Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 7:7-11

7When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had gatheredהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,theirפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430rulersסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633marched upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927towardאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And when the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478learned of thisוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085,they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֥יvai.yir.'U mi.pe.NeiH3372 H6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430

8andבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do notאַל־'al-H408stopתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790crying outמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,that He may save usוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

9Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259sucklingחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461lambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924and offered itוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927as a wholeכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632burnt offeringעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.Heשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050cried outוַיִּזְעַ֨קvai.yiz.'AkH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068on behalf ofבְּעַ֣דbe.'AdH1157Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068answered himוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030.

10As the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430drew nearנִגְּשׁ֔וּni.ge.ShuH5066to fightלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961offering upמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927the burnt offeringהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930.But thatהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7481loudlyבְּקוֹל־ גָּ֠דוֹלbe.kol- Ga.dolH6963 H1419againstעַל־'al-H5921the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430and threw them into such confusionוַיְהֻמֵּ֔םvay.hu.MemH2000that they fledוַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּvai.yi.na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478charged outוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318ofמִן־min-H4480Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291אֶת־'et-H853the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,striking them downוַיַּכּ֕וּםvai.ya.KumH5221all the way toעַד־ מִתַּ֖חַת'ad- mi.Ta.chatH5704 H8478an area below Beth-carH1033.

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