1 Samuel 14
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1 Samuel 14:16-23

16Now Saul’sלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586watchmenהַצֹּפִים֙ha.tzo.FimH6822in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144lookedוַיִּרְא֤וּvai.yir.'UH7200,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֧הve.hi.NehH2009,the multitudeהֶהָמ֛וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995dissolvedנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127;they wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980hereוַהֲלֹֽם׃ פva.ha.LomH1988and there.
17So Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834werewith him, “LookH6485carefullyH6485nowנָ֣אna'H4994and seeוּרְא֔וּu.re.'UH7200whoמִ֖יmiH4310has leftהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980H4480us.” And when they had lookedH6485,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 at that timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was with 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,everyאִישׁ֙'ishH376man’s swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719was against his fellowבְּרֵעֵ֔הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453Philistine, and there wasveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָ֖הme.hu.MahH4103.
21Now the Hebrewsוְהָעִבְרִ֗יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5680whowere with the Philistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙la.pe.lish.TimH6430previouslyכְּאֶתְמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםke.'et.Mol shil.ShomH865H8032,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834wentH5927upH5927with them allH5439aroundH5439in the campבַּֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הba.ma.cha.NehH4264, eventhey alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571returnedto be with the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werewith Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and JonathanH3083.
22When allוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605themenאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478who had keptH2244themselves hiddenH2244in the hillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430had fledנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127,they alsoגַם־gam-H1571closelyוַֽיַּדְבְּק֥וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692pursuedH1692them in the battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.
23Sothe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068savedוַיּ֧וֹשַׁעvai.Yo.o.sha'H3467Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,and the battleוְהַ֨מִּלְחָמָ֔הve.Ha.mil.cha.MahH4421spreadH5674beyondH5674Beth-avenH1007.
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