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1 Samuel 13:5-7

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.

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