Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 31:1-8

1Now thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstH6440Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנֻ֜סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127frombeforeH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, andfellH5307downH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followed harduponH7586Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586anduponH7586hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121; and thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430slewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, andAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41, andMalchi-shuaH4444, thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

3And thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wentH413soreagainstH413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and thearchersהַמּוֹרִ֖יםha.mo.RimH3384overtookוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him; and he wasgreatlyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966distressed by reason of thearchersמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586to his armourbearer,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719, andthrustH1856meH5921throughH1856therewith;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189comeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935andthrustH1856meH5921throughH1856, and abusemeH5921. But his armourbearer wouldnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808; for he was soreafraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372. ThereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947hisswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307uponH5921it.

5And when his armourbearersawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, he likewisefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with him.

6Soגַּ֧םgamH1571Saulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and histhreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָיו֩ba.NavH1121, and his armourbearer, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hismenH376, thatsameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And when themenH376ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478that were on theotherבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676sideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of thevalleyהָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekH6010, and they that werebeyondH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֙סוּ֙na.suH5127, and thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and hissonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121weredeadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191, they forsook thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892, andfledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127; and thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8And itcameH935topassH935on the morrow, when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameH935tostripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584theslainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, that theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and histhreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

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