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2 Samuel 1:6-21

6Andtheyoungהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288manH5288thattoldH5046himsaidH559,AsIhappenedH7122bychanceuponmountGilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,behold,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586wasleaningנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172uponhisspearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595;and,lo,thechariotsH7393andthehorsemenH6571followed hardafterhim.

7AndwhenhelookedH7200behindhim,hesawH7200me,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121untome.AndIanswered,Hereהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005amI.

8AndhesaidH559untome,Whoart thou?AndIansweredhim,IamanAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9AndhesaidH559untome,Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975,Ipraythee,besideme,andslayme;foranguish hathtakenH270holdH270ofme,becausemylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315isyetH5750wholeinme.

10SoIstoodH5975besidehim,andslewhim,becauseIwassurethathecouldnotliveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterthathewasfallenH5307:andItookH3947thecrownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145thatwasuponhisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,andthebraceletthatwasonhisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,andhavebroughtH935themhither untomylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookH2388holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388onhisclothesH899,andrentthem;andlikewiseallthemenH376thatwerewithhim:

12andtheymournedוַֽיִּסְפְּדוּ֙vai.yis.pe.DuH5594,andweptוַיִּבְכּ֔וּvai.yiv.KuH1058,andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684untileven,forSaulשָׁא֞וּלsha.'UlH7586,andforJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andforthepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJehovah,andforthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;becausetheywerefallenH5307bytheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃ סbe.Cha.revH2719.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidH559untotheyoungהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thattoldH5046him, Whence art thou?Andheanswered,Iamthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofasojournerגֵּ֥רgerH1616,anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732saidH559untohim,Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349wast thounotafraidיָרֵ֔אתָya.Re.taH3372toputforthH7971thyhandיָֽדְךָ֔ya.de.KhaH3027todestroyלְשַׁחֵ֖תle.sha.ChetH7843Jehovah’sanointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?

15AndDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121oneלְאַחַד֙le.'a.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,andsaidH559,Gonear,andfallפְּגַע־pe.ga'-H6293uponhim.Andhesmotehim,sothathediedH4191.

16AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559untohim, Thybloodדָּמְךָ֖da.mei.khaH1818beuponthyheadרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָro.She.khaH7218;forthymouthפִ֗יךָFi.khaH6310hath testifiedagainstthee,sayingH559,Ihaveslain Jehovah’sanointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732lamentedwiththislamentationהַקִּינָ֖הha.ki.NahH7015overSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andoverJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121

18(andhebadethemteachלְלַמֵּ֥דle.la.MedH3925thechildrenofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thesongofthebowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198:behold,itiswrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofJasharהַיָּשָֽׁר׃hai.ya.SharH3477):

19Thy glory, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,isslainחָלָ֑לcha.LalH2491uponthyhighבָּמוֹתֶ֖יךָba.mo.Tei.khaH1116placesH1116!Howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349arethemightyגִבּוֹרִֽים׃gi.bo.RimH1368fallenH5307!

20Tellתַּגִּ֣ידוּta.Gi.duH5046itnotinGathבְגַ֔תve.GatH1661, Publishitnotinthestreetsבְּחוּצֹ֣תbe.chu.TzotH2351ofAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֑וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831;Lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430rejoiceתִּשְׂמַ֙חְנָה֙tis.Mach.nahH8055,Lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435thedaughtersבְּנ֥וֹתbe.NotH1323oftheuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִֽים׃ha.'a.re.LimH6189triumph.

21Yemountainsהָרֵ֣יha.ReiH2022ofGilboaבַגִּלְבֹּ֗עַva.gil.Bo.a'H1533,Lettherebenodewטַ֧לtalH2919norrainמָטָ֛רma.TarH4306uponyou,neitherfieldsוּשְׂדֵ֣יu.se.DeiH7704ofofferings:Fortheretheshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofthemightyגִּבּוֹרִ֔יםgi.bo.RimH1368wasvilely cast away,Theshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,notanointedמָשִׁ֥יחַma.Shi.achH4899withoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

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