.khaH4438. Therefore nowsendשְׁלַ֨חshe.LachH7971andbringוְקַ֤חve.KachH3947him to me, for he shall surelydieבֶן־ מָ֖וֶתven- Ma.vetH1121 H4194.

32AndJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083answeredוַיַּ֙עַן֙vai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1, andsaidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Why shall he beslainיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191? what hath hedoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213?

33AndSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586castוַיָּ֨טֶלvai.Ya.telH2904ajavelinהַחֲנִ֛יתha.cha.NitH2595at him tosmiteלְהַכֹּת֑וֹle.ha.ko.ToH5221him: by whichJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that it wasdeterminedH3617by hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1toslayלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191Davidדָּוִֽד׃ סda.VidH1732.

34SoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083aroseוַיָּ֧קָםvai.Ya.komH6965from thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ןha.shul.ChanH7979infierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאָ֑ף'AfH639, andateאָכַ֞ל'a.KhalH398nofoodלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of themonthהַחֹ֤דֶשׁha.Cho.deshH2320: for he wasgrievedנֶעְצַב֙ne'.TzavH6087forDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, because hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1had done himshameהִכְלִמ֖וֹhikh.li.MoH3637.

35And it came to pass in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, thatJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704at the timeappointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150withDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and alittleקָטֹ֖ןka.TonH6996ladוְנַ֥עַרve.Na.'arH5288with him.

36And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisladלְנַעֲר֔וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Runרֻ֗ץRutzH7323,findמְצָ֥אme.Tza'H4672now thearrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.chi.TzimH2671which Ishootמוֹרֶ֑הmo.RehH3384. And as theladהַנַּ֣עַרha.Na.'arH5288ranרָ֔ץRatzH7323, heshotיָרָ֥הya.RahH3384anarrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondלְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃le.ha.'a.vi.RoH5674him.

37And when theladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thearrowהַחֵ֔צִיha.Che.tziH2678whichJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֑ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hadshotיָרָ֖הya.RahH3384,Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310theladהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is not thearrowהַחֵ֖צִיha.Che.tziH2678beyondוָהָֽלְאָה׃va.Hal.'ahH1973thee?

38AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083criedוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310theladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288, Makespeedמְהֵרָ֥הme.he.RahH4120,hasteח֖וּשָׁהChu.shahH2363,stayתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975not. AndJonathan’sיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083ladנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288gatheredupוַיְלַקֵּ֞טvay.la.KetH3950thearrowsהַ֣חִצִּ֔יםha.che.tziH2671 H2678, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to hismasterאֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.NavH113.

39But theladוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288knewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not anythingמְא֑וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972: onlyJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083andDavidוְדָוִ֔דve.da.VidH1732knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045thematterהַדָּבָֽר׃ha.da.VarH1697.

40AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083gaveוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414hisweaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627to hisladהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,GoH3212,carryהָבֵ֥יאha.Vei'H935them to thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

41And as soon as theladהַנַּעַר֮ha.na.'ArH5288wasgoneבָּא֒ba'H935,Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732aroseקָ֚םkamH6965out of a placetowardמֵאֵ֣צֶלme.'E.tzelH681thesouthהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceלְאַפָּ֥יוle.'a.PavH639to thegroundאַ֛רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֑יםpe.'a.MimH6471: and theykissedוַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ׀vai.yi.she.KuH5401oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, andweptוַיִּבְכּוּ֙vai.yiv.KuH1058oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376withanotherרֵעֵ֔הוּre.'E.huH7453, butDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732moresoהִגְדִּֽיל׃hig.DilH1431.

42AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֛ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidלְדָוִ֖דle.da.VidH1732,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965, forasmuch as we haveswornנִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּnish.Ba'.nuH7650bothשְׁנֵ֜ינוּshe.Nei.nuH8147of us in thenameבְּשֵׁ֤םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068be between me and thee, and between myseedזַרְעִ֛יzar.'IH2233and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃ פo.LamH5769. And hearoseוַיָּ֖קָםvai.Ya.komH6965anddepartedH3212: andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083wentבָּ֥אba'H935into thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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