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1 Samuel 13:4-15

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.

5Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀ne.'es.FuH622to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478with threeשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and troopsוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971as numerousלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the seashoreשְׂפַֽת־ הַיָּ֖םse.fat- hai.YamH8193 H3220.They went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583at Michmashבְמִכְמָ֔שׂve.mikh.MasH4363,eastקִדְמַ֖תkid.MatH6926of Beth-avenH1007.

6Seeingרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200thatכִּ֣יkiH3588they werein dangerצַר־tzar-H6862becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588their troopsהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971were hard-pressedנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065,the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478הָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971hidוַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.be.'UH2244in cavesבַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.RotH4631and thicketsוּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙u.va.cha.va.ChimH2336,among the rocksוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553,and in cellarsוּבַצְּרִחִ֖יםu.va.tze.ri.ChimH6877and cisternsוּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.RotH953.

7Some Hebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680even crossedעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674אֶת־'et-H853the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568.Saul, howeverוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586,remainedעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750at Gilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were quaking in fearחָרְד֥וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃cha.re.Du 'a.cha.RavH2729 H310.

8And Saul waitedוַיּ֣וֹחֶלvai.yi.chelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117for the time appointedלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150byאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808comeבָ֥אva'H935to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,and the troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971began to desertוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327Saulמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921.

9Soשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bring meהַגִּ֣שׁוּ אֵלַ֔יha.Gi.shu 'e.LaiH5066 H413the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and the peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002.”And he offered upוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930.

10וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Just as he finishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615offeringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burnt offeringהָעֹלָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥הha.'o.Lah ve.hi.NehH5930 H2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050arrivedבָּ֑אBa'H935,and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to greet himלִקְרָאת֖וֹ לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃lik.ra.To le.va.ra.KhoH7122 H1288.

11“Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have you doneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213?”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.And Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588I sawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200thatכִֽי־khi-H3588the troopsהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971were desertingנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310meמֵעָלַ֗יme.'a.LaiH5921,and that youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859did notלֹא־lo'-H3808comeבָ֙אתָ֙va.taH935at the appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430were gatheringנֶאֱסָפִ֥יםne.'e.sa.FimH622at Michmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃mikh.MasH4363,

12I thoughtוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Nowעַ֠תָּה'A.tahH6258the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430will descendיֵרְד֨וּye.re.DuH3381upon meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413at Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,and I have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808soughtחִלִּ֑יתִיchi.Li.tiH2470the favorוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.’So I felt compelledוָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קva.'et.'a.PakH662to offerוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927the burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ סha.'o.LahH5930.”

13“You have acted foolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050declaredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586. “You have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֶת־'et-H853the commandמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430gave youצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680כִּ֣יkiH3588;if you hadעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853would have establishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559your kingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704all timeעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14But nowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258your kingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467will notלֹא־lo'-H3808endureתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068has soughtבִּקֵּשׁ֩bi.KeshH1245a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376after His own heartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824and appointed himוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ יְהוָ֤הvay.tza.Ve.hu Yah.wehH6680 H3068rulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588you have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104אֵ֥ת'etH853אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834the commandצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.”

15Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050set outוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromH4480GilgalH1537and wentH5927up to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390in Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.And SaulH7586אֶת־'et-H853numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485the troopsהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH5971 H4672who were with himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973,about sixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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