1 Samuel 20

Jonathan tests Saul's murderous intent toward David through conversation and a signal with arrows, confirming the danger; they renew their covenant of loyalty before David flees, highlighting themes of faithful friendship amid persecution.[1][2]

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Verse 1 וַ/יִּבְרַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇 vayiverach and David fled and he bolted away HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp מ/נוות 𐤌/𐤍𐤅𐤅𐤕 mnvvt from Naioth HR/Np מִ/נָּי֖וֹת 𐤌/𐤍𐤉𐤅𐤕 minayot in Naioth from the Dwellings HR/Np בָּ/רָמָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤓𐤌𐤄 baramah in Ramah in Ramah (the Height) HRd/Np וַ/יָּבֹ֞א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp מֶ֤ה 𐤌𐤄 meh What what? HTi עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 asiti have I done I have made HVqp1cs מֶֽה 𐤌𐤄 meh-2 What what? HTi עֲוֺנִ֤/י 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤉 aoni is my iniquity my twisted guilt HNcbsc/Sp1cs וּ/מֶֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umeh and what and what? HC/Ti חַטָּאתִ/י֙ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤉 chatati is my sin I have missed the mark HNcfsc/Sp1cs לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the faces HR/Ncbpc אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔 mevaqesh seeks he who is seeking HVprmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo נַפְשִֽׁ/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life my life-breath HNcbsc/Sp1cs
Verse 2 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms חָלִילָ/ה֮ 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋/𐤄 chalilah Far be it A profanation! HTj/Sh לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תָמוּת֒ 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤕 tamut you shall die you (masculine singular) will die HVqi2ms הִנֵּ֡ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm ל/ו 𐤋/𐤅 lv to him HR/Sp3ms עשה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 shh does he did HVqp3ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 nothing not HTn יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he does causes-him-to-do HVqi3ms אָבִ֜/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs דָּבָ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar matter a spoken-word HNcmsa גָּד֗וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great grown-great HAamsa א֚וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or (as an alternative option) HC דָּבָ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar-2 matter a spoken-word HNcmsa קָטֹ֔ן 𐤒𐤈𐤍 qaton small small HAamsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יִגְלֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤄 yigeleh he reveals he will be exiled—stripped away HVqi3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et it (definite object-marker) HTo אָזְנִ֑/י 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤉 azeni to my ear my listening-ear HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/מַדּוּעַ֩ 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 umadua And why and-what-is-known? HC/Ti יַסְתִּ֨יר 𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤉𐤓 yasetir would hide HVhi3ms אָבִ֥/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi-2 my father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs מִמֶּ֛/נִּי 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤉 mimeni from me from me HR/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/דָּבָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there-is-no HTn זֹֽאת 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs
Verse 3 וַ/יִּשָּׁבַ֨ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 vayishava And David swore and he sevened himself (in oath) HC/VNw3ms ע֜וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od moreover still, yet, further HD דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יָדֹ֨עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yadoa knows known (masculine singular) HVqa יָדַ֜ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada well he has known HVqp3ms אָבִ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC מָצָ֤אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found I have come upon HVqp1cs חֵן֙ 𐤇𐤍 chen favor gracious favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your eyes (masculine singular) HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn יֵֽדַע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda know he knows HVqj3ms זֹ֥את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest (in turning-aside) HC יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב 𐤉𐤏𐤑𐤁 yeatsev he be grieved he will be pained HVNi3ms וְ/אוּלָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 veulam but truly and yet indeed HC/D חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/חֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤇𐤉 vechey and lives and living (one) HC/Aamsa נַפְשֶׁ֔/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your soul your life-breath HNcbsc/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for (as reason or ground) HC כְ/פֶ֔שַׂע 𐤊/𐤐𐤔𐤏 khefesa as a step as a stride HR/Ncmsa בֵּינִ֖/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me in distinction from me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and and between HC/R הַ/מָּֽוֶת 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤕 hamavet death the death HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 8 וְ/עָשִׂ֤יתָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 veasita you shall do And you shall do-make HC/Vqq2ms חֶ֨סֶד֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness loyal-kindness HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon (up-over) HR עַבְדֶּ֔/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC בִּ/בְרִ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 biverit in a covenant in a cutting-covenant HR/Ncfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp הֵבֵ֥אתָ 𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 heveta you have brought you have caused-to-come HVhp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo עַבְדְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha-2 your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms עִמָּ֑/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim but if and if HC/C יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there-exists HTm בִּ֤/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi in me HR/Sp1cs עָוֺן֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤍 aon iniquity crookedness HNcbsa הֲמִיתֵ֣/נִי 𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤍𐤉 hamiteni you will kill me cause me to die HVhv2ms/Sp1cs אַ֔תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and unto (the limit of) HC/R אָבִ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms לָ/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for-what? HR/Ti זֶּ֥ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh this this one (masculine singular) HPdxms תְבִיאֵֽ/נִי 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤍𐤉 tevieni bring me bring me in HVhi2ms/Sp1cs
Verse 12 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp יְהוָ֞ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֤י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God-of my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אֶחְקֹ֣ר 𐤀𐤇𐤒𐤓 echeqor I-will-sound-out HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אָבִ֗/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my-father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs כָּ/עֵ֤ת 𐤊/𐤏𐤕 kaet at-the-time as the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa מָחָר֙ 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤕 hashelishit the-third-[day] the third (feminine singular) HTd/Aofsa וְ/הִנֵּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and-behold and look! HC/Tm ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 toward toward HR דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David Beloved-one (David) HNp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אָז֙ 𐤀𐤆 az then at-that-time HD אֶשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 eshelach I-will-send I will send forth HVqi1cs אֵלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to-you unto thee HR/Sp2ms וְ/גָלִ֖יתִי 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 vegaliti and-I-will-uncover and I laid-bare HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo אָזְנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your-ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms
Verse 13 כֹּֽה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus like-this HD יַעֲשֶׂה֩ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh may-do causes-him-to-do HVqj3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לִֽ/יהוֹנָתָ֜ן 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 lihonatan to-Jonathan to YHWH-has-given HR/Np וְ/כֹ֣ה 𐤅/𐤊𐤄 vekhoh and-thus and thus HC/D יֹסִ֗יף 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤐 yosif may-add he will add further HVhj3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki if for (as reason or ground) HC יֵיטִ֨ב 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 yeytiv it-is-good he makes good HVhi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אָבִ֤/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi my-father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct-object-marker) (definite object-marker) HTo הָֽ/רָעָה֙ 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the-evil the badness HTd/Ncfsa עָלֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 aleykha against-you upon you HR/Sp2ms וְ/גָלִ֨יתִי֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 vegaliti and-I-will-uncover and I laid-bare HC/Vqq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct-object-marker) (definite object-marker) HTo אָזְנֶ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your-ear your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/שִׁלַּחְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 veshilachetikha and-I-will-send-you and I will send you forth HC/Vpq1cs/Sp2ms וְ/הָלַכְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 vehalakheta and-you-shall-go and you shall walk HC/Vqq2ms לְ/שָׁל֑וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom in-peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa וִ/יהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi and-may-be And he shall come-to-be HC/Vqj3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp עִמָּ֔/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with-you in company with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr הָיָ֖ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he-has-been he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR אָבִֽ/י 𐤀𐤁/𐤉 avi-2 my-father my father HNcmsc/Sp1cs
Verse 21 וְ/הִנֵּה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh And behold and look! HC/Tm אֶשְׁלַ֣ח 𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤇 eshelach I will send I will send forth HVqi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/נַּ֔עַר 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the boy the young-man HTd/Ncmsa לֵ֖ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go Walk! HVqv2ms מְצָ֣א 𐤌𐤑𐤀 metsa find you have found HVqv2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/חִצִּ֑ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 hachitsim the arrows the piercing-arrows HTd/Ncmpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if HC אָמֹר֩ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amor say say HVqa אֹמַ֨ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omar I say I say HVqi1cs לַ/נַּ֜עַר 𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓 lanaar to the boy to the young lad HRd/Ncmsa הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm הַ/חִצִּ֣ים 𐤄/𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤌 hachitsim-2 the arrows the piercing-arrows HTd/Ncmpa מִמְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha from you from you (masculine singular) HR/Sp2ms וָ/הֵ֗נָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vahenah and here and there HC/D קָחֶ֧/נּוּ 𐤒𐤇/𐤍𐤅 qachenu take it Take him! HVqv2ms/Sp3ms וָ/בֹ֛אָ/ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤀/𐤄 vavoah and come and come thou HC/Vqv2ms/Sh כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC שָׁל֥וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness HNcmsa לְ/ךָ֛ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there-is-not HC/Tn דָּבָ֖ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar matter a spoken-word HNcmsa חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 27 וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms מִֽ/מָּחֳרַ֤ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 mimachorat on the morrow the morrow HR/Ncfsc הַ/חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 hachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) of the month the new-moon-month HTd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֔י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the second the second (one) HTd/Aomsa וַ/יִּפָּקֵ֖ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 vayipaqed was empty and he was visited HC/VNw3ms מְק֣וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place standing-place of HNcmsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David Beloved-one (David) HNp וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Asked-for One HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp בְּנ֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms מַדּ֜וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Wherefore for-what-is-known? HTi לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בָ֧א 𐤁𐤀 va cometh he has caused-him to come HVqp3ms בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) the son builder-son HNcmsc יִשַׁ֛י 𐤉𐤔𐤉 yishay of Jesse He-Exists HNp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam neither also HTa תְּמ֥וֹל 𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 temol yesterday beforetime HD גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam-2 nor also HTa הַ/יּ֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR הַ/לָּֽחֶם 𐤄/𐤋𐤇𐤌 halachem the meat the bread-food HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 29 וַ/יֹּ֡אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms שַׁלְּחֵ֣/נִי 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤍𐤉 shalecheni Let me go send me away HVpv2ms/Sp1cs נָ֡א 𐤍𐤀 na please pray, now HTe כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC זֶבַח֩ 𐤆𐤁𐤇 zevach sacrifice slaughter-sacrifice HNcmsc מִשְׁפָּחָ֨ה 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 mishepachah family clan-circle HNcfsa לָ֜/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us HR/Sp1cp בָּ/עִ֗יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the guarded city HRd/Ncfsa וְ/ה֤וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he himself HC/Pp3ms צִוָּֽה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah has commanded he laid a charge HVpp3ms לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li me HR/Sp1cs אָחִ֔/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 achi my brother my brother HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now (at this time) HC/D אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC מָצָ֤אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found I have come upon HVqp1cs חֵן֙ 𐤇𐤍 chen favor gracious favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your eyes (masculine singular) HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms אִמָּ֥לְטָה 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤄 imaletah let me get away let me cause myself to slip free HVNh1cs נָּ֖א 𐤍𐤀 na-2 please pray, now HTj וְ/אֶרְאֶ֣ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤀𐤄 veereeh and let me see and let me behold HC/Vqh1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - (definite object-marker) HTo אֶחָ֑/י 𐤀𐤇/𐤉 echay my brothers my brothers HNcmpc/Sp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon (up-over) HR כֵּ֣ן 𐤊𐤍 ken this reason thus, in an established way HTm לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בָ֔א 𐤁𐤀 va he has come he has caused-him to come HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שֻׁלְחַ֖ן 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 shulechan the table spread-out table HNcmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 41 הַ/נַּעַר֮ 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the boy the young-man HTd/Ncmsa בָּא֒ 𐤁𐤀 ba had come he came HVqp3ms וְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid and David and David (the Beloved) HC/Np קָ֚ם 𐤒𐤌 qam arose he rose up HVqp3ms מֵ/אֵ֣צֶל 𐤌/𐤀𐤑𐤋 meetsel from beside from alongside HR/R הַ/נֶּ֔גֶב 𐤄/𐤍𐤂𐤁 hanegev the south the Parched Southland HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּפֹּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms לְ/אַפָּ֥י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤐𐤉/𐤅 leapayv on his face to his nostrils HR/Ncmdc/Sp3ms אַ֛רְצָ/ה 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤄 aretsah to the ground to her firmness HNcbsa/Sd וַ/יִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅 vayishetachu and bowed and he prostrated himself HC/Vtw3ms שָׁלֹ֣שׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shalosh three three (feminine form) HAcfsa פְּעָמִ֑ים 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌 peamim times step-occurrences HNcfpa וַֽ/יִּשְּׁק֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤅 vayishequ and they kissed HC/Vqw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each individual man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo רֵעֵ֗/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu his friend his companion HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּבְכּוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤊𐤅 vayiveku and wept and they wept HC/Vqw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 each individual man HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo רֵעֵ֔/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu-2 his friend his companion HNcmsc/Sp3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David Beloved-one (David) HNp הִגְדִּֽיל 𐤄𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤋 higedil exceeded he has made great HVhp3ms
Verse 42 וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Jonathan said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given HNp לְ/דָוִ֖ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid to David to David (the Beloved One) HR/Np לֵ֣ךְ 𐤋𐤊 lekhe Go HVqv2ms לְ/שָׁל֑וֹם 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 leshalom in peace for wholeness HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher because that-which HTr נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤅 nishebaenu we have sworn we have sevened ourselves in oath HVNp1cp שְׁנֵ֜י/נוּ 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤍𐤅 sheneynu both of us the two of us HAcmdc/Sp1cp אֲנַ֗חְנוּ 𐤀𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 anachenu we we ourselves HPp1cp בְּ/שֵׁ֤ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 beshem in the name in the name of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc יְהוָ֞ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp יִֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will be HVqi3ms בֵּינִ֣/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between me in distinction from me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵינֶ֗/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 uveynekha and between you and between you (masculine singular) HC/R/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R זַרְעִ֛/י 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤉 zarei my offspring my seed HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn-2 and between and between HC/R זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your offspring your seed-offspring HNcmsc/Sp2ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa