1 Samuel 19

Saul orders Jonathan and his servants to kill David, but Jonathan warns him; Michal aids David's escape from Saul's messengers by lowering him from a window and using a household image, after which David flees to Samuel at Ramah where YHWH protects him from Saul's prophets.[1][2]

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וַ/יְדַבֵּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber And Jonathan spoke he declared HC/Vpw3ms יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp בְּ/דָוִד֙ 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 bedavid about David in David in David HR/Np ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵ֠לָי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Let not upon / over HTn יֶחֱטָ֨א 𐤉𐤇𐤈𐤀 yecheta sin he will err HVqj3ms הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/עַבְדּ֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 beavedo against his servant in his servant HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vedavid David and David in David HR/Np כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC ל֤וֹא 𐤋𐤅𐤀 lo not not HTn חָטָא֙ 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chata he has sinned he missed the mark HVqp3ms לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe against you HR/Sp2fs וְ/כִ֥י 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and because and because HC/C מַעֲשָׂ֖י/ו 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤉/𐤅 maasayv his deeds his deeds HNcmpc/Sp3ms טוֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov-2 good good HAamsa לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
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וַ/יָּשֶׂם֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker HTo נַפְשׁ֨/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho life his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms בְ/כַפּ֜/וֹ 𐤁/𐤊𐤐/𐤅 vekhapo in his hand in his palm-hollow HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗י 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉 hapelisheti Philistine the Philistine man the Pelisheti HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and brought about and he did HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp תְּשׁוּעָ֤ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 teshuah deliverance deliverance HNcfsa גְדוֹלָה֙ 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp רָאִ֖יתָ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕 raita you saw you saw HVqp2ms וַ/תִּשְׂמָ֑ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤇 vatisemach and rejoiced and you rejoiced HC/Vqw2ms וְ/לָ֤/מָּה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤌𐤄 velamah why then and for what? HC/R/Ti תֶֽחֱטָא֙ 𐤕𐤇𐤈𐤀 techeta will you sin she errs HVqi2ms בְּ/דָ֣ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 bedam in the blood of in blood HR/Ncmsa נָקִ֔י 𐤍𐤒𐤉 naqi innocent guilt-free HAamsa לְ/הָמִ֥ית 𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕 lehamit by killing to cause to die HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-3 the object-marker HTo דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp חִנָּֽם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam without cause gratuitously HD
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֨וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מַלְאָכִ֜ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp לְ/שָׁמְר֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤅 leshamero to watch him to guard him HR/Vqc/Sp3ms וְ/לַ/הֲמִית֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤕/𐤅 velahamito and to kill him to cause him to die HC/R/Vhc/Sp3ms בַּ/בֹּ֑קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 baboqer in the morning in the morning HRd/Ncmsa וַ/תַּגֵּ֣ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤃 vataged and told and she made known HC/Vhw3fs לְ/דָוִ֗ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid David to David to David HR/Np מִיכַ֤ל 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Mikhal Mikhal HNp אִשְׁתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC אֵ֨ינְ/ךָ֜ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha you are not you are not HTn/Sp2ms מְמַלֵּ֤ט 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤈 memalet saving deliverer HVprmsa אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et your object-marker HTo נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha life your living being HNcbsc/Sp2ms הַ/לַּ֔יְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah tonight the night HTd/Ncmsa מָחָ֖ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa אַתָּ֥ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms מוּמָֽת 𐤌𐤅𐤌𐤕 mumat will be put to death one being put to death HVHsmsa
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and he sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp מַלְאָכִים֮ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa לָ/קַ֣חַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to take to take HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo דָּוִד֒ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וַ/יַּ֗רְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare and they saw and he saw HC/Vqw3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo לַהֲקַ֤ת 𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤕 lahaqat company assembly of HNcfsc הַ/נְּבִיאִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 haneviim the prophets the proclaiming-spokesmen HTd/Ncmpa נִבְּאִ֔ים 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 nibeim prophesying those acting as prophets HVNrmpa וּ/שְׁמוּאֵ֕ל 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 ushemuel and Samuel and El-has-heard and Shemuel HC/Np עֹמֵ֥ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed standing the standing-one HVqrmsa נִצָּ֖ב 𐤍𐤑𐤁 nitsav appointed standing stationed HVNrmsa עֲלֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over them upon them HR/Sp3mp וַ/תְּהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and came and she became HC/Vqw3fs עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR מַלְאֲכֵ֤י 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉 maleakhey messengers of messengers of HNcmpc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) Spirit breath of HNcbsc אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones HNcmpa וַ/יִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayitenabeu and they prophesied and they prophesied themselves HC/Vtw3mp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa הֵֽמָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they they HPp3mp
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