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1 Samuel

Chapter 31
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): upelishshetּi֖ym nilechami֣ym bּeyishsera'e֑l vayּanu֜su 'aneshshe֤y yishsera'el֙ mipּene֣y pelishshetּi֔ym vayּipּel֥u chalali֖ym bּeha֥r hagּilebּoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נִלְחָמִ֣ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּנֻ֜סוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּadebּeq֣u pelishshetּi֔ym 'et-shsha'֖ul ve'et-bּana֑yv vayּakּ֣u pelishshetּi֗ym 'et-yehonata֧n ve'et-'abiynada֛b ve'et-malekּiy-shsh֖u'a bּene֥y shsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The Philistines were in hot pursuit of Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.

וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל וְאֶת־בָּנָ֑יו וַיַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים אֶת־יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן וְאֶת־אֲבִינָדָ֛ב וְאֶת־מַלְכִּי־שׁ֖וּעַ בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּikebּa֤d hamּilechamah֙ 'el-shsha'֔ul vayּimetza'u֥hu hamּori֖ym 'anashshi֣ym bּaqּa֑shshet vayּa֥chel me'o֖d mehamּoriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him critically.

וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ הַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת וַיָּ֥חֶל מְאֹ֖ד מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer shsha'ul֩ lenoshse֨ kela֜yv shshelo֥p charebּeka֣ ׀ vedaqere֣niy ba֗hּ pּen-ya֠bo'u ha'areli֨ym ha'e֤lּeh udeqaru֨niy֙ vehite'alּelu-bi֔y velo֤ 'abah֙ noshse֣ kela֔yv kּi֥y yare֖ me'o֑d vayּiqּa֤ch shsha'ul֙ 'et-hache֔reb vayּipּo֖l 'aleֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Saul said to his armour-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and run me through and gloat over me." But his armour-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ לְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּךָ֣ ׀ וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי בָ֗הּ פֶּן־יָ֠בוֹאוּ הָעֲרֵלִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה וּדְקָרֻ֨נִי֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־בִ֔י וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּקַּ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עָלֶֽיהָ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֥re noshseֽ'-kela֖yv kּi֣y me֣t shsha'֑ul vayּipּo֥l gּam-h֛u 'al-charebּ֖o vayּa֥mat 'imּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died with him.

וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא־כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם־ה֛וּא עַל־חַרְבּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת עִמּֽוֹ׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣mat shsha'֡ul ushshelo֣shshet bּanayv֩ venoshse֨ kela֜yv gּa֧m kּal-'anashsha֛yv bּayּ֥om hah֖u yachedּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Saul and his three sons and his armour-bearer and all his men died together that same day.

וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֡וּל וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָיו֩ וְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו גַּ֧ם כָּל־אֲנָשָׁ֛יו בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יַחְדָּֽו׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּire'֣u 'aneshsheֽy-yi֠shsera'el 'ashsher-bּe'e֨ber ha'e֜meq va'ashshe֣r ׀ bּe'e֣ber hayּaredּe֗n kּiֽy-na֨su֙ 'aneshshe֣y yishsera'e֔l vekiy-me֖tu shsha'֣ul ubana֑yv vayּa'azeb֤u 'et-heֽ'ariym֙ vayּanu֔su vayּabo֣'u pelishshetּi֔ym vayּeֽshsheb֖u bּaheֽn׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)When the Israelites on the other side of the valley and those across the Jordan saw that the Israelite army had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.

וַיִּרְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר־בְּעֵ֨בֶר הָעֵ֜מֶק וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן כִּֽי־נָ֨סוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִי־מֵ֖תוּ שָׁא֣וּל וּבָנָ֑יו וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת־הֶֽעָרִים֙ וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ בָּהֶֽן׃ס

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ miֽmּachora֔t vayּabo֣'u pelishshetּi֔ym lepashshּe֖t 'et-hachalali֑ym vֽayּimetze'֤u 'et-shsha'ul֙ ve'et-shshelo֣shshet bּana֔yv nopeli֖ym bּeha֥r hagּilebּoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his three sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.

וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט אֶת־הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אֶת־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֔יו נֹפְלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּikeretu֙ 'et-ro'shsh֔o vayּapeshshi֖ytu 'et-kּela֑yv vayeshshalּech֨u be'eֽretz-pּelishshetּi֜ym sabi֗yb lebashsּe֛r bּe֥yt 'atzabּeyhe֖m ve'et-ha'aֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They cut off his head and stripped off his armour, and they sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news in the temple of their idols and among their people.

וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙ אֶת־רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ אֶת־כֵּלָ֑יו וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יב לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר בֵּ֥ית עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־הָעָֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashsi֨mu֙ 'et-kּela֔yv bּe֖yt 'ashshetּar֑ot ve'et-gּeviyּato֙ tּaqe'֔u bּechoma֖t bּe֥yt shshaֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They put his armour in the temple of the Ashtoreths and fastened his body to the wall of Beth Shan.

וַיָּשִׂ֨מוּ֙ אֶת־כֵּלָ֔יו בֵּ֖ית עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְאֶת־גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ תָּקְע֔וּ בְּחוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית שָֽׁן׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishsheme'֣u 'ela֔yv yoshshebe֖y yabe֣yshsh gּile'a֑d 'e֛t 'ashsher-'ashs֥u pelishshetּi֖ym leshsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When the people of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו יֹשְׁבֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשׂ֥וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְשָׁאֽוּל׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaq֜umu kּal-'i֣yshsh chayil֮ vayּelek֣u kal-halּayelah֒ vayּiqech֞u 'et-gּeviyּa֣t shsha'֗ul ve'et֙ gּeviyּo֣t bּana֔yv mechoma֖t bּe֣yt shsha֑n vayּabo֣'u yabe֔shshah vayּishserep֥u 'ota֖m shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)all their valiant men marched through the night to Beth Shan. They took down the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth Shan and went to Jabesh, where they burned them.

וַיָּק֜וּמוּ כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ חַיִל֮ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ כָל־הַלַּיְלָה֒ וַיִּקְח֞וּ אֶת־גְּוִיַּ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְאֵת֙ גְּוִיֹּ֣ת בָּנָ֔יו מֵחוֹמַ֖ת בֵּ֣ית שָׁ֑ן וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יָבֵ֔שָׁה וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם שָֽׁם׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqechu֙ 'et-'atzemo֣teyhe֔m vayּiqebּer֥u taֽchat-ha'e֖shshel bּeyabe֑shshah vayּatzu֖mu shshibe'a֥t yamiֽym׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)Then they took their bones and buried them under a tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and they fasted seven days. The first king of Israel had fallen.

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ תַֽחַת־הָאֶ֖שֶׁל בְּיָבֵ֑שָׁה וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃פ