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  20:1 ¶
And David fled from Navath in Ramah{gr.Rama}, and comes into the presence of Jonathan; and he said, What have I done, and what [is] my fault, and wherein have I sinned before thy father, that he seeks my life? |
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20:1 ¶
And David°
fled°°
from Naioth°°
in Ramah,°
and came°°
and said°°
before°
Jonathan,°
What°
have I done?°°
what°
[is] mine iniquity?°
and what°
[is] my sin°
before°
thy father,°
that°
he seeketh°°°
my life?° |
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20:2
And Jonathan said to him, Far be it from thee: thou shalt not die: behold, my father will not do any thing great or small without discovering it to me; and why should my father hide this matter from me? This thing is not [so]. |
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20:2
And he said°°
unto him, God forbid;°
thou shalt not°
die:°°
behold,°
my father°
will do°°°°
nothing°°
either great°
or°
small,°
but that he will shew°°°°
it°
me:°
and why°
should my father°
hide°°°
this°
thing°
from°
me? it°
[is] not°
[so]. |
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20:3
And David answered Jonathan, and said, Thy father knows surely that I have found grace in thy sight, and he said, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he refuse his consent: but [as] the Lord lives and thy soul lives, as I said, [the space] is filled up between me and death. |
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20:3
And David°
sware°°
moreover,°
and said,°°
Thy father°
certainly°°
knoweth°°
that°
I have found°°
grace°
in thine eyes;°
and he saith,°°
Let not°
Jonathan°
know°°
this,°
lest°
he be grieved:°°
but truly°
[as] Yahweh°
liveth,°
and [as] thy soul°
liveth,°
[there°
is] but a step°
between°
me and death.° |
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20:4
And Jonathan said to David, What does thy soul desire, and what shall I do for thee. |
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20:4
Then said°°
Jonathan°
unto°
David,°
Whatsoever°
thy soul°
desireth,°°
I will even do°°
[it] for thee. |
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20:5
And David said to Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow [is] the new moon, and I shall not on any account sit down to eat, but thou shalt let me go, and I will hide in the plain till the evening. |
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20:5
And David°
said°°
unto°
Jonathan,°
Behold,°
to morrow°
[is] the new moon,°
and I°
should not fail°°
to sit°°
with°
the king°
at meat:°°
but let me go,°°
that I may hide°°
myself°
in the field°
unto°
the third°
[day] at even.° |
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20:6
And if thy father do in anywise enquire for me, then shalt thou say, David earnestly asked leave of me to run to Bethlehem{gr.Bethleem} his city, for [there is] there, a yearly sacrifice for all the family. |
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20:6
If°
thy father°
at all°°
miss°°
me, then say,°°
David°
earnestly°°
asked°°
[leave] of°
me that he might run°°
to Bethlehem°
his city:°
for°
[there is] a yearly°
sacrifice°
there°
for all°
the family.° |
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20:7
If he shall say thus, Well,-- [all is] safe for thy servant: but if he shall answer harshly to thee, know that evil is determined by him. |
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20:7
If°
he say°°
thus,°
[It is] well;°
thy servant°
shall have peace:°
but if°
he be very°°
wroth,°°
[then] be sure°°
that°
evil°
is determined°°
by°°
him. |
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20:8
And thou shalt deal mercifully with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the Lord with thyself: and if there is iniquity in thy servant, slay me thyself; but why dost thou thus bring me to thy father? |
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20:8
Therefore thou shalt deal°°
kindly°
with°
thy servant;°
for°
thou hast brought°°°
thy servant°
into a covenant°
of Yahweh°
with°
thee: notwithstanding, if°
there be°
in me iniquity,°
slay°°
me thyself;°
for°
why°
shouldest thou bring°°
me to thy father?° |
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20:9
And Jonathan said, That be far from thee: for if I surely know that evil is determined by my father to come upon thee, although it should not be against thy cities, I will tell thee. |
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20:9
And Jonathan°
said,°°
Far be it°
from thee:°
for°
if°
I knew°°
certainly°°
that°
evil°
were determined°°
by°°
my father°
to come°°
upon°
thee, then would not°
I tell°°
it thee? |
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20:10
And David said to Jonathan, Who can tell me if thy father should answer roughly? |
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20:10
Then said°°
David°
to°
Jonathan,°
Who°
shall tell°°
me? or°
what°
[if] thy father°
answer°°
thee roughly?° |
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20:11 ¶
And Jonathan said to David, Go, and abide in the field. And they went out both into the field. |
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20:11 ¶
And Jonathan°
said°°
unto°
David,°
Come,°°°
and let us go out°°
into the field.°
And they went out°°
both°
of them into the field.° |
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20:12
And Jonathan said to David, the Lord God of Israel knows that I will sound my father as I have an opportunity, three several times, and, behold, [if good] should be determined concerning David, and I do not send to thee to the field, |
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20:12
And Jonathan°
said°°
unto°
David,°
O Yahweh°
Elohim°
of Israel,°
when°
I have sounded°°°
my father°
about to morrow°
any time,°
[or] the third°
[day], and, behold,°
[if there be] good°°°
toward°
David,°
and I then°
send°°
not°
unto°
thee, and shew°°°
it thee;°°° |
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20:13
God do so to Jonathan and more also: as I shall [also] report the evil to thee, and make it known to thee, and I will let thee go; and thou shalt depart in peace, and the Lord shall be with thee, as he was with my father. |
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20:13
Yahweh°
do°°
so°
and much°
more°°
to Jonathan:°
but if°
it please°°°
my father°
[to do] thee°
evil,°
then I will shew°°°
it thee,°°°
and send thee away,°°
that thou mayest go°°
in peace:°
and Yahweh°
be°
with°
thee, as°
he hath been°
with°
my father.° |
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20:14
And if indeed I continue to live, then shalt thou deal mercifully with me; and if I indeed die, |
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20:14
And thou shalt not°
only while°
yet°°
I live°
shew°°°
me the kindness°
of Yahweh,°
that I die°°
not:° |
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20:15
thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth, |
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20:15
But [also] thou shalt not°
cut off°°°
thy kindness°
from°°
my house°
for°
ever:°°
no, not°
when Yahweh°
hath cut off°°°
the enemies°°
of David°
every one°
from the face°°°
of the earth.° |
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20:16
[should it happen] that the name of Jonathan be discovered by the house of David, then let the Lord seek out the enemies of David. |
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20:16
So Jonathan°
made°°
[a covenant] with°
the house°
of David,°
[saying], Let Yahweh°
even require°°
[it] at the hand°°
of David's°
enemies.°° |
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20:17
And Jonathan swore yet again to David, because he loved the soul of him that loved him. |
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20:17
And Jonathan°
caused°
David°
to swear°°
again,°°
because he loved°
him: for°
he loved°°
him as he loved°
his own soul.° |
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20:18
And Jonathan said, To-morrow [is] the new moon, and thou wilt be enquired for, because thy seat will be observed as vacant. |
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20:18
Then Jonathan°
said°°
to David,°
To morrow°
[is] the new moon:°
and thou shalt be missed,°°
because°
thy seat°
will be empty.°° |
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20:19
And thou shalt stay three days, and watch an opportunity, and shalt come to thy place where thou mayest hide thyself in the day of thy business, and thou shalt wait by that ergab. |
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20:19
And [when] thou hast stayed three days,°°
[then] thou shalt go down°°
quickly,°
and come°°
to°
the place°
where°
thou didst hide°°
thyself°
when°°
the business°
was [in hand], and shalt remain°°
by°
the stone°
Ezel.° |
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20:20
And I will shoot three arrows, aiming them at a mark. |
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20:20
And I°
will shoot°°
three°
arrows°
on the side°
[thereof], as though I shot°°
at a mark.° |
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20:21
And behold, I [will] send a lad, saying, Go find me the arrow. |
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20:21
And, behold,°
I will send°°°
a lad,°
[saying], Go,°°°
find out°°°
the arrows.°
If°
I expressly°°
say°°
unto the lad,°
Behold,°
the arrows°
[are] on this side°°
of thee, take°°
them; then come°°
thou: for°
[there is] peace°
to thee, and no°
hurt;°
[as] Yahweh°
liveth.° |
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20:22
If I should expressly say to the lad, The arrow [is] here, and on this side of thee, take it; [then] come, for it is well with thee, and there is no reason [for fear, as] the Lord lives: [but] if I should say thus to the young man, The arrow [is] on that side of thee, and beyond; go, for the Lord hath sent thee away. |
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20:22
But if°
I say°°
thus°
unto the young man,°
Behold,°
the arrows°
[are] beyond°°
thee; go thy way:°°°
for°
Yahweh°
hath sent thee away.°° |
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20:23
And as for the word which thou and I have spoken, behold, the Lord [is] witness between me and thee for ever. |
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20:23
And [as touching] the matter°
which°
thou°
and I°
have spoken°°
of, behold,°
Yahweh°
[be] between°
thee and me for°
ever.°° |
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20:24 ¶
So David hides himself in the field, and the [new] month arrives, and the king comes to the table to eat. |
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20:24 ¶
So David°
hid°°
himself°
in the field:°
and when the new moon°
was come,°
the king°
sat him down°°
to eat°°
meat.° |
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20:25
And he sat upon his seat as in former times, even on his seat by the wall, and he went before Jonathan; and Abner{gr.Abenner} sat on one side of Saul, and the place of David was empty. |
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20:25
And the king°
sat°°
upon°
his seat,°
as at other times,°
[even] upon°
a seat°
by the wall:°
and Jonathan°
arose,°°
and Abner°
sat°°
by Saul's°
side,°°
and David's°
place°
was empty.°° |
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20:26
And Saul said nothing on that day, for he said, It seems to have fallen out that he is not clean, because he has not purified himself. |
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20:26
Nevertheless Saul°
spake°°
not°
any thing°
that°
day:°
for°
he thought,°°
Something hath befallen°
him, he°
[is] not°
clean;°
surely°
he [is] not°
clean.° |
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20:27
And it came to pass on the morrow, on the second day of the month, that the place of David was empty; and Saul said to Jonathan his son, Why has not the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} attended both yesterday and today at the table? |
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20:27
And it came to pass°
on the morrow,°°
[which was] the second°
[day] of the month,°
that David's°
place°
was empty:°°
and Saul°
said°°
unto°
Jonathan°
his son,°
Wherefore°
cometh°°
not°
the son°
of Jesse°
to°
meat,°
neither°
yesterday,°
nor°
to day?° |
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20:28
And Jonathan answered Saul, and said to him, David asked leave of me to go as far as Bethlehem{gr.Bethleem} his city; |
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20:28
And Jonathan°
answered°°°
Saul,°
David°
earnestly°°
asked°°
[leave] of°°
me°
[to go] to°
Bethlehem:° |
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20:29
and he said, Let me go, I pray thee, for we have a family sacrifice in the city, and my brethren have sent for me; and now, if I have found grace in thine eyes, I will even go over and see my brethren: therefore he is not present at the table of the king. |
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20:29
And he said,°°
Let me go,°°
I pray thee;°
for°
our family°
hath a sacrifice°
in the city;°
and my brother,°
he°
hath commanded°°
me [to be there]: and now,°
if°
I have found°°
favour°
in thine eyes,°
let me get away,°°
I pray thee,°
and see°°°
my brethren.°
Therefore°°
he cometh°°
not°
unto°
the king's°
table.° |
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20:30
And Saul was exceedingly angry with Jonathan, and said to him, Thou son of traitorous damsels! for do I not know that thou art an accomplice with the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} to thy same, and to the shame of thy mother's nakedness? |
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20:30
Then Saul's°
anger°
was kindled°°
against Jonathan,°
and he said°°
unto him, Thou son°
of the perverse°°
rebellious°
[woman], do not°
I know°°
that°
thou°
hast chosen°°
the son°
of Jesse°
to thine own confusion,°
and unto the confusion°
of thy mother's°
nakedness?° |
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20:31
For so long as the son of Jesse{gr.Jessae} lives upon the earth, thy kingdom shall not be established: now then send and take the young man, for he shall surely die. |
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20:31
For°
as long°°
as°°
the son°
of Jesse°
liveth°°°
upon°
the ground,°
thou°
shalt not°
be established,°°
nor thy kingdom.°
Wherefore now°
send°°
and fetch°°°
him unto°
me, for°
he°
shall surely die.°° |
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20:32
And Jonathan answered Saul, Why is he to die? What has he done? |
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20:32
And Jonathan°
answered°°°
Saul°
his father,°
and said°°
unto°
him, Wherefore°
shall he be slain?°°
what°
hath he done?°° |
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20:33
And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to slay him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to slay David. |
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20:33
And Saul°
cast°°°
a javelin°
at°
him to smite°°
him: whereby Jonathan°
knew°°
that°
it°
was determined°°
of°°
his father°
to slay°°°
David.° |
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20:34
And Jonathan sprang up from the table in great anger, and did not eat bread on the second [day] of the month, for he grieved bitterly for David, because his father determined [on mischief] against him. |
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20:34
So Jonathan°
arose°°
from°°
the table°
in fierce°
anger,°
and did eat°°
no°
meat°
the second°
day°
of the month:°
for°
he was grieved°°
for°
David,°
because°
his father°
had done him shame.°° |
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20:35 ¶
And morning came, and Jonathan went out to the field, as he appointed [to do] for a signal to David, and a little boy [was] with him. |
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20:35 ¶
And it came to pass°
in the morning,°
that Jonathan°
went out°°
into the field°
at the time appointed°
with David,°
and a little°
lad°
with°
him. |
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20:36
And he said to the boy, Run, find me the arrows which I shoot: and the boy ran, and [Jonathan] shot an arrow, and sent it beyond [him]. |
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20:36
And he said°°
unto his lad,°
Run,°°
find out°°
now°°
the arrows°
which°
I°
shoot.°°
[And] as the lad°
ran,°°
he°
shot°°
an arrow°
beyond°°
him. |
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20:37
And the boy came to the place where the arrow was which Jonathan shot; and Jonathan cried out after the lad, and said, The arrow [is] on that side of thee and beyond thee. |
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20:37
And when the lad°
was come°°
to°
the place°
of the arrow°
which°
Jonathan°
had shot,°°
Jonathan°
cried°°
after°
the lad,°
and said,°°
[Is] not°
the arrow°
beyond°°
thee? |
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20:38
And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master. |
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20:38
And Jonathan°
cried°°
after°
the lad,°
Make speed,°°
haste,°°°
stay°°
not.°
And Jonathan's°
lad°
gathered up°°°
the arrows,°°°
and came°°
to°
his adon.° |
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20:39
And the boy knew nothing, only Jonathan and David [knew]. |
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20:39
But the lad°
knew°°
not°
any thing:°
only°
Jonathan°
and David°
knew°°°
the matter.° |
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20:40
And Jonathan gave his weapons to his boy, and said to his boy, Go, enter into the city. |
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20:40
And Jonathan°
gave°°°
his artillery°
unto°
his°
lad,°
and said°°
unto him, Go,°°°
carry°°
[them] to the city.° |
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20:41 ¶
And when the lad went in, then David arose from the argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while. |
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20:41 ¶
[And] as soon as the lad°
was gone,°°
David°
arose°°
out of [a place] toward°°
the south,°
and fell°°
on his face°
to the ground,°
and bowed°°
himself°
three°
times:°
and they kissed°°
one°°
another,°
and wept°°
one°
with°
another,°
until°
David°
exceeded.°° |
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20:42
And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, and as we have both sworn in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord shall be witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed for ever-- [even so let it be]. And David arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city. |
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20:42
And Jonathan°
said°°
to David,°
Go°°°
in peace,°
forasmuch as°
we have sworn°°
both°
of us°
in the name°
of Yahweh,°
saying,°°
Yahweh°
be°
between°
me and thee, and between°
my seed°
and thy seed°
for°
ever.°°
And he arose°°
and departed:°°°
and Jonathan°
went°°
into the city.° |
