Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 13:2-7

2AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977himthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; whereof twothousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505were withSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586inMichmashבְּמִכְמָשׂ֙be.mikh.MasH4363and in themountוּבְהַ֣רu.ve.HarH2022of Beth-el, and athousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505were withJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144: and therestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hesentשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971everyH376manH376to histentלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

3AndJonathanיוֹנָתָ֗ןyo.na.TanH3129smoteוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221thegarrisonנְצִ֤יבne.TzivH5333of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430that was inGebaבְּגֶ֔בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387, and thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of it. AndSaulוְשָׁאוּל֩ve.sha.'UlH7586blewתָּקַ֨עta.Ka'H8628thetrumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֤רba.sho.FarH7782throughoutH3605allH3605thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Let theHebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085.

4Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085sayלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thatSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hadsmittenהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221thegarrisonנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also was had in abomination with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430. And thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971were gatheredtogetherוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

5And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledH622themselvesH622togetherH622tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393, andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andpeopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is on theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַֽת־se.fat-H8193inmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: and theycameH5927upH5927, andpitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inMichmashבְמִכְמָ֔שׂve.mikh.MasH4363, eastward of Beth-aven.

6When themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that they were in a strait, (for thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971were distressed,) then thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971didH376hideH2244themselvesH2244incavesבַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.RotH4631, and in thickets, and inrocksוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553, and in holds, and inpitsוּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.RotH953.

7NowH310someH3605of theHebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680had gone overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410andGileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568; but as forSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he was yet inGilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedH310himtremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

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