New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 13:16-23

16Now Saulוְשָׁא֞וּלve.sha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121JonathanH3083and the peopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971who were presentהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672with them were stayingיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427inGebaבְּגֶ֣בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144while the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430campedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583at Michmashבְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ve.mikh.MasH4363.

17And theraidersהַמַּשְׁחִ֛יתha.mash.ChitH7843cameוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the campמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430in threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218:oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259companyהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֛הyif.NehH6437towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH413 H1870Ophrahעָפְרָ֖ה'a.fe.RahH6084,to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Shualשׁוּעָֽל׃shu.'AlH7777,

18and anotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259companyוְהָרֹ֤אשׁve.ha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֔הyif.NehH6437towardדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870Beth-horonH1032,and anotherאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259companyוְהָרֹ֨אשׁve.ha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶה֙yif.NehH6437towardדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870the borderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366which overlooksהַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף עַל־ha.nish.Kaf 'al-H8259 H5921the valleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516ofZeboimהַצְּבֹעִ֖יםha.tze.vo.'ImH6650toward the wildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

19Nownoלֹ֣אlo'H3808blacksmithוְחָרָשׁ֙ve.cha.RashH2796could be foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,for the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.marH559, “Otherwiseפֶּ֚ןpenH6435the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680will makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213swordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719orא֥וֹ'oH176spearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595.”

20So allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to sharpenלִ֠לְטוֹשׁLil.to.oshH3913his plowshareמַחֲרַשְׁתּ֤וֹma.cha.rash.ToH4281,his mattockאֵתוֹ֙'e.ToH855,his axeקַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹkar.du.MoH7134,and his hoeמַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ma.cha.re.sha.ToH4281.

21The chargeהַפְּצִ֣ירָהha.pe.Tzi.rahH6477wastwo-thirdsH6371of a shekel for the plowsharesלַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙la.ma.cha.re.ShotH4281,the mattocksוְלָ֣אֵתִ֔יםve.La.'e.TimH855,the forksוְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹןve.lish.Losh ki.le.ShonH7969 H7053,and the axesוּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑יםu.le.hak.kar.du.MimH7134,and to fixוּלְהַצִּ֖יבu.le.ha.TzivH5324the hoesהַדָּרְבָֽן׃ha.da.re.VanH1861.

22So it cameוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961about on the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421thatneitherH3808swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719norH3808spearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595was foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672in the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of anyכָּל־kol-H3605of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and JonathanH3083,but they were foundוַתִּמָּצֵ֣אva.ti.ma.Tze'H4672with Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121JonathanH3083.

23Andthe garrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out tothe passמַעֲבַ֖רma.'a.VarH4569of Michmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ סmikh.MasH4363.

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