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1 Samuel 20:24-29

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.

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