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1 Samuel 20:5-24

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.

19And when thou hast stayed threedaysוְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ve.shi.lash.TaH8027, then thou shalt godownתֵּרֵ֣דte.RedH3381quicklyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, andcomeוּבָאתָ֙u.va.TaH935to theplaceהַמָּק֔וֹםha.ma.KomH4725where thou didsthideנִסְתַּ֥רְתָּnis.Tar.taH5641thyselfwhenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117thebusinessהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑הha.ma.'a.SehH4639was in hand, and shaltremainוְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ve.Ya.shav.taH3427byאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681thestoneהָאֶ֥בֶןha.'E.venH68Ezelהָאָֽזֶל׃ha.'A.zelH237.

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.

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