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1 Chronicles 10:4-10

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, “Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719and run me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856with it,orפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428uncircumcised menהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםha.'a.re.LimH6189will comeיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935and tortureוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me!”But his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627כִּ֥יkiH3588was terrifiedיָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד סya.Re' me.'OdH3372 H3966and refusedוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808to do itאָבָה֙'a.VahH14.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his own swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

5When his armor-bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יוno.se'- khe.LavH5375 H3627sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,heה֛וּאhu'H1931tooגַּם־gam-H1571fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307onעַל־'al-H5921his own swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

6So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162with his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121מֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

7When allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל'ish Yis.ra.'ElH376 H3478אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in the valleyבָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ba.'E.mekH6010sawוַ֠יִּרְאוּVai.yir.'uH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588the armyhad fledנָ֔סוּNa.suH5127and thatוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121had diedמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,they abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892and ran awayוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127.So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and occupiedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427their cities.

8וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584אֶת־'et-H853the deadהַֽחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9They stripped Saulוַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּvai.Yaf.shi.Tu.huH6584,cut off his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218אֶת־'et-H853,tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his armorכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971messengers throughout the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יבfe.lish.Tim sa.VivH6430 H5439to proclaim the newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319אֶת־'et-H853in the templeof their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and among their peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10They putוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the templeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and hungתָקְע֖וּta.ke.'UH8628his headגֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹgul.gal.ToH1538in the templeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃ סda.GonH1712.

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