32 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.32",
"source": "וַיַּ֙עַן֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלָ֛יו לָ֥מָּה יוּמַ֖ת מֶ֥ה עָשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "And *wayyaʿan* *Yəhônātān* *ʾet*-*Šāʾûl* his *ʾābîw*, and *wayyōʾmer* to him, why *yûmat*? What *ʿāśāh*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he answered",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his father",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*yûmat*": "hophal imperfect 3ms - he should be put to death",
"*ʿāśāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - he did/has done"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "and he answered/responded/replied",
"*yûmat*": "he should be put to death/be executed/be killed"
}
}
33 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.33",
"source": "וַיָּ֨טֶל שָׁא֧וּל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֛ית עָלָ֖יו לְהַכֹּת֑וֹ וַיֵּ֙דַע֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן כִּֽי־כָ֥לָה הִ֛יא מֵעִ֥ם אָבִ֖יו לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayyāṭel* *Šāʾûl* *ʾet*-the *ḥănît* against him to *ləhakkōtô*; and *wayyēdaʿ* *Yəhônātān* that-*kālāh* it from with his *ʾābîw* to *ləhāmît* *ʾet*-*Dāwid*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāṭel*": "waw consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he hurled/cast",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥănît*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the spear",
"*ləhakkōtô*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - to strike him",
"*wayyēdaʿ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he knew",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*kālāh*": "qal perfect 3fs - it was determined/completed/finished",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his father",
"*ləhāmît*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to kill/put to death",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyāṭel*": "and he hurled/cast/threw",
"*kālāh*": "it was determined/decided/resolved (idiom: firm decision was made)"
}
}
34 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.34",
"source": "וַיָּ֧קָם יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן מֵעִ֥ם הַשֻּׁלְחָ֖ן בָּחֳרִי־אָ֑ף וְלֹא־אָכַ֞ל בְּיוֹם־הַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי֙ לֶ֔חֶם כִּ֤י נֶעְצַב֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד כִּ֥י הִכְלִמ֖וֹ אָבִֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wayyāqām* *Yəhônātān* from with the *šulḥān* in *ḥŏrî*-*ʾāp̄*; and not-*ʾākal* in *yôm*-the *ḥōdeš* the *šēnî* *leḥem*, for *neʿĕṣab* to-*Dāwid*, for *hiklîmô* his *ʾābîw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāqām*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he arose/got up",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*šulḥān*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the table",
"*ḥŏrî*": "noun, masculine singular construct - burning/heat of",
"*ʾāp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - anger/nose",
"*ʾākal*": "qal perfect 3ms - he ate",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of",
"*ḥōdeš*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the new moon/month",
"*šēnî*": "adjective, masculine singular with definite article - the second",
"*leḥem*": "noun, masculine singular - bread/food",
"*neʿĕṣab*": "niphal perfect 3ms - he was grieved/worried",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun with preposition - concerning David",
"*hiklîmô*": "hiphil perfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - he humiliated/shamed him",
"*ʾābîw*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his father"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥŏrî-ʾāp̄*": "burning anger/fierce rage/hot wrath",
"*ḥōdeš*": "new moon/month/new moon festival",
"*neʿĕṣab*": "was grieved/was worried/was troubled",
"*hiklîmô*": "humiliated him/shamed him/embarrassed him"
}
}
35 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.35",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י בַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיֵּצֵ֧א יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְמוֹעֵ֣ד דָּוִ֑ד וְנַ֥עַר קָטֹ֖ן עִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* in the *bōqer*, and *wayyēṣēʾ* *Yəhônātān* the *śādeh* to *môʿēd* *Dāwid*; and *naʿar* *qāṭōn* with him.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and it happened/came to pass",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular with preposition and definite article - in the morning",
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he went out",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*śādeh*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the field",
"*môʿēd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - appointed place/time of",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - young man/boy/servant",
"*qāṭōn*": "adjective, masculine singular - small/young",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - with him"
},
"variants": {
"*môʿēd*": "appointed place/appointed time/meeting place",
"*naʿar qāṭōn*": "small boy/young lad/young servant"
}
}
36 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.36",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֔וֹ רֻ֗ץ מְצָ֥א נָא֙ אֶת־הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אָנֹכִ֖י מוֹרֶ֑ה הַנַּ֣עַר רָ֔ץ וְהֽוּא־יָרָ֥ה הַחֵ֖צִי לְהַעֲבִרֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to his *naʿărô*, *rūṣ* *məṣāʾ* *nāʾ* *ʾet*-the *ḥiṣṣîm* which *ʾānōkî* *môreh*; the *naʿar* *rāṣ*, and he-*yārāh* the *ḥēṣî* to *ləhaʿăbîrô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*naʿărô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his boy/servant",
"*rūṣ*": "qal imperative ms - run",
"*məṣāʾ*": "qal imperative ms - find",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥiṣṣîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the arrows",
"*ʾānōkî*": "personal pronoun 1cs - I",
"*môreh*": "hiphil participle ms - shooting/am shooting",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*rāṣ*": "qal perfect 3ms - ran",
"*yārāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - he shot",
"*ḥēṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the arrow",
"*ləhaʿăbîrô*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3ms suffix - to make it pass over/to make it go beyond"
},
"variants": {
"*môreh*": "shooting/am shooting/will shoot",
"*ləhaʿăbîrô*": "to make it pass over/to make it go beyond him/to cause it to pass by him"
}
}
37 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.37",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤א הַנַּ֙עַר֙ עַד־מְק֣וֹם הַחֵ֔צִי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָרָ֖ה יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן וַיִּקְרָ֨א יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן אַחֲרֵ֤י הַנַּ֙עַר֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר הֲל֥וֹא הַחֵ֖צִי מִמְּךָ֥ וָהָֽלְאָה׃",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾ* the *naʿar* unto-*məqôm* the *ḥēṣî* which *yārāh* *Yəhônātān*; and *wayyiqrāʾ* *Yəhônātān* after the *naʿar* and *wayyōʾmer*, is not the *ḥēṣî* from you and *wāhālʾāh*?",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came/reached",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*məqôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - place of",
"*ḥēṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the arrow",
"*yārāh*": "qal perfect 3ms - shot",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*wāhālʾāh*": "conjunction + adverb - and beyond/further"
},
"variants": {
"*məqôm*": "place/location/spot",
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "called out/cried out/shouted",
"*wāhālʾāh*": "beyond/further/onward"
}
}
38 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.38",
"source": "וַיִּקְרָ֤א יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַנַּ֔עַר מְהֵרָ֥ה ח֖וּשָׁה אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֑ד וַיְלַקֵּ֞ט נַ֤עַר יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶת־הַ֣חִצִּ֔ים וַיָּבֹ֖א אֶל־אֲדֹנָֽיו׃",
"text": "And *wayyiqrāʾ* *Yəhônātān* after the *naʿar*, *məhērāh* *ḥûšāh* not-*taʿămōd*; and *wayəlaqqēṭ* *naʿar* *Yəhônātān* *ʾet*-the *ḥiṣṣîm*, and *wayyābōʾ* to his *ʾădōnāyw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqrāʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he called",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*məhērāh*": "adverb - quickly",
"*ḥûšāh*": "qal imperative ms - hurry",
"*taʿămōd*": "qal imperfect 2ms - you will stand",
"*wayəlaqqēṭ*": "waw consecutive + piel imperfect 3ms - and he gathered",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - boy/servant of",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ḥiṣṣîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the arrows",
"*wayyābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his lord/master"
},
"variants": {
"*məhērāh ḥûšāh*": "speed, hurry/hurry quickly/make haste",
"*wayəlaqqēṭ*": "gathered/picked up/collected",
"*ʾădōnāyw*": "his master/his lord (plural form with singular meaning)"
}
}
39 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.39",
"source": "וְהַנַּ֖עַר לֹֽא־יָדַ֣ע מְא֑וּמָה אַ֤ךְ יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ וְדָוִ֔ד יָדְע֖וּ אֶת־הַדָּבָֽר׃",
"text": "And the *naʿar* not-*yādaʿ* *məʾûmāh*; *ʾak* *Yəhônātān* and *Dāwid* *yādəʿû* *ʾet*-the *dābār*.",
"grammar": {
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*yādaʿ*": "qal perfect 3ms - he knew",
"*məʾûmāh*": "noun, masculine singular - anything",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - only/however",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*yādəʿû*": "qal perfect 3cp - they knew",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the matter/thing"
},
"variants": {
"*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/at all",
"*ʾak*": "only/however/but",
"*dābār*": "matter/thing/situation"
}
}
40 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.40",
"source": "וַיִּתֵּ֤ן יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו אֶל־הַנַּ֖עַר אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ לֵ֖ךְ הָבֵ֥יא הָעִֽיר׃",
"text": "And *wayyittēn* *Yəhônātān* *ʾet*-his *kēlāyw* to-the *naʿar* which-to him; and *wayyōʾmer* to him, *lēk* *hābēʾ* the *ʿîr*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyittēn*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he gave",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*kēlāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his weapons/implements",
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*lēk*": "qal imperative ms - go",
"*hābēʾ*": "hiphil imperative ms - bring",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city"
},
"variants": {
"*kēlāyw*": "his weapons/his implements/his equipment",
"*hābēʾ*": "bring/carry/take"
}
}
41 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.41",
"source": "הַנַּעַר֮ בָּא֒ וְדָוִ֗ד קָ֚ם מֵאֵ֣צֶל הַנֶּ֔גֶב וַיִּפֹּ֨ל לְאַפָּ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ פְּעָמִ֑ים וַֽיִּשְּׁק֣וּ ׀ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֗הוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ עַד־דָּוִ֖ד הִגְדִּֽיל׃",
"text": "The *naʿar* *bāʾ*, and *Dāwid* *qām* from beside the *negeb*, and *wayyippōl* to his *ʾappāyw* *ʾarṣāh* and *wayyištaḥû* *šālōš* *pəʿāmîm*; and *wayyiššəqû* *ʾîš* *ʾet*-his *rēʿēhû*, and *wayyibkû* *ʾîš* *ʾet*-his *rēʿēhû*, until-*Dāwid* *higdîl*.",
"grammar": {
"*naʿar*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the boy/servant",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect 3ms - came/went",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*qām*": "qal perfect 3ms - arose/got up",
"*negeb*": "noun, masculine singular with definite article - the south/Negev",
"*wayyippōl*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he fell",
"*ʾappāyw*": "noun, masculine dual + 3ms suffix - his face/nostrils",
"*ʾarṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular + directional he - to the ground",
"*wayyištaḥû*": "waw consecutive + hishtaphel imperfect 3ms - and he bowed down",
"*šālōš*": "numeral, feminine - three",
"*pəʿāmîm*": "noun, feminine plural - times",
"*wayyiššəqû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they kissed",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each",
"*rēʿēhû*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his friend/neighbor",
"*wayyibkû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp - and they wept",
"*higdîl*": "hiphil perfect 3ms - he made great/exceeded"
},
"variants": {
"*negeb*": "south/Negev/southern region (here a location marker)",
"*wayyippōl ləʾappāyw ʾarṣāh*": "fell on his face to the ground (idiom for prostration)",
"*wayyištaḥû*": "bowed down/prostrated himself/worshipped",
"*ʾîš ʾet-rēʿēhû*": "each his friend/one another/each other",
"*higdîl*": "exceeded/did more/wept more"
}
}
42 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.20.42",
"source": "וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן לְדָוִ֖ד לֵ֣ךְ לְשָׁל֑וֹם אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨עְנוּ שְׁנֵ֜ינוּ אֲנַ֗חְנוּ בְּשֵׁ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֞ה יִֽהְיֶ֣ה ׀ בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעִ֛י וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *Yəhônātān* to *Dāwid*, *lēk* to *šālôm*; that *nišbaʿnû* *šənênû* *ʾănaḥnû* in *šēm* *YHWH* *lēʾmōr*, *YHWH* *yihyeh* between me and between you and between my *zarʿî* and between your *zarʿăkā* until-*ʿôlām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*lēk*": "qal imperative ms - go",
"*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace",
"*nišbaʿnû*": "niphal perfect 1cp - we have sworn",
"*šənênû*": "numeral, masculine dual + 1cp suffix - our two/both of us",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "personal pronoun 1cp - we",
"*šēm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3ms - he will be",
"*zarʿî*": "noun, masculine singular + 1cs suffix - my seed/offspring",
"*zarʿăkā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2ms suffix - your seed/offspring",
"*ʿôlām*": "noun, masculine singular - forever/eternity"
},
"variants": {
"*lēk ləšālôm*": "go in peace (formal farewell)",
"*šēm YHWH*": "name of the LORD (idiom for authority/presence)",
"*zarʿî*": "my seed/my offspring/my descendants",
"*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/perpetuity"
}
}