Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 13:1-3

1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586reignedבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427one yearבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH8141 H1121;and when he had reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141over Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977him threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505menof Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; whereoftwo thousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505were with Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586in Michmashבְּמִכְמָשׂ֙be.mikh.MasH4363and in mountוּבְהַ֣רu.ve.HarH2022Beth–elH1008,and a thousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505were with Jonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144:and the restוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971he sentשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his tentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

3And Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221the garrisonנְצִ֤יבne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430that wasin Gebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387,and the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of it.And Saulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewתָּקַ֨עta.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughout all the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Let the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085.

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