H3083H–יְהוֹנָתָן–ye.ho.na.tan

And Jonathan saith unto the young man bearing his weapons, `Come, and we pass over unto the station of these uncircumcised; it may be Jehovah doth work for us, for there is no restraint to Jehovah to save by many or by few.'

יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith, `Lo, we are passing over unto the men, and are revealed unto them;

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן ye.Ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן ye.Ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan maketh -- also David -- a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

יְהוֹנָתָ֛ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which `is' upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.

יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Saul speaketh unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, to put David to death,

וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ (יהֽוֹנָתָן֙) ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

and Jonathan son of Saul delighted exceedingly in David, and Jonathan declareth to David, saying, `Saul my father is seeking to put thee to death, and, now, take heed, I pray thee, in the morning, and thou hast abode in a secret place, and been hidden,

יְהוֹנָתָן֙ ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, `Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee `are' very good;

יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Saul hearkeneth to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul sweareth, `Jehovah liveth -- he doth not die.'

יְהוֹנָתָ֑ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan calleth for David, and Jonathan declareth to him all these words, and Jonathan bringeth in David unto Saul, and he is before him as heretofore.

יְהוֹנָתָן֙ ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן ye.Ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And David fleeth from Naioth in Ramah, and cometh, and saith before Jonathan, `What have I done? what `is' mine iniquity? and what my sin before thy father, that he is seeking my life?'

יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And David sweareth again, and saith, `Thy father hath certainly known that I have found grace in thine eyes, and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved; and yet, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, but -- as a step between me and death.'

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith to David, `What doth thy soul say? -- and I do it for thee.'

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Lo, the new moon `is' to-morrow; and I do certainly sit with the king to eat; and thou hast sent me away, and I have been hidden in a field till the third evening;

יְהוֹנָתָ֗ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith, `Far be it from thee! for I certainly do not know that the evil hath been determined by my father to come upon thee, and I do not declare it to thee.'

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And David saith unto Jonathan, `Who doth declare to me? or what `if' thy father doth answer thee sharply?'

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן ye.Ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith unto David, `Come, and we go out into the field;' and they go out both of them into the field.

יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith unto David, `Jehovah, God of Israel -- when I search my father, about `this' time to-morrow `or' the third `day', and lo, good `is' towards David, and I do not then send unto thee, and have uncovered thine ear --

יְהוֹנָתָ֜ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

thus doth Jehovah do to Jonathan, and thus doth He add; when the evil concerning thee is good to my father, then I have uncovered thine ear, and sent thee away, and thou hast gone in peace, and Jehovah is with thee, as he was with my father;

לִֽיהוֹנָתָ֜ן (יהוֹנָתָ֜ן) ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan covenanteth with the house of David, and Jehovah hath sought `it' from the hand of the enemies of David;

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

and Jonathan addeth to cause David to swear, because he loveth him, for with the love of his own soul he hath loved him.

יְהֽוֹנָתָן֙ ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan saith to him, `To-morrow `is' new moon, and thou hast been looked after, for thy seat is looked after;

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

and the king sitteth on his seat, as time by time, on a seat by the wall, and Jonathan riseth, and Abner sitteth at the side of Saul, and David's place is looked after.

יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן ye.Ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And it cometh to pass on the second morrow of the new moon, that David's place is looked after, and Saul saith unto Jonathan his son, `Wherefore hath the son of Jesse not come in, either yesterday or to-day, unto the food?'

יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”

And Jonathan answereth Saul, `David hath been earnestly asked of me unto Beth-Lehem,

יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן ye.ho.na.Tan “Jonathan”