Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 31:2-4

2The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853hotly pursuedוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and they killedוַיַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםvai.ya.Ku fe.lish.TimH5221 H6430אֶת־'et-H853Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853MalchishuaH4444.

3When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421intensifiedוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,the archersהַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתha.mo.Rim 'a.na.Shim ba.Ka.shetH3384 H582 H7198overtook himוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384and wounded himוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342criticallyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966.

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his armor-bearerלְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוle.no.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, “Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719and run me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856with it,orפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcised menהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189will comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935and run me throughוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niH1856and tortureוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me!”But his armor-bearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627כִּ֥יkiH3588was terrifiedיָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑דya.Re' me.'OdH3372 H3966and refusedוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808to do itאָבָה֙'a.VahH14.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his own swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on itעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

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