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2 Samuel 1:2-11

2It came even to pass on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that, behold, amanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376cameבָּ֤אba'H935out of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264fromSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586with hisclothesוּבְגָדָ֣יוu.ve.ga.DavH899tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167, andearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218: and so it was, when hecameבְּבֹא֣וֹbe.vo.'OH935toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307to theearthאַ֖רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776, and didobeisanceוַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, From wherecomestתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935thou? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Out of thecampמִמַּחֲנֵ֥הmi.ma.cha.NehH4264ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478have Iescapedנִמְלָֽטְתִּי׃nim.La.te.tiH4422.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him,Howמֶה־meh-H4100went thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697? I pray thee,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046me. And heansweredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, That thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971havefledנָ֨סnasH5127from thebattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421, andmanyהַרְבֵּ֞הhar.BehH7235of thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971also havefallenנָפַ֤לna.FalH5307and aredeadוַיָּמֻ֔תוּvai.ya.Mu.tuH4191; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121aredeadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191also.

5AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the youngmanהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046him, Howknowestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045thou thatSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֥ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121aredeadמֵ֥תmetH4191?

6And the youngmanהַנַּ֣עַר׀ha.Na.'arH5288thattoldהַמַּגִּ֣ידha.ma.GidH5046himsaidוַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, As Ihappenedנִקְרֵ֙יתִי֙nik.Rei.tiH7136bychanceנִקְרֹ֤אnik.Ro'H7122uponmountבְּהַ֣רbe.HarH2022Gilboaהַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַha.gil.Bo.a'H1533, behold,Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586leanedנִשְׁעָ֣ןnish.'AnH8172upon hisspearחֲנִית֑וֹcha.ni.ToH2595; and, lo, thechariotsהָרֶ֛כֶבha.Re.khevH7393andhorsemenוּבַעֲלֵ֥י הַפָּרָשִׁ֖יםu.va.'a.Lei ha.pa.ra.ShimH1167 H6571followedhardהִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ׃hid.bi.Ku.huH1692after him.

7And when helookedוַיִּ֥פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַחֲרָ֖יו'a.cha.RavH310him, hesawוַיִּרְאֵ֑נִיvai.yir.'E.niH7200me, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to me. And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, Here am I.

8And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me, Who art thou? And Iansweredוָאֹמַ֣רvai.yo.merH559him, I am anAmalekiteעֲמָלֵקִ֖י'a.mal.KiH6003.

9Hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me again,Standעֲמָד־'a.mod-H5975, I pray thee, upon me, andslayוּמֹ֣תְתֵ֔נִיu.Mo.te.Te.niH4191me: foranguishהַשָּׁבָ֑ץha.sha.VatzH7661iscomeאֲחָזַ֖נִי'a.cha.Za.niH270upon me, because mylifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315is yet whole in me.

10So Istoodוָאֶעֱמֹ֤דva.'e.'e.ModH5975upon him, andslewוַאֲמֹ֣תְתֵ֔הוּva.'a.Mo.te.Te.huH4191him, because I wassureיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that he could notliveיִֽחְיֶ֖הyich.YehH2421afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310that he hadfallenנִפְל֑וֹnif.LoH5307: and Itookוָאֶקַּ֞חva.'e.KachH3947thecrownהַנֵּ֣זֶר׀ha.Ne.zerH5145that was upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֗וֹro.ShoH7218, and thebraceletוְאֶצְעָדָה֙ve.'etz.'a.DahH685that was on hisarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220, and havebroughtוָאֲבִיאֵ֥םva.'a.vi.'EmH935them here to mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113.

11ThenDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookholdוַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.ZekH2388on hisclothesבִּבְגָדָ֖יוbiv.ga.dovH899, andtoreוַיִּקְרָעֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7167them; and likewise all themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him:

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