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1 Samuel 13:2-7

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.

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