Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 31:8-13

8And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to stripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584the slainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491,that they foundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and his threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9And they cut offוַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.TuH3772his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218,and stripped offוַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584his armourכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627,and sentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971into the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430round aboutסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439,to publishלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319it inthe houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091,and among the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10And they putוַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760his armourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ashtarothעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotH1045 H6252:and they fastenedתָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'UH8628his bodyגְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.ToH1472to the wallבְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.MatH2346of Beth–shanH1052.

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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