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1 Samuel 13:4-15

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.

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