Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 31:8-13

8וַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961The next dayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584אֶת־'et-H853the deadהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9They cut offוַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.TuH3772אֶת־'et-H853Saul’s headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,stripped offוַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584אֶת־'et-H853his armorכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971messengers throughout the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יבpe.lish.Tim sa.VivH6430 H5439to proclaim the newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319in the templesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and among their peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10They putוַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the templeבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Ashtorethsעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotH6252וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and hungתָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'UH8628his bodyגְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.ToH1472on the wallבְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.MatH2346of Beth-shanH1052.

11When the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568אֵ֛ת'etH853heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֵלָ֔יוvai.yish.me.'U 'e.LavH8085 H413whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586,

12allכָּל־kol-H3605their menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of valorחַיִל֮cha.YilH2428set outוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,journeyedוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915,and retrievedוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853the bodiesגְּוִיַּ֣תge.vi.YatH1472of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853andגְּוִיֹּ֣תge.vi.YotH1472his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121from the wallמֵחוֹמַ֖תme.cho.MatH2346of Beth-shanH1052.When they arrivedוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935at Jabeshיָבֵ֔שָׁהya.Ve.shahH3003,they burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853the bodies thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

13Then they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853their bonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106and buried themוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the tamarisk treeהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815in Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003,and they fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.

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