New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 13:5-7

5Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀ne.'es.FuH622to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,30,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393and 6,000וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ve.She.shet 'a.la.FimH8337 H505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andpeopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971like the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is on the seashoreשְׂפַֽת־ הַיָּ֖םse.fat- hai.YamH3220 H8193in abundanceלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230;and they cameוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927up and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Michmashבְמִכְמָ֔שׂve.mikh.MasH4363,eastקִדְמַ֖תkid.MatH6926ofBeth-avenH1007.

6When the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that they were in a straitצַר־tzar-H6862(for the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971were hard-pressedנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065), thenthe peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971hidוַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.be.'UH2244themselves in cavesבַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.RotH4631,in thicketsוּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙u.va.cha.va.ChimH2336,in cliffsוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553,in cellarsוּבַצְּרִחִ֖יםu.va.tze.ri.ChimH6877,and in pitsוּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.RotH953.

7Also some ofthe Hebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680crossedעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383into the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568.But as for Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he wasstillעוֹדֶ֣נּוּo.De.nuH5750in Gilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him tremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

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