New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 31:8-13

8It cameH1961aboutH1961on the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584those killedהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.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 bringH1319the goodH1319newsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.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 nailedתָּקְע֔וּta.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'ishH376gotH6965upH6965and walkedוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָל־khol-H3605nightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915,and they 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.

13And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947their bonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912them underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the tamariskהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815treeH815in Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003, andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.

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