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1 Samuel 13:2-4

2Heשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himselfthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505menof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:Two thousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505wereוַיִּהְי֨וּvai.yih.YuH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586at Michmashבְּמִכְמָשׂ֙be.mikh.MasH4363and in the hill countryוּבְהַ֣רu.ve.HarH2022of BethelH1008,and a thousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505wereהָיוּ֙ha.YuH1961withעִם־'im-H5973Jonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.And the restוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he sent awayשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his ownלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168home.

3Then Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129אֵ֣ת'etH853attackedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the Philistineפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430outpostנְצִ֤יבne.TzivH5333אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834at Gebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387,and the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085about it.So Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewתָּקַ֨עta.Ka'H8628the ram’s hornבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Let the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085!”

4And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085the newsלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559: “Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853has attackedהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221an outpostנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and nowוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has become a stenchנִבְאַשׁniv.'ashH887to the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430!”Then the peopleהָעָ֛ם אַחֲרֵ֥יha.'Am 'a.cha.ReiH5971 H310were summonedוַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817to join Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

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