These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
1 Samuel 20
Tanakh 42 verses
- 1 And fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said before : ‘What have I done? what is mine iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?’
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And he said unto him: ‘Far from it; thou shalt not die; behold, my father doeth nothing either great or small, but that he discloseth it unto me; and why should my father hide this thing from me? it is not so.’
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- 3 And swore moreover, and said: ‘Thy father knoweth well that I have found favour in thine eyes; and he saith: Let not this, lest he be grieved; but truly as liveth, and as thy liveth, there is but a step between me and death.’
- 4 Then said unto : ‘What doth thy desire, that I should do it for thee?’
- 5 And said unto : ‘Behold, to-morrow is the new moon, when I should sit with the to eat; so let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the third day at even.
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If thy father miss me at all, then say: earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city; for it is the yearly there for all the family.
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If he say thus: It is well; thy shall have ; but if he be wroth, then that evil is determined by him.
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- 8 Therefore deal kindly with thy ; for thou hast brought thy into a of with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?’
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And said: ‘Far be it from thee; for if I should at all that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee?
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Then said to : ‘Who shall tell me if perchance thy father answer thee roughly?’
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- 11 And said unto : ‘Come and let us go out into the field.’ And they went out both of them into the field.
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And said unto : ‘The , the of —when I have sounded my father about this time to-morrow, or the third day, behold, if there be good toward , shall I not then send unto thee, and disclose it unto thee?
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- 13 The do so to , and more also, should it please my father to do thee evil, if I disclose it not unto thee, and send thee away, that thou mayest go in ; and be with thee, as He hath been with my father.
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And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the kindness of , that I die not;
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but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when hath cut off the enemies of every one from the of the earth.’
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So made a with the house of : ‘The even require it at the hand of David’s enemies.’
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And caused to swear again, for the that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own .
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And said unto him: ‘To-morrow is the new moon; and thou wilt be missed, thy seat will be empty.
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And in the third day thou shalt hide thyself well, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself in the day of work, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel.
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- 20 And I will shoot three arrows to the side-ward, as though I shot at a mark.
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And, behold, I will send the lad: Go, find the arrows. If I say unto the lad: Behold, the arrows are on this side of thee; take them, and come; for there is to thee and no hurt, as liveth.
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But if I say thus unto the boy: Behold, the arrows are beyond thee; go thy way; for hath sent thee away.
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And as touching the matter which I and thou have spoken of, behold, is between me and thee for ever.’
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- 24 So hid himself in the field; and when the new moon was come, the sat him down to the meal to eat.
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And the sat upon his seat, as at other times, even upon the seat by the wall; and stood up, and Abner sat by Saul’s side; but David’s place was empty.
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- 26 Nevertheless spoke not any thing that day; for he thought: ‘Something hath befallen him, he is unclean; surely he is not .’
- 27 And it came to pass on the morrow after the new moon, which was the second day, that David’s place was empty; and said unto his son: ‘Wherefore cometh not the son of Jesse to the meal, neither yesterday, nor to-day?’
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And answered : ‘ earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehem;
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and he said: Let me go, I pray thee; for our family hath a in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded me; and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he is not come unto the king’s table.’
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- 30 Then Saul’s anger was kindled against , and he said unto him: ‘Thou son of perverse rebellion, do not I that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own shame, and unto the shame of thy mother’s nakedness?
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For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the earth, thou shalt not be established, nor thy . Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die.’
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- 32 And answered his father, and said unto him: ‘Wherefore should he be put to death? what hath he done?’
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And cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby knew that it was determined of his father to put to death.
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So arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no food the second day of the month; for he was grieved for , and because his father had put him to shame.
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And it came to pass in the morning, that went out into the field at the time appointed with , and a little lad with him.
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And he said unto his lad: ‘Run, find now the arrows which I shoot.’ And as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him.
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And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which had shot, cried after the lad, and said: ‘Is not the arrow beyond thee?’
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And cried after the lad: ‘Make speed, hasten, stay not.’ And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.
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- 39 But the lad knew not any thing; only and knew the matter.
- 40 And gave his weapons unto his lad, and said unto him: ‘Go, carry them to the city.’
- 41 And as soon as the lad was gone, arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his to the ground, and bowed down three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until exceeded.
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And said to : ‘Go in , forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the of , saying: The shall be between me and thee, and Between my seed and thy seed, for ever.’ And he arose and departed; and went into the city.
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