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דָּוִד וִיהוֹנָתָן

Dovid and Yonasan

The king sat at his seat by the wall, and Dovid's place was empty.

וַיֵּשֶׁב הַמֶּלֶךְ עַל מוֹשָׁבוֹ כְּפַעַם בְּפַעַם אֶל מוֹשַׁב הַקִּיר וַיָּקׇם יְהוֹנָתָן וַיֵּשֶׁב אַבְנֵר מִצַּד שָׁאוּל וַיִּפָּקֵד מְקוֹם דָּוִד׃

שמואל א כ:כה

"The king sat on his seat as at other times, on the seat by the wall; Yehonasan rose, and Avner sat at Shaul's side, and Dovid's place was empty."

Shmuel Aleph 20:25

Shaul hurled the spear at him to strike him.

וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶת הַחֲנִית עָלָיו לְהַכֹּתוֹ וַיֵּדַע יְהוֹנָתָן כִּי כָלָה הִיא מֵעִם אָבִיו לְהָמִית אֶת דָּוִד׃

שמואל א כ:לג

"Shaul hurled the spear at him to strike him, and Yehonasan knew that his father was set on killing Dovid."

Shmuel Aleph 20:33

The boy ran, and he shot the arrow to pass beyond him.

וַיֹּאמֶר לְנַעֲרוֹ רֻץ מְצָא נָא אֶת הַחִצִּים אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מוֹרֶה הַנַּעַר רָץ וְהוּא יָרָה הַחֵצִי לְהַעֲבִרוֹ׃

שמואל א כ:לו

"He said to his boy: Run, find the arrows that I shoot. The boy ran, and he shot the arrow to pass beyond him."

Shmuel Aleph 20:36

Dovid rose from beside the stone, and they wept with one another.

הַנַּעַר בָּא וְדָוִד קָם מֵאֵצֶל הַנֶּגֶב וַיִּפֹּל לְאַפָּיו אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ שָׁלֹשׁ פְּעָמִים וַיִּשְּׁקוּ אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ וַיִּבְכּוּ אִישׁ אֶת רֵעֵהוּ עַד דָּוִד הִגְדִּיל׃

שמואל א כ:מא

"The boy left, and Dovid rose from beside the stone, fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, until Dovid wept the more."

Shmuel Aleph 20:41

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