New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 10:4-10

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his armorכֵלָ֜יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֨אno.Se'H5375, “Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719and thrustH1856me throughH1856with it, otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםha.'a.re.LimH6189will comeיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935and abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me.” But his armorכֵלָ֔יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not, for he was greatlyמְאֹ֑ד סme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.Therefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on it.

5When his armorכֵלָ֖יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־no.se'-H5375sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he likewiseגַּם־gam-H1571fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

6Thus Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thoseof his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191togetherH3164.

7When allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in the valleyבָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ba.'E.mekH6010sawוַ֠יִּרְאוּVai.yir.'uH7200that they had fledנָ֔סוּNa.suH5127,and that Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121were deadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892and fledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127;and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and livedוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8It cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584the slainהַֽחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9So they strippedוַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּvai.Yaf.shi.Tu.huH6584him and tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218and his armorכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971messengersaroundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430to carryH1319the good newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319to their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091and to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10They putוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760his armorכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and fastenedתָקְע֖וּta.ke.'UH8628his headגֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹgul.gal.ToH1538in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃ סda.GonH1712.

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