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1 Samuel

Chapter 20
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּibera֣ch dּavi֔d mnvvt minּay֖ot bּarama֑h vayּabo֞ vayּo֣'mer ׀ lipene֣y yehonata֗n me֤h 'ashsi֨ytiy֙ meֽh-'avoni֤y umeֽh-chatּa'tiy֙ lipene֣y 'abi֔yka kּi֥y mebaqּe֖shsh 'et-napeshshiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then David fled from Naioth at Ramah and went to Jonathan and asked, "What have I done? What is my crime? How have I wronged your father, that he is trying to kill me?"

וַיִּבְרַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד מנוות מִנָּי֖וֹת בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֞א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ מֶֽה־עֲוֺנִ֤י וּמֶֽה־חַטָּאתִי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ כִּ֥י מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשִֽׁי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer l֣o chaliylah֮ lo֣ tamut֒ hinּe֡h lv-'shh loֽ'-ya'ashse֨h 'abi֜y dּaba֣r gּad֗ol '֚o dּaba֣r qato֔n velo֥ yigele֖h 'et-'azeni֑y umadּu'a֩ yasetּi֨yr 'abi֥y mimּe֛nּiy 'et-hadּaba֥r hazּe֖h 'e֥yn zoֽ't׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Never!" Jonathan replied. "You are not going to die! Look, my father doesn’t do anything, great or small, without confiding in me. Why would he hide this from me? It isn’t so!"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֣וֹ חָלִילָה֮ לֹ֣א תָמוּת֒ הִנֵּ֡ה לו־עשה לֹֽא־יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה אָבִ֜י דָּבָ֣ר גָּד֗וֹל א֚וֹ דָּבָ֣ר קָטֹ֔ן וְלֹ֥א יִגְלֶ֖ה אֶת־אָזְנִ֑י וּמַדּוּעַ֩ יַסְתִּ֨יר אָבִ֥י מִמֶּ֛נִּי אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֵ֥ין זֹֽאת׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshּaba֨ '֜od dּavi֗d vayּo֨'mer֙ yado֨'a yada֜ 'abi֗yka kּiֽy-matza֤'tiy chen֙ bּe'eyne֔yka vayּo֛'mer 'al-yeֽda'-zo֥'t yehonata֖n pּen-yeֽ'atze֑b ve'ula֗m chay-yehvah֙ veche֣y napeshshe֔ka kּi֣y kepe֔shsa bּeyni֖y ube֥yn hamּaֽvet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But David took an oath and said, "Your father knows very well that I have found favour in your eyes, and he has said to himself, 'Jonathan must not know this or he will be grieved.' Yet, as surely as the LORD lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death."

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע ע֜וֹד דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יָדֹ֨עַ יָדַ֜ע אָבִ֗יךָ כִּֽי־מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אַל־יֵֽדַע־זֹ֥את יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן פֶּן־יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ כִּ֣י כְפֶ֔שַׂע בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵ֥ין הַמָּֽוֶת׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer yehonata֖n 'el-dּavi֑d mah-tּo'ma֥r napeshsheka֖ ve'eֽ'eshseh-lּaֽke׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Jonathan said to David, "Whatever you want me to do, I’ll do for you."

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד מַה־תֹּאמַ֥ר נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃פ

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer dּavi֜d 'el-yehonata֗n hiֽnּeh-cho֨deshsh֙ macha֔r ve'anoki֛y yashshob-'eshshe֥b 'im-hamּe֖leke le'ek֑ol veshshilּachetּa֨niy֙ venisetּaretּi֣y bashsּade֔h 'a֖d ha'e֥reb hashshּelishshiֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David said, "Look, tomorrow is the New Moon festival, and I am supposed to dine with the king; but let me go and hide in the field until the evening of the day after tomorrow.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן הִֽנֵּה־חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ מָחָ֔ר וְאָנֹכִ֛י יָשֹׁב־אֵשֵׁ֥ב עִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֶאֱכ֑וֹל וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֨נִי֙ וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה עַ֖ד הָעֶ֥רֶב הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-pּaqo֥d yipeqede֖niy 'abi֑yka ve'amaretּa֗ nishshe'ol֩ nishshe'a֨l mimּe֤nּiy david֙ larutz֙ bּeֽyt-le֣chem 'iyr֔o kּi֣y ze֧bach hayּami֛ym shsha֖m lekal-hamּishshepּachaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If your father misses me at all, say, 'David earnestly asked my permission to hurry to Bethlehem, his home town, because an annual sacrifice is being made there for his whole clan.'

אִם־פָּקֹ֥ד יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי אָבִ֑יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤נִּי דָוִד֙ לָרוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם עִיר֔וֹ כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַיָּמִ֛ים שָׁ֖ם לְכָל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): im-kּo֥h yo'ma֛r t֖ob shshal֣om le'abedּe֑ka ve'im-charo֤h yeֽchereh֙ l֔o dּa֕ kּiֽy-kaleta֥h hara'a֖h me'imּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)If he says, 'Very well,' then your servant is safe. But if he loses his temper, you will know that he is determined to harm me.

אִם־כֹּ֥ה יֹאמַ֛ר ט֖וֹב שָׁל֣וֹם לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאִם־חָרֹ֤ה יֶֽחֱרֶה֙ ל֔וֹ דַּ֕ע כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ashsi֤yta che֨sed֙ 'al-'abedּe֔ka kּi֚y bּiberi֣yt yehva֔h hebe֥'ta 'eֽt-'abedּeka֖ 'imּa֑ke ve'im-yeshsh-bּi֤y 'avon֙ hamiyte֣niy 'a֔tּah ve'ad-'abi֖yka lamּah-zּe֥h tebiy'eֽniy׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant with you before the LORD. If I am guilty, then kill me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?"

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ חֶ֨סֶד֙ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ כִּ֚י בִּבְרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה הֵבֵ֥אתָ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֖ עִמָּ֑ךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֤י עָוֺן֙ הֲמִיתֵ֣נִי אַ֔תָּה וְעַד־אָבִ֖יךָ לָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה תְבִיאֵֽנִי׃פ

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer yehonata֖n chali֣ylah lּa֑ke kּi֣y ׀ 'im-yado֣'a 'eda֗ kּiֽy-kaleta֨h hara'a֜h me'i֤m 'abiy֙ lab֣o 'ale֔yka velo֥ 'ota֖hּ 'agּi֥yd laֽke׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Never!" Jonathan said. "If I had the least inkling that my father was determined to harm you, wouldn’t I tell you?"

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י ׀ אִם־יָדֹ֣עַ אֵדַ֗ע כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֨ה הָרָעָ֜ה מֵעִ֤ם אָבִי֙ לָב֣וֹא עָלֶ֔יךָ וְלֹ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃ס

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer dּavid֙ 'el-yeh֣onata֔n mi֖y yagּi֣yd li֑y '֛o mah-yּa'aneka֥ 'abi֖yka qashshaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)David asked, "Who will tell me if your father answers you harshly?"

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן מִ֖י יַגִּ֣יד לִ֑י א֛וֹ מַה־יַּעַנְךָ֥ אָבִ֖יךָ קָשָֽׁה׃ס

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer yehֽonatan֙ 'el-dּavi֔d leka֖h venetze֣ hashsּade֑h vayּetze'֥u shsheneyhe֖m hashsּadeֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"Come," Jonathan said, "let’s go out into the field." So they went out together.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד לְכָ֖ה וְנֵצֵ֣א הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיֵּצְא֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ס

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer yehonata֜n 'el-dּavi֗d yehva֞h 'elohe֤y yishsera'el֙ kּiֽy-'echeqo֣r 'et-'abi֗y kּa'e֤t ׀ machar֙ hashshּelishshi֔yt vehinּeh-t֖ob 'el-dּavi֑d veloֽ'-'az֙ 'eshshela֣ch 'ele֔yka vegali֖ytiy 'et-'azeneֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jonathan said to David, "I swear by the LORD, the God of Israel, that I will surely sound out my father by this time the day after tomorrow. If he is favourably disposed toward you, will I not send you word and let you know?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־אֶחְקֹ֣ר אֶת־אָבִ֗י כָּעֵ֤ת ׀ מָחָר֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹֽא־אָז֙ אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֖יתִי אֶת־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-ya'ashseh֩ yehva֨h liֽyhonata֜n veko֣h yosi֗yp kּiֽy-yeyti֨b 'el-'abi֤y 'et-haֽra'ah֙ 'ale֔yka vegali֨ytiy֙ 'et-'azene֔ka veshshilּachetּi֖yka vehalaketּa֣ leshshal֑om viyhi֤y yehvah֙ 'imּa֔ke kּa'ashshe֥r haya֖h 'im-'abiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But if my father is inclined to harm you, may the LORD deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I do not let you know and send you away in peace. May the LORD be with you as he has been with my father.

כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ן וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֗יף כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֨ב אֶל־אָבִ֤י אֶת־הָֽרָעָה֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־אָזְנֶ֔ךָ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וִיהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אָבִֽי׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): velo֖ 'im-'ode֣nּiy cha֑y veloֽ'-ta'ashse֧h 'imּadi֛y che֥sed yehva֖h velo֥ 'amֽut׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But show me unfailing kindness like the LORD’s kindness as long as I live, so that I may not be killed,

וְלֹ֖א אִם־עוֹדֶ֣נִּי חָ֑י וְלֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂ֧ה עִמָּדִ֛י חֶ֥סֶד יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א אָמֽוּת׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-takeri֧t 'eֽt-chasedּeka֛ me'i֥m bּeyti֖y 'ad-'ola֑m velo֗ bּehakeri֤t yehvah֙ 'et-'oyebe֣y davi֔d 'i֕yshsh me'a֖l pּene֥y ha'adamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family, not even when the LORD has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth."

וְלֹֽא־תַכְרִ֧ת אֶֽת־חַסְדְּךָ֛ מֵעִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖י עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְלֹ֗א בְּהַכְרִ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אִ֕ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּikero֥t yehonata֖n 'im-bּe֣yt dּavi֑d ubiqּe֣shsh yehva֔h miyּa֖d 'oyebe֥y daviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD call David’s enemies to account."

וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן עִם־בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִיַּ֖ד אֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּ֤osep yehֽonatan֙ lehashshebּi֣y'a 'et-dּavi֔d bּe'ahabat֖o 'ot֑o kּiֽy-'ahaba֥t napeshsh֖o 'ahebֽo׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

וַיּ֤וֹסֶף יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּאַהֲבָת֖וֹ אֹת֑וֹ כִּֽי־אַהֲבַ֥ת נַפְשׁ֖וֹ אֲהֵבֽוֹ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּoֽ'mer-l֥o yehonata֖n macha֣r cho֑deshsh venipeqa֕detּa kּi֥y yipּaqe֖d moshshabeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jonathan said to David, "Tomorrow is the New Moon festival. You will be missed, because your seat will be empty.

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן מָחָ֣ר חֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּ כִּ֥י יִפָּקֵ֖ד מוֹשָׁבֶֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshshilּashshetּa֙ tּere֣d me'o֔d uba'ta֙ 'el-hamּaq֔om 'ashsher-nisetּa֥retּa shshּa֖m bּey֣om haֽmּa'ashse֑h veya֣shshabetּa֔ 'e֖tzel ha'e֥ben ha'aֽzel׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The day after tomorrow, toward evening, go to the place where you hid when this trouble began, and wait by the stone Ezel.

וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ תֵּרֵ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וּבָאתָ֙ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁר־נִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ שָּׁ֖ם בְּי֣וֹם הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖צֶל הָאֶ֥בֶן הָאָֽזֶל׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֕y shshelo֥shshet hachitzּi֖ym tzidּa֣h 'ore֑h leshshaֽlּaֽch-li֖y lematּaraֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will shoot three arrows to the side of it, as though I were shooting at a target.

וַאֲנִ֕י שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הַחִצִּ֖ים צִדָּ֣ה אוֹרֶ֑ה לְשַֽׁלַּֽח־לִ֖י לְמַטָּרָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּeh֙ 'eshshela֣ch 'et-hanּa֔'ar le֖ke metza֣ 'et-hachitzּi֑ym 'im-'amor֩ 'oma֨r lanּa֜'ar hinּe֥h hachitzּi֣ym ׀ mimּeka֣ vahe֗nּah qache֧nּu ׀ vabo֛'ah kּiֽy-shshal֥om leka֛ ve'e֥yn dּaba֖r chay-yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then I will send a boy and say, 'Go, find the arrows.' If I say to him, 'Look, the arrows are on this side of you; bring them here,' then come, because, as surely as the LORD lives, you are safe; there is no danger.

וְהִנֵּה֙ אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַחִצִּ֑ים אִם־אָמֹר֩ אֹמַ֨ר לַנַּ֜עַר הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֣ים ׀ מִמְּךָ֣ וָהֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧נּוּ ׀ וָבֹ֛אָה כִּֽי־שָׁל֥וֹם לְךָ֛ וְאֵ֥ין דָּבָ֖ר חַי־יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'im-kּo֤h 'omar֙ la'e֔lem hinּe֥h hachitzּi֖ym mimּeka֣ vaha֑le'ah le֕ke kּi֥y shshiֽlּachaka֖ yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But if I say to the boy, 'Look, the arrows are beyond you,' then you must go, because the LORD has sent you away.

וְאִם־כֹּ֤ה אֹמַר֙ לָעֶ֔לֶם הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֖ים מִמְּךָ֣ וָהָ֑לְאָה לֵ֕ךְ כִּ֥י שִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖ יְהוָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veha֨dּaba֔r 'ashshe֥r dּibּa֖renu 'ani֣y va'a֑tּah hinּe֧h yehva֛h bּeyni֥y ubeyneka֖ 'ad-'olaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And about the matter you and I discussed, remember, the LORD is witness between you and me forever."

וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּisּate֥r dּavi֖d bּashsּade֑h vayehi֣y hacho֔deshsh vayּe֧shsheb hamּe֛leke 'l 'el-halּe֖chem le'ekֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So David hid in the field, and when the New Moon festival came, the king sat down to eat.

וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר דָּוִ֖ד בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיְהִ֣י הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ על אֶל־הַלֶּ֖חֶם לֶאֱכֽוֹל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣shsheb ha֠mּeleke 'al-m֨oshshab֜o kּepa֣'am ׀ bּepa֗'am 'el-moshshab֙ haqּi֔yr vayּa֨qam֙ yeh֣onata֔n vayּe֥shsheb 'abene֖r mitzּa֣d shsha'֑ul vayּipּaqe֖d meq֥om dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He sat in his customary place by the wall, opposite Jonathan, and Abner sat next to Saul, but David’s place was empty.

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ עַל־מ֨וֹשָׁב֜וֹ כְּפַ֣עַם ׀ בְּפַ֗עַם אֶל־מוֹשַׁב֙ הַקִּ֔יר וַיָּ֨קָם֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְנֵ֖ר מִצַּ֣ד שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְק֥וֹם דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veloֽ'-dibּe֥r shsha'֛ul me'֖umah bּayּ֣om hah֑u kּi֤y 'amar֙ miqere֣h h֔u bּiletּi֥y tah֛or h֖u kּiֽy-lo֥ tahֽor׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Saul said nothing that day, for he thought, "Something must have happened to David to make him ceremonially unclean, surely he is unclean."

וְלֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁא֛וּל מְא֖וּמָה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ מִקְרֶ֣ה ה֔וּא בִּלְתִּ֥י טָה֛וֹר ה֖וּא כִּֽי־לֹ֥א טָהֽוֹר׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y miֽmּachora֤t hacho֨deshsh֙ hashshּeni֔y vayּipּaqe֖d meq֣om dּavi֑d s vayּo֤'mer shsha'ul֙ 'el-yehonata֣n bּen֔o madּ֜u'a lo'-ba֧ ben-yishsha֛y gּam-tּem֥ol gּam-hayּ֖om 'el-halּaֽchem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But the next day, the second day of the month, David’s place was empty again. Then Saul said to his son Jonathan, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to the meal, either yesterday or today?"

וַיְהִ֗י מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת הַחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְק֣וֹם דָּוִ֑ד ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־בָ֧א בֶן־יִשַׁ֛י גַּם־תְּמ֥וֹל גַּם־הַיּ֖וֹם אֶל־הַלָּֽחֶם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥'an yehonata֖n 'et-shsha'֑ul nishshe'o֨l nishshe'a֥l dּavi֛d me'imּadi֖y 'ad-bּe֥yt laֽchem׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Jonathan answered, "David earnestly asked me for permission to go to Bethlehem.

וַיַּ֥עַן יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל נִשְׁאֹ֨ל נִשְׁאַ֥ל דָּוִ֛ד מֵעִמָּדִ֖י עַד־בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֡'mer shshalּeche֣niy na֡ kּi֣y zebach֩ mishshepּacha֨h la֜nu bּa'i֗yr veh֤u tziuaֽh-liy֙ 'achi֔y ve'atּa֗h 'im-matza֤'tiy chen֙ bּe'eyne֔yka 'imּa֥letah nּa֖ ve'ere'e֣h 'et-'echa֑y 'al-kּe֣n lo'-ba֔ 'el-shshulecha֖n hamּeֽleke׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)He said, 'Let me go, because our family is observing a sacrifice in the town and my brother has ordered me to be there. If I have found favour in your eyes, let me get away to see my brothers.' That is why he has not come to the king’s table."

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר שַׁלְּחֵ֣נִי נָ֡א כִּ֣י זֶבַח֩ מִשְׁפָּחָ֨ה לָ֜נוּ בָּעִ֗יר וְה֤וּא צִוָּֽה־לִי֙ אָחִ֔י וְעַתָּ֗ה אִם־מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אִמָּ֥לְטָה נָּ֖א וְאֶרְאֶ֣ה אֶת־אֶחָ֑י עַל־כֵּ֣ן לֹא־בָ֔א אֶל־שֻׁלְחַ֖ן הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiֽchar-'a֤p shsha'ul֙ bּiyh֣onata֔n vayּo֣'mer l֔o bּeֽn-na'ava֖t hamּaredּ֑ut hal֣o yada֗'etּiy kּiֽy-boche֤r 'atּah֙ leben-yishsha֔y leba֨shshetּeka֔ ulebo֖shshet 'ereva֥t 'imּeֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan and he said to him, "You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of the mother who bore you?

וַיִּֽחַר־אַ֤ף שָׁאוּל֙ בִּיה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ בֶּֽן־נַעֲוַ֖ת הַמַּרְדּ֑וּת הֲל֣וֹא יָדַ֗עְתִּי כִּֽי־בֹחֵ֤ר אַתָּה֙ לְבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י לְבָ֨שְׁתְּךָ֔ וּלְבֹ֖שֶׁת עֶרְוַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y kal-hayּami֗ym 'ashshe֤r bּen-yishshay֙ cha֣y 'al-ha'adama֔h lo֥ tikּ֖on 'atּa֣h umalekute֑ka ve'atּa֗h shshela֨ch veqa֤ch 'oto֙ 'ela֔y kּi֥y ben-ma֖vet hֽu'׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!"

כִּ֣י כָל־הַיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בֶּן־יִשַׁי֙ חַ֣י עַל־הָאֲדָמָ֔ה לֹ֥א תִכּ֖וֹן אַתָּ֣ה וּמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּ֗ה שְׁלַ֨ח וְקַ֤ח אֹתוֹ֙ אֵלַ֔י כִּ֥י בֶן־מָ֖וֶת הֽוּא׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'an֙ yeh֣onata֔n 'et-shsha'֖ul 'abi֑yv vayּo֧'mer 'ela֛yv la֥mּah yuma֖t me֥h 'ashsaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Why should he be put to death? What has he done?" Jonathan asked his father.

וַיַּ֨עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨tel shsha'֧ul 'eֽt-hachani֛yt 'ala֖yv lehakּot֑o vayּe֨da'֙ yeh֣onata֔n kּiֽy-ka֥lah hi֛y me'i֥m 'abi֖yv lehami֥yt 'et-dּaviֽd׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

וַיָּ֨טֶל שָׁא֧וּל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֛ית עָלָ֖יו לְהַכֹּת֑וֹ וַיֵּ֨דַע֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן כִּֽי־כָ֥לָה הִ֛יא מֵעִ֥ם אָבִ֖יו לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֧qam yehonata֛n me'i֥m hashshּulecha֖n bּachoriy-'a֑p velo'-'aka֞l bּeyom-hacho֤deshsh hashshּeniy֙ le֔chem kּi֤y ne'etzab֙ 'el-dּavi֔d kּi֥y hikelim֖o 'abiֽyv׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger; on that second day of the feast he did not eat, because he was grieved at his father’s shameful treatment of David.

וַיָּ֧קָם יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן מֵעִ֥ם הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן בָּחֳרִי־אָ֑ף וְלֹא־אָכַ֞ל בְּיוֹם־הַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ לֶ֔חֶם כִּ֤י נֶעְצַב֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד כִּ֥י הִכְלִמ֖וֹ אָבִֽיו׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y babּo֔qer vayּetze֧ yehonata֛n hashsּade֖h lemo'e֣d dּavi֑d vena֥'ar qato֖n 'imּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In the morning Jonathan went out to the field for his meeting with David. He had a small boy with him,

וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצֵ֧א יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְמוֹעֵ֣ד דָּוִ֑ד וְנַ֥עַר קָטֹ֖ן עִמּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer lena'ar֔o ru֗tz metza֥ na'֙ 'et-ha֣chitzּi֔ym 'ashshe֥r 'anoki֖y more֑h hanּa֣'ar ra֔tz vehֽu'-yara֥h hache֖tziy leha'abirֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and he said to the boy, "Run and find the arrows I shoot." As the boy ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ רֻ֗ץ מְצָ֥א נָא֙ אֶת־הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מוֹרֶ֑ה הַנַּ֣עַר רָ֔ץ וְהֽוּא־יָרָ֥ה הַחֵ֖צִי לְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ hanּa֨'ar֙ 'ad-meq֣om hache֔tziy 'ashshe֥r yara֖h yehonata֑n vayּiqera֨ yehonata֜n 'achare֤y hanּa֨'ar֙ vayּo֔'mer hal֥o hache֖tziy mimּeka֥ vahaֽle'ah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the boy came to the place where Jonathan’s arrow had fallen, Jonathan called out after him, "Isn’t the arrow beyond you?"

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַנַּ֨עַר֙ עַד־מְק֣וֹם הַחֵ֔צִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָ֖ה יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן אַחֲרֵ֤י הַנַּ֨עַר֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲל֥וֹא הַחֵ֖צִי מִמְּךָ֥ וָהָֽלְאָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֤ yehֽonatan֙ 'achare֣y hanּa֔'ar mehera֥h ch֖ushshah 'aֽl-tּa'amo֑d vayelaqּe֞t na֤'ar yehֽonatan֙ 'et-hchtzy ha֣chitzּi֔ym vayּabo֖ 'el-'adonaֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he shouted, "Hurry! Go quickly! Don’t stop!" The boy picked up the arrow and returned to his master.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַנַּ֔עַר מְהֵרָ֥ה ח֖וּשָׁה אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֑ד וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט נַ֤עַר יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶת־החצי הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־אֲדֹנָֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehanּa֖'ar loֽ'-yada֣ me'֑umah 'a֤ke yehֽonatan֙ vedavi֔d yade'֖u 'et-hadּabaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)(The boy knew nothing of all this; only Jonathan and David knew.)

וְהַנַּ֖עַר לֹֽא־יָדַ֣ע מְא֑וּמָה אַ֤ךְ יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְדָוִ֔ד יָדְע֖וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitּe֤n yehֽonatan֙ 'et-kּela֔yv 'el-hanּa֖'ar 'ashsher-l֑o vayּo֣'mer l֔o le֖ke habe֥y ha'iֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jonathan gave his weapons to the boy and said, "Go, carry them back to town."

וַיִּתֵּ֤ן יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו אֶל־הַנַּ֖עַר אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֵ֖ךְ הָבֵ֥יא הָעִֽיר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hanּa'ar֮ bּa'֒ vedavi֗d qa֚m me'e֣tzel hanּe֔geb vayּipּo֨l le'apּa֥yv 'a֛retzah vayּishshetּa֖chu shshalo֣shsh pּe'ami֑ym vaֽyּishshּeq֣u ׀ 'i֣yshsh 'et-re'e֗hu vayּibekּu֙ 'i֣yshsh 'et-re'e֔hu 'ad-dּavi֖d higedּiֽyl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)After the boy had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone and bowed down before Jonathan three times, with his face to the ground. Then they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the most.

הַנַּעַר֮ בָּא֒ וְדָוִ֗ד קָ֚ם מֵאֵ֣צֶל הַנֶּ֔גֶב וַיִּפֹּ֨ל לְאַפָּ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ פְּעָמִ֑ים וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֗הוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ עַד־דָּוִ֖ד הִגְדִּֽיל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֧'mer yehonata֛n ledavi֖d le֣ke leshshal֑om 'ashsher֩ nishshebּa֨'enu shshene֜ynu 'ana֗chenu bּeshshe֤m yehvah֙ le'mo֔r yehva֞h yiֽheye֣h ׀ bּeyni֣y ubeyne֗ka ube֥yn zare'i֛y ube֥yn zare'aka֖ 'ad-'olaֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Jonathan said to David, "Go in peace, for we have sworn friendship with each other in the name of the LORD, saying, 'the LORD is witness between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.'" Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן לְדָוִ֖ד לֵ֣ךְ לְשָׁל֑וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ שְׁנֵ֜ינוּ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ בְּשֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֞ה יִֽהְיֶ֣ה ׀ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛י וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃פ