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1 Samuel 31:1-8

1AndthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledH5127frombeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andfellH5307downH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491onmountGilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followed harduponSaulH7586anduponhissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121;andthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430smoteJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,andAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,andMalchishua, Saul'ssonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

3Andthebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wentsoreagainstSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andthearchersהַמּוֹרִ֖יםha.mo.RimH3384cameupwithhim;andhewasmuchterrifiedbythearchersמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384.

4ThensaidH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586tohisarmour-bearer,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719,andthrustmethroughwithit;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theseuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935andthrustmethrough,andabuseme.Buthisarmour-bearerwouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not;forhewasmuchafraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.SoSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookH3947theswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719andfellH5307onit.

5Andwhenhisarmour-bearersawH7200thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586wasdeadH4191,hefellH5307likewiseonhisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719,anddiedH4191withhim.

6SoSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586diedH4191,andhisthreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָיו֩ba.NavH1121,andhisarmour-bearer,andallhismenH376,thatsamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7AndwhenthemenH376ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478thatwereonthissideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofthevalleyהָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,and[they]thatwereonthissideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676oftheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,sawH7200thatthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledH5127,andthatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhissonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121weredeadH4191,theyforsookthecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892andfledH5127;andthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH935anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427inthem.

8AnditcameH935topassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,thatthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH935tostripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584theslainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,andtheyfoundH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andhisthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenH5307onmountGilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

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