New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 14:15-20

15And there was a tremblingחֲרָדָ֨הcha.ra.DahH2731in the campבַמַּחֲנֶ֤הva.ma.cha.NehH4264,in the fieldבַשָּׂדֶה֙va.sa.DehH7704,and among allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the garrisonהַמַּצָּב֙ha.ma.TzavH4673andthe raidersוְהַמַּשְׁחִ֔יתve.ha.mash.ChitH7843trembledחָרְד֖וּcha.re.DuH2729, andthe earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776quakedוַתִּרְגַּ֣זva.tir.GazH7264sothat it becameH1961agreatאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430tremblingלְחֶרְדַּ֥תle.cher.DatH2731.

16Now Saul’sלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the multitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995meltedH4127awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127;and they wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980hereוַהֲלֹֽם׃ פva.ha.LomH1988and there.

17Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were with him, “Numberפִּקְדוּ־pik.du-H6485nowנָ֣אna'H4994and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whoמִ֖יmiH4310has goneהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980from us.” And when they hadnumberedוַֽיִּפְקְד֔וּvai.yif.ke.DuH6485,beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,JonathanH3083and his armorכֵלָֽיו׃khe.LavH3627bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֥אve.no.Se'H5375were not there.

18Then Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ahijahלַֽאֲחִיָּ֔הla.'a.chi.YahH281, “Bringהַגִּ֖ישָׁהha.Gi.shahH5066the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hereH5066.”For the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was at that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117with the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19Whileעַ֣ד'adH5704Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586talkedדִּבֶּ֤רdi.BerH1696to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,the commotionוְהֶהָמ֗וֹןve.he.ha.MonH1995in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430continuedH1980and increasedוָרָ֑ב פva.RavH7227;so Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548, “Withdrawאֱסֹ֥ף'e.SofH622your handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.”

20Then Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him ralliedוַיִּזָּעֵ֣קvai.yi.za.'EkH2199and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֑הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,everyH376man’sאִישׁ֙'ishH376swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719was against his fellowבְּרֵעֵ֔הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453, and there wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103.

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