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1 Chronicles 10:4-10

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.

9And when they had strippedוַיַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔הוּvai.Yaf.shi.Tu.huH6584him, they tookוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,and his armourכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971into the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,to carry tidingsלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319unto their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091,and to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10And they putוַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and fastenedתָקְע֖וּta.ke.'UH8628his headגֻּלְגָּלְתּ֥וֹgul.gal.ToH1538in the templeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃ סda.GonH1712.

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