1 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.19.1",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר שָׁא֗וּל אֶל־יוֹנָתָ֤ן בְּנוֹ֙ וְאֶל־כָּל־עֲבָדָ֔יו לְהָמִ֖ית אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ בֶּן־שָׁא֔וּל חָפֵ֥ץ בְּדָוִ֖ד מְאֹֽד׃",
"text": "And *waydabbēr* *Šāʾûl* to *Yônātān* his *bēn* and to all his *ʿăḇāḏāyw* to *hāmîṯ* *ʾeṯ*-*Dāwid*; and *Yehônāṯān* *ben*-*Šāʾûl* *ḥāp̄ēṣ* in *Dāwid* very much.",
"grammar": {
"*waydabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he spoke'",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'",
"*Yônātān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jonathan'",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'",
"*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his servants'",
"*hāmîṯ*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - 'to kill/put to death'",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'",
"*Yehônāṯān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jonathan'",
"*ḥāp̄ēṣ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'delighted in/desired'",
"*ben*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'son of'"
},
"variants": {
"*waydabbēr*": "spoke/talked/commanded",
"*ḥāp̄ēṣ*": "delighted in/desired/took pleasure in/favored",
"*hāmîṯ*": "to kill/to put to death/to execute",
"*ʿăḇāḏāyw*": "his servants/officials/attendants"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.19.2",
"source": "וַיַּגֵּ֤ד יְהוֹנָתָן֙ לְדָוִ֣ד לֵאמֹ֔ר מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ שָׁא֥וּל אָבִ֖י לַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֙ הִשָּֽׁמֶר־נָ֣א בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ בַסֵּ֖תֶר וְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ׃",
"text": "And *wayyaggēḏ* *Yehônāṯān* to *Dāwid* *lēʾmōr*, \"*meḇaqqēš* *Šāʾûl* my *ʾāḇî* to *lahămîṯeḵā*; so now *hiššāmer*-*nāʾ* in the *baḇōqer*, and *weyāšaḇtā* in the *bassēṯer* and *wenaḥbēʾṯā*.\"",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaggēḏ*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he told'",
"*Yehônāṯān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jonathan'",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - 'saying'",
"*meḇaqqēš*": "Piel participle, masculine singular - 'seeking'",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'",
"*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - 'my father'",
"*lahămîṯeḵā*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - 'to kill you'",
"*hiššāmer*": "Niphal imperative, masculine singular - 'be on guard'",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - 'please'",
"*baḇōqer*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the morning'",
"*weyāšaḇtā*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'and you shall stay/sit'",
"*bassēṯer*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the hiding place/secret place'",
"*wenaḥbēʾṯā*": "waw-consecutive + Niphal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - 'and you shall hide yourself'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaggēḏ*": "told/reported/informed",
"*meḇaqqēš*": "seeking/trying/planning",
"*hiššāmer*": "be on guard/take care/watch yourself",
"*bassēṯer*": "in hiding/in a secret place/in concealment",
"*wenaḥbēʾṯā*": "hide yourself/conceal yourself"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.19.3",
"source": "וַאֲנִ֨י אֵצֵ֜א וְעָמַדְתִּ֣י לְיַד־אָבִ֗י בַּשָּׂדֶה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה שָׁ֔ם וַאֲנִ֕י אֲדַבֵּ֥ר בְּךָ֖ אֶל־אָבִ֑י וְרָאִ֥יתִי מָ֖ה וְהִגַּ֥דְתִּי לָֽךְ׃",
"text": "And *waʾănî* *ʾēṣēʾ* *weʿāmaḏtî* by *yaḏ*-my *ʾāḇî* in the *baśśāḏeh* *ʾăšer* *ʾattāh* *šām*, and *waʾănî* *ʾăḏabbēr* about you to my *ʾāḇî*; and *werāʾîṯî* *māh* and *wehiggaḏtî* to you.",
"grammar": {
"*waʾănî*": "waw-conjunction + personal pronoun, 1st person singular - 'and I'",
"*ʾēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will go out'",
"*weʿāmaḏtî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will stand'",
"*yaḏ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'hand/side'",
"*ʾāḇî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - 'my father'",
"*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'in the field'",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - 'where/which'",
"*ʾattāh*": "personal pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - 'you'",
"*šām*": "adverb - 'there'",
"*ʾăḏabbēr*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - 'I will speak'",
"*werāʾîṯî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will see'",
"*māh*": "interrogative pronoun - 'what'",
"*wehiggaḏtî*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - 'and I will tell'"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾēṣēʾ*": "I will go out/I will come out",
"*weʿāmaḏtî*": "and I will stand/and I will position myself",
"*yaḏ*": "hand/side/beside",
"*ʾăḏabbēr*": "I will speak/I will talk/I will plead",
"*werāʾîṯî*": "and I will see/and I will observe/and I will find out",
"*wehiggaḏtî*": "and I will tell/and I will report/and I will inform"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.19.4",
"source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן בְּדָוִד֙ ט֔וֹב אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל אָבִ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵ֠לָיו אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ בְדָוִ֗ד כִּ֣י ל֤וֹא חָטָא֙ לָ֔ךְ וְכִ֥י מַעֲשָׂ֖יו טוֹב־לְךָ֥ מְאֹֽד׃",
"text": "And *wayḏabbēr* *Yehônāṯān* concerning *Dāwid* *ṭôḇ* to *Šāʾûl* his *ʾāḇîw*; and *wayyōʾmer* to him, \"*ʾal*-*yeḥĕṭāʾ* the *hammelek* against his *beʿaḇdô* against *ḇeḏāwiḏ*, for *lôʾ* *ḥāṭāʾ* to you, and for his *maʿăśāyw* *ṭôḇ*-to you very much.",
"grammar": {
"*wayḏabbēr*": "waw-consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he spoke'",
"*Yehônāṯān*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Jonathan'",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'David'",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'good'",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun, masculine singular - 'Saul'",
"*ʾāḇîw*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his father'",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'and he said'",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - 'not/do not'",
"*yeḥĕṭāʾ*": "Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - 'let him sin'",
"*hammelek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - 'the king'",
"*beʿaḇdô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'against his servant'",
"*ḇeḏāwiḏ*": "preposition + proper noun - 'against David'",
"*lôʾ*": "negative particle - 'not'",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - 'he sinned'",
"*maʿăśāyw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - 'his deeds'",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - 'good'"
},
"variants": {
"*wayḏabbēr*": "spoke/talked/conversed",
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/favorable/well",
"*yeḥĕṭāʾ*": "sin against/wrong/harm",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "sinned/done wrong/offended",
"*maʿăśāyw*": "his deeds/actions/works"
}
}