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1 Samuel 13:16-23

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.

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