Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 31:11-13

11And when the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of that which the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had doneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to Saulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586;

12All the valiantחַיִל֮cha.YilH2428menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH381 H376aroseוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,and wentH3212all nightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915,and tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the bodyגְּוִיַּ֣תge.vi.YatH1472of Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and the bodiesגְּוִיֹּ֣תge.vi.YotH1472of his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121from the wallמֵחוֹמַ֖תme.cho.MatH2346of Beth–shanH1052,and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jabeshיָבֵ֔שָׁהya.Ve.shahH3003,and burntוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313them there.

13And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947their bonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106,and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912themunder a treeהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815at Jabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003,and fastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.

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