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1 Samuel 31:2-4

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followed hardוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692upon Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and upon his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121;and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430slewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,and Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,and Malchi–shuaH4444,Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

3And the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421went soreוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513against Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the archersהַמּוֹרִ֖יםha.mo.RimH7198 H582 H3384hitוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him; and he was soreמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966woundedוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342of the archersמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH7198 H582 H3384.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586unto his armourbearerלְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוle.no.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thy swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719,and thrust me throughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856therewith; lest these uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935and thrust me throughוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niH1856,and abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me. But his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not; for he was soreמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon it.

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