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2 Samuel 1:1-6

1Now it came to pass afterאַֽחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֣וֹתMotH4194of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,when Davidוְדָוִ֣דve.da.VidH1732was returnedשָׁ֔בShavH7725from the slaughterמֵהַכּ֖וֹתme.ha.KotH5221of the Amalekitesהָעֲמָלֵ֑קha.'a.ma.LekH6002,and Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732had abodeוַיֵּ֧שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427twoשְׁנָֽיִם׃she.Na.yimH8147daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117in Ziklagבְּצִקְלָ֖גbe.tzik.LagH6860;

2It came even to pass on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that, behold, a manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935out of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264from Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586with his clothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899rentקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167,and earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon his headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: and soit was, when he cameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,that he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to the earthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776,and did obeisanceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

3And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, From whence comestתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Out of the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478am I escapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422.

4And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Howמֶה־meh-H4100went the matterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697?I pray thee, tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me. And he answeredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,That the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971are fledנָ֨סnasH5127from the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,and manyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also are fallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and deadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191;and Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121are deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191also.

5And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the young manהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288that toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, How knowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou that Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121be deadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

6And the young manהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288that toldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him saidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,As I happenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136by chanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122upon mountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533,behold, Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586leanedנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172upon his spearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595;and, lo, the chariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּבַעֲלֵ֥י הַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםu.va.'a.Lei ha.pa.ra.ShimH6571 H1167followed hardהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692after him.

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