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1 Chronicles 10:1-8

1Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחֲמ֣וּnil.cha.MuH3898against Israelבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;and the menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּ֑נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127from beforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and fell downוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followed hardוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310his sonsבָנָ֑יוva.NavH1121;and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430slewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֧ןyo.na.TanH3129,and Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,and Malchi–shuaH4444,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

3And the battleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421went soreוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513against Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and the archersהַמּוֹרִ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁתha.mo.Rim ba.Ka.shetH7198 H3384hitוַיִּמְצָאֻ֖הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him, and he was woundedוַיָּ֖חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342of the archersהַיּוֹרִֽים׃hai.yo.RimH3384.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586to his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thy swordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719,and thrustוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856me through therewith; lest these uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֤יםha.'a.re.LimH6189comeיָבֹ֜אוּya.Vo.'uH935and abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me. But his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH3627 H5375wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not; for he was soreמְאֹ֑ד סme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372.So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a swordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and fellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon it.

5And when his armourbearerנֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יוno.se'- khe.LavH3627 H5375sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200that Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586was deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307likewise on the swordהַחֶ֖רֶבha.Che.revH2719,and diedוַיָּמֹֽת׃ סvai.ya.MotH4191.

6So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֤מָתvai.Ya.motH4191,and his threeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121,and all his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004diedמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162.

7And when all the menאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werein the valleyבָּעֵ֙מֶק֙ba.'E.mekH6010sawוַ֠יִּרְאוּVai.yir.'uH7200that they fledנָ֔סוּNa.suH5127,and that Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121were deadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191,then they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800their citiesעָרֵיהֶם֙'a.rei.HemH5892,and fledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127:and the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and dweltוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584the slainהַֽחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃gil.Bo.a'H1533.

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