New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 31

Saul and His Sons Slain

1Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430were fightingנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנֻ֜סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430and fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430overtookוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121;and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430killedוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083and Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41and Malchi-shuaH4444the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

3The battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wentH3513heavilyH3513againstאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the archersהַמּוֹרִ֖ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתha.mo.Rim ba.Ka.shetH3384 H376 H7198hitוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him; and he was badlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966woundedוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342by the archersמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384.

4Then Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his armorכֵלָ֜יוkhe.LavH3627bearerלְנֹשֵׂ֨אle.no.Se'H5375, “Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025your swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719and pierceוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856me throughH1856with it, otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189will comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935and pierceוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niH1856me throughH1856and makeH5953sportH5953of me.” But his armorכֵלָ֔יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'H5375wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not, for he was greatlyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947his swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307on it.

5When his armorכֵלָ֖יוkhe.LavH3627bearerנֹשֵֽׂא־no.se'-H5375sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he alsoגַּם־gam-H1571fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719and diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with him.

6Thus Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָיו֩ba.NavH1121,his armorכֵלָ֜יוkhe.LavH3627bearerוְנֹשֵׂ֨אve.no.Se'H5375,and allכָּל־kol-H3605his menH376on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117togetherH3164.

7When the menH376of Israelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were on the otherבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of the valleyהָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekH6010,with those whoוַאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀va.'a.SherH834were beyondH5676the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had fledנָ֙סוּ֙na.suH5127and that Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121were deadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,they abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800the citiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892and fledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127;then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and livedוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8It cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about on thenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584the slainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9They cutוַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.TuH3772offH3772his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218and strippedH6584offH6584his weaponsכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971themthroughoutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430,to carryH1319the good newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091and to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10They putוַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760his weaponsכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in thetempleבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofAshtarothעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotH6252, andthey fastenedתָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'UH8628his bodyגְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.ToH1472to the wallבְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.MatH2346ofBeth-shanH1052.

11Now whenthe inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586,

12allכָּל־kol-H3605the valiantחַיִל֮cha.YilH2428menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376roseוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and walkedוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915,and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the bodyגְּוִיַּ֣תge.vi.YatH1472of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and the bodiesגְּוִיֹּ֣תge.vi.YotH1472of his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121from the wallמֵחוֹמַ֖תme.cho.MatH2346of Beth-shanH1052,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jabeshיָבֵ֔שָׁהya.Ve.shahH3003andburnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313them thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

13They tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947their bonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912them underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the tamariskהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815treeH815at Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003, andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.

Saul and His Sons Slain

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