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2 Samuel 1:2-11

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.

7And when he lookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, he sawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me, and calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto me. And I answeredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Here am I.

8And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Who artthou? And I answeredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, I aman Amalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me again, Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975,I pray thee, upon me, and slayוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me: for anguishהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661is comeאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270upon me, because my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is yet whole in me.

10So I stoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975upon him, and slewוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, because I was sureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could not liveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he was fallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307:and I tookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947the crownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145that wasupon his headרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218,and the braceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685that wason his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220,and have broughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them hither unto my lordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732took holdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on his clothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899,and rentוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them; and likewise all the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him:

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