Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 15:4-6

4And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586gatheredH8085the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH8085,and numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵם֙vai.yif.ke.DemH6485them in Telaimבַּטְּלָאִ֔יםba.te.la.'ImH2923,two hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִ֑יrag.LiH7273,and tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5And Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to a cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Amalekעֲמָלֵ֑ק'a.ma.LekH6002,and laid waitוַיָּ֖רֶבvai.Ya.revH693 H7378in the valleyבַּנָּֽחַל׃ba.Na.chalH5158.

6And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the Kenitesהַקֵּינִ֡יha.kei.NiH7017,GoH3212,departסֻּ֨רוּSu.ruH5493,get you downרְד֜וּre.DuH3381from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵֽק׃'a.ma.LekH6002,lest I destroyאֹֽסִפְךָ֙'o.sif.KhaH622you with them: for ye shewedעָשִׂ֤יתָה'a.Si.tahH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to all the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,when they came upבַּעֲלוֹתָ֖םba.'a.lo.TamH5927out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714.So the Kenitesקֵינִ֖יkei.NiH7017departedוַיָּ֥סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493from amongמִתּ֥וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Amalekitesעֲמָלֵקִ֗י'a.mal.KiH6003.

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