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1 Samuel 31

1Now thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430foughtנִלְחָמִ֣יםnil.cha.MimH3898againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fledוַיָּנֻ֜סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, and felldownוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307slainחֲלָלִ֖יםcha.la.LimH2491inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430followedhardוַיַּדְבְּק֣וּvai.yad.be.KuH1692uponSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586and upon hissonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121; and thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430slewוַיַּכּ֣וּvai.ya.KuH5221Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֧ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, andAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֛ב'a.vi.na.DavH41, andMalchishuaH4444,Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121.

3And thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421wentheavilyוַתִּכְבַּ֤דva.tikh.BadH3513againstSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and thearchersהַמּוֹרִ֖יםha.mo.RimH3384 H582 H7198hitוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּvai.yim.tza.'U.huH4672him; and he wasgrievouslyמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966woundedוַיָּ֥חֶלvai.Ya.chelH2342by thearchersמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃me.ha.mo.RimH3384 H582 H7198.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁאוּל֩sha.'UlH7586to hisarmourbearerלְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוle.no.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627,Drawשְׁלֹ֥ףshe.LofH8025thyswordחַרְבְּךָ֣׀char.be.KhaH2719, and thrust methroughוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיve.da.ke.Re.niH1856with it; lest theseuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםha.'a.re.LimH6189shouldcomeיָ֠בוֹאוּYa.vo.'uH935and thrust methroughוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙u.de.ka.Ru.niH1856, andabuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־ve.hit.'a.le.lu-H5953me. But hisarmourbearerנֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יוno.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627wouldאָבָה֙'a.VahH14not; for he wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966afraidיָרֵ֖אya.Re'H3372. ThereforeSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947aswordהַחֶ֔רֶבha.Che.revH2719, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֖לvai.yi.PolH5307upon it.

5And when hisarmourbearerנֹשֵֽׂא־ כֵלָ֖יוno.se'- khe.LavH5375 H3627sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586wasdeadמֵ֣תmetH4191, hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307likewise upon hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719, anddiedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191with him.

6SoSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191, and histhreeוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתu.she.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָיו֩ba.NavH1121, and hisarmourbearerוְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יוve.no.Se' khe.LavH5375 H3627, and all hismenאֲנָשָׁ֛יו'a.na.ShavH582, that samedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

7And when themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478that were on the othersideבְּעֵ֨בֶרbe.'E.verH5676of thevalleyהָעֵ֜מֶקha.'E.mekH6010, and they that were on the othersideבְּעֵ֣בֶרbe.'E.verH5676ofJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,sawוַיִּרְא֣וּvai.yir.'UH7200that themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fledנָ֙סוּ֙na.suH5127, and thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and hissonsוּבָנָ֑יוu.va.NavH1121weredeadמֵ֖תוּMe.tuH4191, theyforsookוַיַּעַזְב֤וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800thecitiesהֶֽעָרִים֙he.'a.RimH5892, andfledוַיָּנֻ֔סוּvai.ya.Nu.suH5127; and thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in them.

8And it came to pass on the nextdayמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935tostripלְפַשֵּׁ֖טle.fa.ShetH6584theslainהַחֲלָלִ֑יםha.cha.la.LimH2491, that theyfoundוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּvai.yim.tze.'UH4672Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and histhreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121fallenנֹפְלִ֖יםno.fe.LimH5307inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ha.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

9And they cutoffוַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙vai.yikh.re.TuH3772hisheadרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218, and strippedoffוַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּvai.yaf.Shi.tuH6584hisarmourכֵּלָ֑יוke.LavH3627, andsentוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971themaroundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430, toproclaimלְבַשֵּׂ֛רle.va.SerH1319it in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theiridolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091, and among thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

10And theyputוַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙vai.ya.Si.muH7760hisarmourכֵּלָ֔יוke.LavH3627in thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofAshtarothעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתash.ta.RotH6252 H1045: and theyfastenedתָּקְע֔וּta.ke.'UH8628hisbodyגְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ge.vi.ya.ToH1472to thewallבְּחוֹמַ֖תbe.cho.MatH2346ofBethshanH1052.

11And when theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085of that which thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430haddoneעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213toSaulלְשָׁאֽוּל׃le.sha.'UlH7586;

12All thevaliantחַיִל֮cha.YilH2428menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376 H381aroseוַיָּק֜וּמוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andwentH3212allnightהַלַּיְלָה֒ha.lay.LahH3915, andtookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thebodyגְּוִיַּ֣תge.vi.YatH1472ofSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and thebodiesגְּוִיֹּ֣תge.vi.YotH1472of hissonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121from thewallמֵחוֹמַ֖תme.cho.MatH2346ofBethshanH1052, andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJabeshיָבֵ֔שָׁהya.Ve.shahH3003, andburntוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313them there.

13And theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947theirbonesעַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'atz.Mo.tei.HemH6106, andburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912them under atreeהָאֶ֖שֶׁלha.'E.shelH815atJabeshבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהbe.ya.Ve.shahH3003, andfastedוַיָּצֻ֖מוּvai.ya.Tzu.muH6684sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ פya.MimH3117.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 31

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