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1 Samuel 20:4-9

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083toDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, Whatever thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315desirethתֹּאמַ֥רto.MarH559, I will evendoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it for thee.

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?

9AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Far be it fromtheeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486: for if Iknewיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045certainlyאֵדַ֗ע'e.Da'H3045thatevilהָרָעָ֜הha.ra.'AhH7451isdeterminedכָלְתָ֨הkhal.TahH3615by myfatherאָבִי֙'a.ViH1tocomeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935upon thee, then would not Itellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046it thee?

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