New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 13:1-3

1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586was thirtyyearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427for forty-twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Now Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himself threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505men of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,of whom twoH505thousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505were with Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586inMichmashבְּמִכְמָשׂ֙be.mikh.MasH4363and in the hillוּבְהַ֣רu.ve.HarH2022countryH2022of BethelH1008,while a thousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505were with JonathanH3083atGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144.But he sentH7971the restוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971awayשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

3And JonathanH3083attackedוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the garrisonנְצִ֤יבne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430that was inGebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387,and the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085about it.Then Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewתָּקַ֨עta.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Let the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085!”

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