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1 Samuel 20:28

וַיַּ֥עַן יְהֹונָתָ֖ן אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל נִשְׁאֹ֨ל נִשְׁאַ֥ל דָּוִ֛ד מֵעִמָּדִ֖י עַד־בֵּ֥ית לָֽחֶם׃ And Yehonatan answered Shaʾul, “Dawid earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beit Leḥem.”   Morphology וַיַּ֥עַן (vayyaʿan) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:27

וַיְהִ֗י מִֽמָּחֳרַ֤ת הַחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַשֵּׁנִ֔י וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְקֹ֣ום דָּוִ֑ד ס וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־יְהֹונָתָ֣ן בְּנֹ֔ו מַדּ֜וּעַ לֹא־בָ֧א בֶן־יִשַׁ֛י גַּם־תְּמֹ֥ול גַּם־הַיֹּ֖ום אֶל־הַלָּֽחֶם׃ And it was on the next day, the second of the new moon, that Dawid’s place was empty. And Shaʾul said to … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:26

וְלֹֽא־דִבֶּ֥ר שָׁא֛וּל מְא֖וּמָה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ מִקְרֶ֣ה ה֔וּא בִּלְתִּ֥י טָהֹ֛ור ה֖וּא כִּֽי־לֹ֥א טָהֹֽור׃ ס And Shaʾul did not say anything on that day, for he thought, “It is an occurrence; he is not clean, surely he is not clean.” … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:25

וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ עַל־מֹ֨ושָׁבֹ֜ו כְּפַ֣עַם בְּפַ֗עַם אֶל־מֹושַׁב֙ הַקִּ֔יר וַיָּ֨קָם֙ יְהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב אַבְנֵ֖ר מִצַּ֣ד שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפָּקֵ֖ד מְקֹ֥ום דָּוִֽד׃ And the king sat in his seat as at other times, at the seat by the wall. And Yehonatan arose, and Avner sat by … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:24

וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר דָּוִ֖ד בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיְהִ֣י הַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֵּ֧שֶׁב הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ עַל־הַלֶּ֖חֶם לֶאֱכֹֽול׃ And Dawid hid in the field, and it was the new moon, and the king sat down by the meal to eat.   Morphology וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר (vayyissater) – Root: סתר (satar); Form: … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:23

וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְנוּ אֲנִ֣י וָאָ֑תָּה הִנֵּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינְךָ֖ עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ ס And the matter that we have spoken, I and you, behold, YHWH is between me and you forever.”   Morphology וְהַ֨דָּבָ֔ר (ve-ha-davar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun, masculine … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:22

וְאִם־כֹּ֤ה אֹמַר֙ לָעֶ֔לֶם הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֖ים מִמְּךָ֣ וָהָ֑לְאָה לֵ֕ךְ כִּ֥י שִֽׁלַּחֲךָ֖ יְהוָֽה׃ But if I say this to the boy, ‘Behold, the arrows are beyond you,’  go, for YHWH has sent you away.   Morphology וְאִם־כֹּ֤ה (ve-im-ko) – Root: כה (ko); … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:21

וְהִנֵּה֙ אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֶת־הַנַּ֔עַר לֵ֖ךְ מְצָ֣א אֶת־הַחִצִּ֑ים אִם־אָמֹר֩ אֹמַ֨ר לַנַּ֜עַר הִנֵּ֥ה הַחִצִּ֣ים מִמְּךָ֣ וָהֵ֗נָּה קָחֶ֧נּוּ וָבֹ֛אָה כִּֽי־שָׁלֹ֥ום לְךָ֛ וְאֵ֥ין דָּבָ֖ר חַי־יְהוָֽה׃ And behold, I will send the boy, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I indeed say to the boy, ‘Behold, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:20

וַאֲנִ֕י שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת הַחִצִּ֖ים צִדָּ֣ה אֹורֶ֑ה לְשַֽׁלַּֽח־לִ֖י לְמַטָּרָֽה׃ And I will shoot three arrows to the side, as though I were sending them toward a target.   Morphology וַאֲנִ֕י (va-ani) – Root: אני (ani); Form: Pronoun, 1st person singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:19

וְשִׁלַּשְׁתָּ֙ תֵּרֵ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד וּבָאתָ֙ אֶל־הַמָּקֹ֔ום אֲשֶׁר־נִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ שָּׁ֖ם בְּיֹ֣ום הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְיָ֣שַׁבְתָּ֔ אֵ֖צֶל הָאֶ֥בֶן הָאָֽזֶל׃ And on the third day, you shall go down greatly and come to the place where you hid yourself on the day of the deed, and you … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:18

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לֹ֥ו יְהֹונָתָ֖ן מָחָ֣ר חֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִפְקַ֕דְתָּ כִּ֥י יִפָּקֵ֖ד מֹושָׁבֶֽךָ׃ And Yehonatan said to him, “Tomorrow is the new moon, and you will be missed, for your seat will be empty.   Morphology וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לֹ֥ו (vayyoʾmer-lo) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:17

וַיֹּ֤וסֶף יְהֹֽונָתָן֙ לְהַשְׁבִּ֣יעַ אֶת־דָּוִ֔ד בְּאַהֲבָתֹ֖ו אֹתֹ֑ו כִּֽי־אַהֲבַ֥ת נַפְשֹׁ֖ו אֲהֵבֹֽו׃ ס And Yehonatan again made Dawid swear, by his love for him, for he loved him as his own soul.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤וסֶף (vayyosef) – Root: יסף (yasaf); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:16

וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת יְהֹונָתָ֖ן עִם־בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד וּבִקֵּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֔ה מִיַּ֖ד אֹיְבֵ֥י דָוִֽד׃ And Yehonatan made a covenant with the house of Dawid: “And may YHWH seek it from the hand of Dawid’s enemies.”   Morphology וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (vayikrot) – Root: כרת (karat); Form: Wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:15

וְלֹֽא־תַכְרִ֧ת אֶֽת־חַסְדְּךָ֛ מֵעִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖י עַד־עֹולָ֑ם וְלֹ֗א בְּהַכְרִ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אִ֕ישׁ מֵעַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ And do not cut off your kindness from my house forever, not even when YHWH cuts off the enemies of Dawid, every man from the face … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:14

וְלֹ֖א אִם־עֹודֶ֣נִּי חָ֑י וְלֹֽא־תַעֲשֶׂ֧ה עִמָּדִ֛י חֶ֥סֶד יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א אָמֽוּת׃ But if I am still alive, will you not deal with me in the kindness of YHWH, that I may not die?   Morphology וְלֹ֖א (ve-lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:13

כֹּֽה־יַעֲשֶׂה֩ יְהוָ֨ה לִֽיהֹונָתָ֜ן וְכֹ֣ה יֹסִ֗יף כִּֽי־יֵיטִ֨ב אֶל־אָבִ֤י אֶת־הָֽרָעָה֙ עָלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־אָזְנֶ֔ךָ וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֖יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ לְשָׁלֹ֑ום וִיהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אָבִֽי׃ Thus may YHWH do to Yehonatan, and thus may He add, if my father intends evil against you, then I … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:12

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהֹונָתָ֜ן אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ כִּֽי־אֶחְקֹ֣ר אֶת־אָבִ֗י כָּעֵ֤ת מָחָר֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית וְהִנֵּה־טֹ֖וב אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וְלֹֽא־אָז֙ אֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְגָלִ֖יתִי אֶת־אָזְנֶֽךָ׃ And Yehonatan said to Dawid, “YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel! When I investigate my father at this time tomorrow, or on the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:11

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהֹֽונָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד לְכָ֖ה וְנֵצֵ֣א הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וַיֵּצְא֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ ס And Yehonatan said to Dawid, “Come, and let us go out to the field.” And they both went out to the field.   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:10

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־יְהֹ֣ונָתָ֔ן מִ֖י יַגִּ֣יד לִ֑י אֹ֛ו מַה־יַּעַנְךָ֥ אָבִ֖יךָ קָשָֽׁה׃ ס And Dawid said to Yehonatan, “Who will tell me, or what if your father answers harshly?”   Morphology וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:9

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹונָתָ֖ן חָלִ֣ילָה לָּ֑ךְ כִּ֣י אִם־יָדֹ֣עַ אֵדַ֗ע כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֨ה הָרָעָ֜ה מֵעִ֤ם אָבִי֙ לָבֹ֣וא עָלֶ֔יךָ וְלֹ֥א אֹתָ֖הּ אַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃ ס And Yehonatan said, “Far be it from you! For if I surely knew that the evil had been determined by my father … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:8

וְעָשִׂ֤יתָ חֶ֨סֶד֙ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ כִּ֚י בִּבְרִ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה הֵבֵ֥אתָ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֖ עִמָּ֑ךְ וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֤י עָוֹן֙ הֲמִיתֵ֣נִי אַ֔תָּה וְעַד־אָבִ֖יךָ לָמָּה־זֶּ֥ה תְבִיאֵֽנִי׃ פ And show kindness to your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of YHWH with you. But if there is … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:7

אִם־כֹּ֥ה יֹאמַ֛ר טֹ֖וב שָׁלֹ֣ום לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאִם־חָרֹ֤ה יֶֽחֱרֶה֙ לֹ֔ו דַּ֕ע כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֥ה הָרָעָ֖ה מֵעִמֹּֽו׃ If he says thus, ‘It is good,’ peace will be for your servant. But if he is very angry, know that evil is determined against him.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:6

אִם־פָּקֹ֥ד יִפְקְדֵ֖נִי אָבִ֑יךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ נִשְׁאֹל֩ נִשְׁאַ֨ל מִמֶּ֤נִּי דָוִד֙ לָרוּץ֙ בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם עִירֹ֔ו כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַיָּמִ֛ים שָׁ֖ם לְכָל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָֽה׃ If your father misses me, then you shall say, ‘Dawid earnestly asked leave of me to run to Beit-Leḥem, his city, for there is … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:5

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־יְהֹונָתָ֗ן הִֽנֵּה־חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ מָחָ֔ר וְאָנֹכִ֛י יָשֹׁב־אֵשֵׁ֥ב עִם־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֶאֱכֹ֑ול וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֨נִי֙ וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה עַ֖ד הָעֶ֥רֶב הַשְּׁלִשִֽׁית׃ And Dawid said to Yehonatan, “Behold, the new moon is tomorrow, and I should sit with the king to eat. But let me go, and … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:4

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹונָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד מַה־תֹּאמַ֥ר נַפְשְׁךָ֖ וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃ פ And Yehonatan said to Dawid, “What your soul says, I will do for you.”   Morphology וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Wayyiqtol (consecutive imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular, Qal; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:3

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע עֹ֜וד דָּוִ֗ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יָדֹ֨עַ יָדַ֜ע אָבִ֗יךָ כִּֽי־מָצָ֤אתִי חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אַל־יֵֽדַע־זֹ֥את יְהֹונָתָ֖ן פֶּן־יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־יְהוָה֙ וְחֵ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ כִּ֣י כְפֶ֔שַׂע בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵ֥ין הַמָּֽוֶת׃ And Dawid swore again and said, “Your father certainly knows that I have found favor in your … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:2

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לֹ֣ו חָלִילָה֮ לֹ֣א תָמוּת֒ הִנֵּ֡ה לו־עשֶׂה אָבִ֜י דָּבָ֣ר גָּדֹ֗ול אֹ֚ו דָּבָ֣ר קָטֹ֔ן וְלֹ֥א יִגְלֶ֖ה אֶת־אָזְנִ֑י וּמַדּוּעַ֩ יַסְתִּ֨יר אָבִ֥י מִמֶּ֛נִּי אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה אֵ֥ין זֹֽאת׃ And he said to him, “Far be it! You shall not die! Behold, if my father … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 20:1

וַיִּבְרַ֣ח דָּוִ֔ד מִנָּוֺ֖ות בָּרָמָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֞א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹונָתָ֗ן מֶ֤ה עָשִׂ֨יתִי֙ מֶֽה־עֲוֹנִ֤י וּמֶֽה־חַטָּאתִי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ כִּ֥י מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־נַפְשִֽׁי׃ And Dawid fled from Navyot in Rama, and he came and said before Yehonatan, “What have I done? What is my iniquity, and … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 19:24

וַיִּפְשַׁ֨ט גַּם־ה֜וּא בְּגָדָ֗יו וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֤א גַם־הוּא֙ לִפְנֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיִּפֹּ֣ל עָרֹ֔ם כָּל־הַיֹּ֥ום הַה֖וּא וְכָל־הַלָּ֑יְלָה עַל־כֵּן֙ יֹֽאמְר֔וּ הֲגַ֥ם שָׁא֖וּל בַּנְּבִיאִֽם׃ פ And he also stripped off his clothes and prophesied before Shemuʾel, and he fell naked all that day and all that night. … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 19:23

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שָׁ֔ם אֶל־נָוֺ֖ית בָּרָמָ֑ה וַתְּהִי֩ עָלָ֨יו גַּם־ה֜וּא ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ הָלֹוךְ֙ וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֔א עַד־בֹּאֹ֖ו בְּנָוֺ֥ית בָּרָמָֽה׃ And he went there to Navyot in Rama, and the Spirit of God was also upon him. And he went on, prophesying until he came … Continue reading

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