Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 13:4-8

4And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thatSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586had smittenהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221a garrisonנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also was had in abominationנִבְאַשׁniv.'ashH887with the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430.And the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971were called togetherוַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

5And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselves togetherנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀ne.'es.FuH622to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393,and sixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and peopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971as the sandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344which ison the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַֽת־se.fat-H8193in multitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230:and they came upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927,and pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Michmashבְמִכְמָ֔שׂve.mikh.MasH4363,eastwardקִדְמַ֖תkid.MatH6926from Beth–avenH1007.

6When the menוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that they were in a straitH6887, (for the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971were distressedנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065,)then the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971did hideוַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.be.'UH2244themselves in cavesבַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.RotH4631,and in thicketsH2337,and in rocksוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553,and in high placesוּבַצְּרִחִ֖יםu.va.tze.ri.ChimH6877,and in pitsוּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.RotH953.

7And some ofthe Hebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680went overעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410and Gileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568.As for Saulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he wasyet in Gilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him tremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

8And he tarriedוַיּ֣וֹחֶלvai.yi.chelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,according to the set timeלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150that Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had appointed:but Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָ֥אva'H935not to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537;and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971were scatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327from him.

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