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1 Samuel 13:4-8

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.

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