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לְעֵ֣בֶר side , lə·‘ê·ḇer
וַֽאֲנִי֙and Iwa·’ă·nî
בְּנִ֔יand my sonbə·nî
וְיוֹנָתָ֣ןJonathanwə·yō·w·nā·ṯān
נִהְיֶ֖הwill standnih·yeh
אֶחָ֑דon the other’e·ḥāḏ
לְעֵ֣בֶרside .”lə·‘ê·ḇer
עֲשֵֽׂה׃ס“ Do‘ă·śêh
הַטּ֥וֹבwhat seems goodhaṭ·ṭō·wḇ
בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ to you , ” bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā
הָעָם֙the troopshā·‘ām
אֶל־. . .’el-
שָׁא֔וּל. . .šā·’ūl
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּreplied .way·yō·mə·rū
1 Samuel 14:41שָׁא֗וּלSo Saulšā·’ūl
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
יְהוָ֛ה YHWH , Yah·weh
אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God’ĕ·lō·hê
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל of Israel , yiś·rā·’êl
הָ֣בָה “ [Why have You not answered Your servant this day? If the fault is with me or my son Jonathan, respond with Urim; but if the fault is with the men of Israel,] respond hā·ḇāh
תָמִ֑יםwith Thummim .”ṯā·mîm
יוֹנָתָ֛ןAnd Jonathanyō·w·nā·ṯān
וְשָׁא֖וּלand Saulwə·šā·’ūl
וַיִּלָּכֵ֧ד were selected , way·yil·lā·ḵêḏ
וְהָעָ֥םbut the peoplewə·hā·‘ām
יָצָֽאוּ׃were cleared of the charge .yā·ṣā·’ū
1 Samuel 14:42שָׁא֔וּלThen Saulšā·’ūl
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר said , way·yō·mer
הַפִּ֕ילוּ“ Cast [the lot]hap·pî·lū
בֵּינִ֕יbetween mebê·nî
וּבֵ֖יןandū·ḇên
בְּנִ֑יmy sonbə·nî
יוֹנָתָ֣ןJonathan . ”yō·w·nā·ṯān
יוֹנָתָֽן׃And Jonathanyō·w·nā·ṯān
וַיִּלָּכֵ֖דwas selected .way·yil·lā·ḵêḏ
1 Samuel 14:43הַגִּ֥ידָה“ Tellhag·gî·ḏāh
לִּ֖יme
מֶ֣הwhatmeh
עָשִׂ֑יתָה you have done ,” ‘ā·śî·ṯāh
שָׁאוּל֙Saulšā·’ūl
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרcommandedway·yō·mer
אֶל־. . .’el-
י֣וֹנָתָ֔ןhim .yō·w·nā·ṯān
יוֹנָתָ֗ןSo Jonathanyō·w·nā·ṯān
וַיֹּאמֶר֩. . .way·yō·mer
וַיַּגֶּד־toldway·yag·geḏ-
ל֣וֹ him , lōw
טָעֹ֨ם“ I onlyṭā·‘ōm
טָעַ֜מְתִּיtastedṭā·‘am·tî
מְעַ֥טa littlemə·‘aṭ
דְּבַ֖שׁhoneydə·ḇaš
בִּקְצֵ֨הwith the endbiq·ṣêh
הַמַּטֶּ֧הof the staffham·maṭ·ṭeh
אֲשֶׁר־that [was]’ă·šer-
בְּיָדִ֛יin my hand .bə·yā·ḏî
הִנְנִ֥יAnd nowhin·nî
אָמֽוּת׃I must die ?”’ā·mūṯ
1 Samuel 14:44שָׁא֔וּלAnd Saulšā·’ūl
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר declared , way·yō·mer
אֱלֹהִ֖ים“ May God’ĕ·lō·hîm
כֹּֽה־vvvkōh-
יַעֲשֶׂ֥ה punish me , ya·‘ă·śeh
וְכֹ֣הand ever sowə·ḵōh
יוֹסִ֑ף severely , yō·w·sip̄
יוֹנָתָֽן׃ if you, Jonathan , yō·w·nā·ṯān
כִּֽי־do notkî-
מ֥וֹתsurelymō·wṯ
תָּמ֖וּתdie !”tā·mūṯ
1 Samuel 14:45הָעָ֜םBut the peoplehā·‘ām
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרsaidway·yō·mer
אֶל־to’el-
שָׁא֗וּל Saul , šā·’ūl
הֲֽיוֹנָתָ֤ן׀“ Must Jonathanhăyō·w·nā·ṯān
יָמוּת֙die —yā·mūṯ
אֲשֶׁ֣רhe who’ă·šer
עָ֠שָׂהaccomplished‘ā·śāh
הַזֹּאת֮suchhaz·zōṯ
הַגְּדוֹלָ֣הa greathag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh
הַיְשׁוּעָ֨הdeliverancehay·šū·‘āh
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל֒for Israel ?bə·yiś·rā·’êl
חָלִ֗ילָהNever !ḥā·lî·lāh
יְהוָה֙As surely as YHWHYah·weh
חַי־ lives , ḥay-
אִם־not’im-