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1 Samuel 13

1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586was...yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhebecameH4427kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427;andhereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseH977himthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:therewereH1961withSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586twothousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505inMichmashandinmountBethel,andathousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505wereH1961withJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144;andtherestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hesentH7971everymanH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

3AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129smotetheoutpostofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430thatwasinGebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387,andthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085[ofit].AndSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewthetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughoutthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, LettheHebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearH8085.

4AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hassmittenthegarrisonנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571hasbecomeH887odiousנִבְאַשׁniv.'ashH887tothePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430.Andthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971werecalledtogetherafterSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

5AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wereassembledtogethertofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,andpeopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971asthesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344whichisonthesea-shoreinmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;andtheycameH5927up,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inMichmash, eastwardfromBeth-Aven.

6AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawH7200thattheywereinastrait (forthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971weredistressed);andthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971hidH2244themselvesincavesH4631,andinthickets,andincliffsוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553,andinstrongholds,andinpitsH953.

7AndtheHebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680wentovertheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410andGileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568.AndSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586wasyetH5750inGilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,andallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedhimtremblingH2729.

8Andhewaitedוַיּ֣וֹחֶלvai.yi.chelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,accordingtothesettimethatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050[hadappointedלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150];butSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050didnotcomeבָ֥אva'H935toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537;andthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327fromhim.

9AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BringH5927hithertometheburnt-offeringandthepeace-offerings.Andheofferedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927uptheburnt-offering.

10AnditcameH935topass,assoonashehadendedH3615offeringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927uptheburnt-offering,behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH935;andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3318outtomeetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him,thathemightsalutehim.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Whathast thoudone?AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,BecauseIsawH7200thatthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971werescatteredנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310fromme,andthatthou didstnotcomeבָ֙אתָ֙va.taH935withinthedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150,andthatthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430wereassembledatMichmash,

12IsaidH559,ThePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430willcomeH5927downnowעַ֠תָּה'A.tahH6258uponmetoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537,andIhavenotmadesupplicationtoJehovah;andIforcedmyself,andofferedוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927uptheburnt-offering.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thou hastdonefoolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528: thou hastnotkeptH8104thecommandmentמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430whichhecommandedצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680thee;fornowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258wouldJehovahhaveestablishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverH5769.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thykingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shallnotcontinue:JehovahhassoughtH1245himamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376afterhisownheartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824,andJehovahhasappointedוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680himrulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;forthou hastnotkeptH8104whatJehovahcommandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965andwentH5927upfromGilgalH1537toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144.AndSaulH7586numberedthepeopleH5971thatwerefoundH4672withhim,aboutsixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16AndSaulוְשָׁא֞וּלve.sha.'UlH7586,andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andthepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971thatwerefoundH4672withthem,abodeinGebaבְּגֶ֣בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144;andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inMichmash.

17AndtheravagerscameH3318outofthecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesH7218:oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259companyturnedיִפְנֶ֛הyif.NehH6437thewayH1870ofOphrahעָפְרָ֖ה'a.fe.RahH6084,intothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofShualשׁוּעָֽל׃shu.'AlH7777;

18andanothercompanyH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֔הyif.NehH6437thewayH1870toBeth-horonH1032;andtheothercompanyH7218turnedיִפְנֶה֙yif.NehH6437thewayH1870tothedistrictthatlooksהַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףha.nish.KafH8259overtheravineofZeboimהַצְּבֹעִ֖יםha.tze.vo.'ImH6650towardthewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

19NowtherewasnosmithfoundH4672throughoutthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidH559,Lestפֶּ֚ןpenH6435theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213themswordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719orspearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595.

20AndallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381tothePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376togethisploughshare,andhishoe,andhisaxeH7134,andhissicklesharpenedלִ֠לְטוֹשׁLil.to.oshH3913,

21whentheedgesofthesickles,andthehoes,andtheforks,andtheaxeswereH1961blunted;andtosetH5324thegoads.

22Anditcametopassinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421,thattherewasH1961neitherswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719norspearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595foundH4672inthehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofanyofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatwerewithSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129;butwithSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586andwithJonathanוּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןu.le.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121therewasH1961foundH4672.

23Andagarrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentH3318outtothepassageofMichmash.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13

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