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1 Samuel 13:19-22

19And noלֹ֣אlo'H3808blacksmithוְחָרָשׁ֙ve.cha.RashH2796could be foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430had saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.marH559, “The Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680must not be allowedפֶּ֚ןpenH6435to makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213swordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719orא֥וֹ'oH176spearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595.”

20Instead, allכָל־khol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478would go downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430to sharpenלִ֠לְטוֹשׁ אִ֣ישׁLil.to.osh 'ishH3913 H376אֶת־'et-H853their plowsharesמַחֲרַשְׁתּ֤וֹma.cha.rash.ToH4281וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,mattocksאֵתוֹ֙'e.ToH855וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,axesקַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹkar.du.MoH7134וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,and sicklesמַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ma.cha.re.sha.ToH4281.

21The chargeהַפְּצִ֣ירָהha.pe.Tzi.rahH6477wasוְֽהָיְתָ֞הve.ha.ye.TahH1961a pimפִ֗יםFimH6310for sharpening a plowshareלַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙la.ma.cha.re.ShotH4281or mattockוְלָ֣אֵתִ֔יםve.La.'e.TimH855,a thirdוְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁve.lish.LoshH7969of a shekelfor sharpening a pitchforkקִלְּשׁ֖וֹןki.le.ShonH7053or an axeוּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑יםu.le.hak.kar.du.MimH7134,and a third of a shekel for repointingוּלְהַצִּ֖יבu.le.ha.TzivH5324an oxgoadהַדָּרְבָֽן׃ha.da.re.VanH1861.

22Soוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421notוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808a swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719or spearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595could be foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672in the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the troopsכָּל־ הָעָ֔םkol- ha.'AmH3605 H5971אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834withאֶת־'et-H854Saulשָׁא֖וּל וְאֶת־sha.'Ul ve.'EtH7586 H854and Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ן וַתִּמָּצֵ֣אyo.na.Tan va.ti.ma.Tze'H3129 H4672;only Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121Jonathan had weaponsוּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןu.le.yo.na.TanH3129.

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