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Then Jonathan said, Now we will go over to these men and let them see us.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וְנִגְלִ֖ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

If they say to us, Keep quiet where you are till we come to you; then we will keep our places and not go up to them.

וְעָמַ֣דְנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

But if they say, Come up to us; then we will go up, for the Lord has given them into our hands: and this will be the sign to us.

וְעָלִ֔ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they let the Philistine force see the two of them: and the Philistines said, Look! the Hebrews are coming out of the holes where they have taken cover.

וַיִּגָּל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.

וַיַּעֲנוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jonathan went up, gripping with his hands and his feet, his servant going up after him; and the Philistines gave way before Jonathan when he made an attack on them, and his servant put them to death after him.

וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְּלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And at their first attack, Jonathan and his servant put to the sword about twenty men, all inside the space of half an acre of land.

וַתְּהִ֞י (וַ) va. “and”

And there was great fear in the tents and in the field and among all the men of the armed force, and the attackers were shaking with fear; even the earth was moved with a great shaking and there was a fear as from God.

וַתְּהִי֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּרְגַּ֣ז (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

וַיִּרְא֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

Then Saul said to the people who were with him, Let everyone be numbered and let us see who has gone from us. And when they had been numbered, it was seen that Jonathan and his servant were not there.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Saul said to Ahijah, Let the ephod come here. For he went before Israel with the ephod at that time.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the noise in the tents of the Philistines became louder and louder; and Saul said to the priest, Take back your hand.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul and all the people with him came together and went forward to the fight: and every man's sword was turned against the man at his side, and there was a very great noise.

וַיִּזָּעֵ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And all the men of Israel who had taken cover in the hill-country of Ephraim, hearing that the Philistines had been put to flight, went after them, attacking them.

וַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

So the Lord made Israel safe that day: and the fight went over to Beth-aven.

וַיּ֧וֹשַׁע (וַ) va “and”

And all the people were with Saul, about twenty thousand men, and the fight was general through all the hill-country of Ephraim; but Saul made a great error that day, by putting the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes food befo

וַיֹּאֶל֩ (וַ) va “and”וְנִקַּמְתִּי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was honey on the face of the field, and all the people came to the honey, the bees having gone from it;

וַיְהִ֥י (וַ) va “and”

But not a man put his hand to his mouth for fear of the curse.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

But Jonathan, having no knowledge of the oath his father had put on the people, stretching out the rod which was in his hand, put the end of it in the honey, and put it to his mouth; then his eyes were made bright.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּטְבֹּ֥ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”וַתָּאֹ֖רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food.

וַיַּעַן֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖עַף (וַ) va “and”

Then Jonathan said, My father has made trouble come on the land: now see how bright my eyes have become because I have taken a little of this honey.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

That day they overcame the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon: and the people were feeble from need of food.

וַיַּכּ֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥עַף (וַ) va “and”

And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it.

וַיַּ֤עַט (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va “and”

Then it was said to Saul, See, the people are sinning against the Lord, taking the blood with the flesh. And he said to those who gave him the news, Now let a great stone be rolled to me here.

וַיַּגִּ֤ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔ם (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ (וַ) va “and”