Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 13:19-22

19Now there was no smithוְחָרָשׁ֙ve.cha.RashH2796foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.marH559,Lest the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213themswordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719or spearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595:

20But all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478went downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,to sharpenלִ֠לְטוֹשׁLil.to.oshH3913every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his shareH4282,and his coulterאֵתוֹ֙'e.ToH855,and his axeקַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹkar.du.MoH7134,and his mattockH4281.

21Yet they had a fileהַפְּצִ֣ירָה פִ֗יםha.pe.Tzi.rah FimH6310 H6477for the mattocksלַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙la.ma.cha.re.ShotH4281,and for the coultersוְלָ֣אֵתִ֔יםve.La.'e.TimH855,and for the forksוְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹןve.lish.Losh ki.le.ShonH7053 H7969,and for the axesוּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑יםu.le.hak.kar.du.MimH7134,and to sharpenוּלְהַצִּ֖יבu.le.ha.TzivH5324the goadsהַדָּרְבָֽן׃ha.da.re.VanH1861.

22So it came to pass in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of battleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421,that there was neither swordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719nor spearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672in the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of any of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that werewith Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129:but with Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586and with Jonathanוּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןu.le.yo.na.TanH3129his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121was there foundוַתִּמָּצֵ֣אva.ti.ma.Tze'H4672.

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