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1 Samuel 13

1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586wasfortyyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andwhenhehadreignedH4427twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseH977himthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whereof twothousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505wereH1961withSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586inMichmashandinthemountofBeth-el,andathousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505wereH1961withJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144:andtherestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hesentH7971everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

3AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129smotethegarrisonנְצִ֤יבne.TzivH5333ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430thatwasinGebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387;andthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085ofit.AndSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughoutallthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, LettheHebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearH8085.

4AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thatSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hadsmittenthegarrisonנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478washadinabominationwiththePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430.Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971weregatheredtogetherafterSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

5AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledthemselvestogethertofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,andpeopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971asthesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344whichisonthesea-shoreinmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:andtheycameH5927up,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inMichmash, eastwardofBeth-aven.

6WhenthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thattheywereinastrait (forthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971weredistressed),thenthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971didhideH2244themselvesincavesH4631,andinthickets,andinrocksH5553,andincoverts,andinpitsH953.

7NowsomeoftheHebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680hadgoneovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383tothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410andGileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568;butasforSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586,hewasyetH5750inGilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedhimtremblingH2729.

8Andhetarriedsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,accordingtothesettimethatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050hadappointedלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150:butSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָ֥אva'H935nottoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327fromhim.

9AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BringH5927hithertheburnt-offeringtome,andthepeace-offerings.Andheofferedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927theburnt-offering.

10AnditcameH935topassthat,assoonashehadmadeanendH3615ofofferingלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927theburnt-offering,behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH935;andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3318outtomeetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him,thathemightsalutehim.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Whathast thoudone?AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BecauseIsawH7200thatthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971werescatteredנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310fromme,andthatthou camestnotwithinthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150,andthatthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledthemselvestogetheratMichmash;

12thereforeH6258saidH559I,Nowעַ֠תָּה'A.tahH6258willthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430comeH5927downuponmetoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andIhavenotentreatedthefavorofJehovah:IforcedmyselfthereforeH6258,andofferedוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927theburnt-offering.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thou hastdonefoolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528; thou hastnotkeptH8104thecommandmentמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichhecommandedצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680thee:fornowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258wouldJehovahhaveestablishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467uponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverH5769.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thykingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shallnotcontinue:JehovahhathsoughtH1245himamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376afterhisownheartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824,andJehovahhathappointedוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680himtobeprinceH5057overhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becausethou hastnotkeptH8104thatwhichJehovahcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andgathimupfromGilgalH1537untoGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.AndSaulH7586numberedthepeopleH5971thatwerepresentwithhim,aboutsixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16AndSaulוְשָׁא֞וּלve.sha.'UlH7586,andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerepresentwiththem,abodeinGebaבְּגֶ֣בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144:butthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inMichmash.

17AndthespoilerscameH3318outofthecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesH7218:oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259companyturnedיִפְנֶ֛הyif.NehH6437untothewayH1870thatleadethtoOphrahעָפְרָ֖ה'a.fe.RahH6084, untothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofShualשׁוּעָֽל׃shu.'AlH7777;

18andanothercompanyH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֔הyif.NehH6437thewayH1870toBeth-horonH1032;andanothercompanyH7218turnedיִפְנֶה֙yif.NehH6437thewayH1870oftheborderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366thatlookethdownהַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףha.nish.KafH8259uponthevalleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516ofZeboimהַצְּבֹעִ֖יםha.tze.vo.'ImH6650towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

19NowtherewasnosmithfoundH4672throughoutallthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidH559,Lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213themswordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719orspearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595:

20butalltheIsraeliteswentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tothePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,tosharpenלִ֠לְטוֹשׁLil.to.oshH3913everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisshare,andhiscoulter,andhisaxeH7134,andhismattock;

21yettheyhadafileforthemattocks,andforthecoulters,andfortheforks,andfortheaxes,andtosetH5324thegoads.

22Soitcametopassinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421,thattherewasH1961neitherswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719norspearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595foundH4672inthehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofanyofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129:butwithSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586andwithJonathanוּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןu.le.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121wasH1961therefoundH4672.

23Andthegarrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH3318outuntothepassofMichmash.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13

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