New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 31:3-6

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.

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