Revised Webster's Bible

1 Samuel 13

1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586reignedבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427oneyearבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141; and when he hadreignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

2Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586choseוַיִּבְחַר־vai.yiv.char-H977for himselfthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִים֮'a.la.FimH505men ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; of which twothousandאַלְפַּ֗יִם'al.Pa.yimH505were withSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586inMichmashבְּמִכְמָשׂ֙be.mikh.MasH4363and inmountוּבְהַ֣רu.ve.HarH2022BethelH1008, and athousandוְאֶ֗לֶףve.'E.lefH505were withJonathanי֣וֹנָתָ֔ןyo.na.TanH3129inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֖תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑יןbin.ya.MinH1144: and therestוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971hesentשִׁלַּ֖חshi.LachH7971everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to 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.FarH7782throughout all thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Let theHebrewsהָעִבְרִֽים׃ha.'iv.RimH5680hearיִשְׁמְע֖וּyish.me.'UH8085.

4And allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֞לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardשָׁמְע֣וּsha.me.'UH8085itsaidלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559thatSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586hadsmittenהִכָּ֤הhi.KahH5221agarrisonנְצִ֣יבne.TzivH5333of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, and thatIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also was held inabominationנִבְאַשׁniv.'ashH887with thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430. And thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971were calledtogetherוַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּvai.yi.tza.'a.KuH6817afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.GalH1537.

5And thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselvestogetherנֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀ne.'es.FuH622tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505chariotsרֶ֙כֶב֙re.khevH7393, andsixוְשֵׁ֤שֶׁתve.She.shetH8337thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505horsemenפָּרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, andpeopleוְעָ֕םve.'AmH5971as thesandכַּח֛וֹלka.CholH2344which is on theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220shoreשְׂפַֽת־se.fat-H8193inmultitudeלָרֹ֑בla.RoH7230: and they cameupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927, andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inMichmashבְמִכְמָ֔שׂve.mikh.MasH4363,eastwardקִדְמַ֖תkid.MatH6926fromBethavenH1007.

6When themenוְאִ֨ישׁve.'IshH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200that they were hedgedinH6887, (for thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971weredistressedנִגַּ֖שׂni.GasH5065,) then thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971hidוַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּvai.yit.cha.be.'UH2244themselves incavesבַּמְּעָר֤וֹתba.me.'a.RotH4631, and inthicketsH2337, and inrocksוּבַסְּלָעִ֔יםu.va.se.la.'ImH5553, and in highplacesוּבַצְּרִחִ֖יםu.va.tze.ri.ChimH6877, and inpitsוּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃u.va.bo.RotH953.

7And some of theHebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680wentoverעָֽבְרוּ֙'a.ve.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410andGileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568. As forSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he was yet inGilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310himtremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

8And hetarriedוַיּ֣וֹחֶלvai.yi.chelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117, according to the settimeלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had appointed : butSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָ֥אva'H935not toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327from him.

9AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Bringhereהַגִּ֣שׁוּha.Gi.shuH5066a burntofferingהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930to me, and peaceofferingsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002. And heofferedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the burntofferingהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930.

10And it came to pass, that as soon as he hadfinishedכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615offeringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927the burntofferingהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930, behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָּ֑אBa'H935; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125him, that he mightblessלְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃le.va.ra.KhoH1288him.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Because Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200that thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971werescatteredנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310from me, and that thoucamestבָ֙אתָ֙va.taH935not within thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150, and that thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430gathered themselvestogetherנֶאֱסָפִ֥יםne.'e.sa.FimH622atMichmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃mikh.MasH4363;

12Thereforesaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I, ThePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430will now comedownיֵרְד֨וּye.re.DuH3381upon me toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, and I have not madesupplicationחִלִּ֑יתִיchi.Li.tiH2470toוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: Iforcedוָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קva.'et.'a.PakH662myself therefore, andofferedוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927a burntofferingהָעֹלָֽה׃ סha.'o.LahH5930.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thou hast donefoolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528: thou hast notkeptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thecommandmentמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, which hecommandedצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680thee: for now would theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068haveestablishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467uponIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14But now thykingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shall notcontinueתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965: theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hathsoughtבִּקֵּשׁ֩bi.KeshH1245him amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376after his ownheartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824, and theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathcommandedוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680him to becaptainלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, because thou hast notkeptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104that which theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and wentupH5927fromGilgalH1537toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144. AndSaulH7586numberedוַיִּפְקֹ֣דvai.yif.KodH6485thepeopleH5971that werepresentהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672with him, aboutsixכְּשֵׁ֥שׁke.SheshH8337hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16AndSaulוְשָׁא֞וּלve.sha.'UlH7586, andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, and thepeopleוְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'AmH5971that werepresentהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672with them,abodeיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427inGibeahבְּגֶ֣בַעbe.Ge.va'H1387ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144: but thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inMichmashבְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ve.mikh.MasH4363.

17And thespoilersהַמַּשְׁחִ֛יתha.mash.ChitH7843cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of thecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁ֑יםra.ShimH7218:oneאֶחָ֥ד'e.ChadH259companyהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֛הyif.NehH6437to thewayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870that leadeth toOphrahעָפְרָ֖ה'a.fe.RahH6084, to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofShualשׁוּעָֽל׃shu.'AlH7777:

18Andanotherאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259companyוְהָרֹ֤אשׁve.ha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶ֔הyif.NehH6437thewayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870toBethhoronH1032: andanotherאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259companyוְהָרֹ֨אשׁve.ha.RoshH7218turnedיִפְנֶה֙yif.NehH6437to thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theborderהַגְּב֔וּלha.ge.VulH1366thatlookethהַנִּשְׁקָ֛ףha.nish.KafH8259to thevalleyגֵּ֥יgeiH1516ofZeboimהַצְּבֹעִ֖יםha.tze.vo.'ImH6650toward thewildernessהַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ סha.mid.Ba.rahH4057.

19Now there was nosmithוְחָרָשׁ֙ve.cha.RashH2796foundיִמָּצֵ֔אyi.ma.Tze'H4672throughout all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.marH559, Lest theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֔יםha.'iv.RimH5680makeיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213themswordsחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719orspearsחֲנִֽית׃cha.NitH2595:

20But all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wentdownוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381to thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430, tosharpenלִ֠לְטוֹשׁLil.to.oshH3913everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376hisshareH4282, and hiscoulterאֵתוֹ֙'e.ToH855, and hisaxeקַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹkar.du.MoH7134, and hismattockH4281.

21And there was achargeהַפְּצִ֣ירָהha.pe.Tzi.rahH6477of a third of ashekelפִ֗יםFimH6310for themattocksלַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙la.ma.cha.re.ShotH4281, and for thecoultersוְלָ֣אֵתִ֔יםve.La.'e.TimH855, and for theforksוְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹןve.lish.Losh ki.le.ShonH7969 H7053, and for theaxesוּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑יםu.le.hak.kar.du.MimH7134, and tosharpenוּלְהַצִּ֖יבu.le.ha.TzivH5324thegoadsהַדָּרְבָֽן׃ha.da.re.VanH1861.

22So it came to pass in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofbattleמִלְחֶ֔מֶתmil.Che.metH4421, that there was neitherswordחֶ֤רֶבChe.revH2719norspearוַחֲנִית֙va.cha.NitH2595foundנִמְצָ֜אnim.Tza'H4672in thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of any of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that were withSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanיוֹנָתָ֑ןyo.na.TanH3129: but withSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586and withJonathanוּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ןu.le.yo.na.TanH3129hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121was therefoundוַתִּמָּצֵ֣אva.ti.ma.Tze'H4672.

23And thegarrisonמַצַּ֣בma.TzavH4673of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318to thepassמַעֲבַ֖רma.'a.VarH4569ofMichmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ סmikh.MasH4363.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 13

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