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1 Samuel 31:8-13

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.

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