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1 Samuel 20:5-18

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?

10Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732toJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083, Who shalltellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046me? or what if thyfatherאָבִ֖יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1shallanswerיַּעַנְךָ֥ya.'an.KhaH6030theeroughlyקָשָֽׁה׃ סka.ShahH7186?

11AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ComeH3212, and let us gooutוְנֵצֵ֣אve.ne.Tze'H3318into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704. And they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֥וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147of them into thefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ סha.sa.DehH7704.

12AndJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֜ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, OLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when I havesoundedאֶחְקֹ֣ר'ech.KorH2713myfatherאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1about tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279anytimeכָּעֵ֤ת׀ka.'EtH6256, or thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יתha.she.li.ShitH7992day, and, behold, if there begoodH2895towardDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, and I thensendאֶשְׁלַ֣ח'esh.LachH7971not to thee, andshowוְגָלִ֖יתִי אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540 H241it thee;

13TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068doיַעֲשֶׂה֩ya.'a.SehH6213soH3541and muchmoreיֹסִ֗יףyo.SifH3254toJonathanלִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ןli.ho.na.TanH3083: but if it shallpleaseיֵיטִ֨בyei.TivH3190myfatherאָבִ֤י'a.ViH1to do theeevilהָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'AhH7451, then I willshowוְגָלִ֙יתִי֙ אָזְנֶ֔ךָve.ga.Li.ti 'a.ze.Ne.khaH1540 H241it to thee, and send theeawayוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971, that thou mayestgoוְהָלַכְתָּ֣ve.ha.lakh.TaH1980inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965: and theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be with thee, as he hath been with myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

14And thou shalt not only whileyetאִם־'im-H518Iliveחָ֑יChaiH2416showתַעֲשֶׂ֧הta.'a.SehH6213me thekindnessחֶ֥סֶדChe.sedH2617of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that I may notdieאָמֽוּת׃'a.MutH4191:

15But also thou shalt notwithdrawתַכְרִ֧תtakh.RitH3772thykindnessחַסְדְּךָ֛chas.de.KhaH2617from myhouseבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: no, not when theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath cutoffבְּהַכְרִ֤תbe.hakh.RitH3772theenemiesאֹיְבֵ֣י'o.ye.VeiH341ofDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732everyoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376from thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

16SoJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenant with thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, saying, Let theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068evenrequireוּבִקֵּ֣שׁu.vi.KeshH1245it at thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofDavid’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732enemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341.

17AndJonathanיְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ye.ho.na.TanH3083causedDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732toswearלְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַle.hash.Bi.a'H7650againוַיּ֤וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, because helovedבְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160him: for helovedאֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ ס'a.he.VoH157him as helovedאַהֲבַ֥ת'a.ha.VatH160his ownsoulנַפְשׁ֖וֹnaf.ShoH5315.

18ThenJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֖ןye.ho.na.TanH3083saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559toDavidH1732, Tomorrowמָחָ֣רma.CharH4279is the newmoonחֹ֑דֶשׁCho.deshH2320: and thou shalt bemissedוְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּve.nif.Kad.taH6485, because thyseatמוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃mo.sha.Ve.khaH4186will beemptyיִפָּקֵ֖דyi.pa.KedH6485.

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