Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 14:32-35

32And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971flewוַיַּ֤עַטvai.ya.'asH6213 H5860upon the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֔לha.sha.lalH7998,and tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947sheepצֹ֧אןtzonH6629,and oxenH1241,and calvesוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121,and slewוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819themon the groundאָ֑רְצָה'A.re.tzahH776:and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971did eatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398themwith the bloodהַדָּֽם׃ha.DamH1818.

33Then they toldוַיַּגִּ֤ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971sinחֹטִ֥איםcho.TimH2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,in that they eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Ye have transgressedבְּגַדְתֶּ֔םbe.gad.TemH898:rollגֹּֽלּוּ־go.lu-H1556a greatגְּדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֥בֶן'E.venH68unto me this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117.

34And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Disperseפֻּ֣צוּPu.tzuH6327yourselves among the peopleבָעָ֡םva.'AmH5971,and sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּ֣םva.'a.mar.TemH559unto them, Bring me hitherהַגִּ֣ישׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066every manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376his oxשׁוֹר֜וֹsho.RoH7794,and every manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his sheepשְׂיֵ֗הוּse.Ye.huH7716,and slayוּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םu.she.cha.TemH7819themhere, and eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֔םva.'a.khal.TemH398;and sinתֶחֶטְא֥וּte.chet.'UH2398not against Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in eatingלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398with the bloodהַדָּ֑םha.DamH1818.And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971broughtוַיַּגִּ֨שׁוּvai.ya.Gi.shuH5066every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376his oxשׁוֹר֧וֹsho.RoH7794with himבְיָד֛וֹve.Ya.dovH3027that nightהַלַּ֖יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915,and slewוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vai.yish.cha.tu-H7819them there.

35And Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:the same was the firstהֵחֵ֔לhe.ChelH2490altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196that he builtלִבְנ֥וֹתliv.NotH1129unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

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