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Chapter 13
War with the Philistines
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Saul was [thirty] years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel [forty-]two years.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
שָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ מָלַ֖ךְ עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ וּשְׁתֵּ֣י שָׁנִ֔ים šā·’ūl ben- šā·nāh bə·mā·lə·ḵōw mā·laḵ ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl ū·šə·tê šā·nîm — WLC · 1
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[He] chose for himself three thousand [men] of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country vvv of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own [home].
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤏𐤌 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 𐤅𐤁𐤄𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤋𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉𐤅
שָׁא֜וּל וַיִּבְחַר־ ל֨וֹ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֮ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ אַלְפַּ֗יִם וַיִּהְי֨וּ עִם־ שָׁא֜וּל בְּמִכְמָשׂ֙ וּבְהַ֣ר בֵּֽית־ אֵ֔ל וְאֶ֗לֶף הָיוּ֙ עִם־ י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ין וְיֶ֣תֶר הָעָ֔ם שִׁלַּ֖ח אִ֥ישׁ לְאֹהָלָֽיו׃ šā·’ūl way·yiḇ·ḥar- lōw šə·lō·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm mî·yiś·rā·’êl ’al·pa·yim way·yih·yū ‘im- šā·’ūl bə·miḵ·māś ū·ḇə·har bêṯ- ’êl wə·’e·lep̄ hā·yū ‘im- yō·w·nā·ṯān bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ bin·yā·mîn wə·ye·ṯer hā·‘ām šil·laḥ ’îš lə·’ō·hā·lāw — WLC · 2
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Then Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard [about it]. So Saul blew the ram’s horn throughout the land, saying, “Let the Hebrews hear!”
𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤊 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤁 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤂𐤁𐤏 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤕𐤒𐤏 𐤁𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅
יוֹנָתָ֗ן אֵ֣ת וַיַּ֣ךְ פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ נְצִ֤יב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּגֶ֔בַע פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ וְשָׁאוּל֩ תָּקַ֨ע בַּשּׁוֹפָ֤ר בְּכָל־ הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הָעִבְרִֽים׃ יִשְׁמְע֖וּ yō·w·nā·ṯān ’êṯ way·yaḵ pə·liš·tîm nə·ṣîḇ ’ă·šer bə·ḡe·ḇa‘ pə·liš·tîm way·yiš·mə·‘ū wə·šā·’ūl tā·qa‘ baš·šō·w·p̄ār bə·ḵāl hā·’ā·reṣ lê·mōr hā·‘iḇ·rîm yiš·mə·‘ū — WLC · 3
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And all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked an outpost of the Philistines, and now Israel has become a stench to the Philistines!” Then the people… were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤄 𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤁 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤁𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤒𐤅 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋
וְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל שָׁמְע֣וּ לֵאמֹ֗ר שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־ הִכָּ֤ה נְצִ֣יב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל נִבְאַשׁ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים הָעָ֛ם אַחֲרֵ֥י וַיִּצָּעֲק֥וּ שָׁא֖וּל הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ wə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl šā·mə·‘ū lê·mōr šā·’ūl ’eṯ- hik·kāh nə·ṣîḇ pə·liš·tîm wə·ḡam- yiś·rā·’êl niḇ·’aš bap·pə·liš·tîm hā·‘ām ’a·ḥă·rê way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘ă·qū šā·’ūl hag·gil·gāl — WLC · 4
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Now the Philistines assembled to fight against Israel with three thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous as the sand on the seashore… They went up and camped at Michmash, east vvv of Beth-aven.
𐤅𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤏𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤔𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤌 𐤋𐤓𐤁 𐤊𐤇𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤐𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤅𐤍
וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ׀ לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם עִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים אֶ֤לֶף רֶ֙כֶב֙ וְשֵׁ֤שֶׁת אֲלָפִים֙ פָּרָשִׁ֔ים וְעָ֕ם לָרֹ֑ב כַּח֛וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־ שְׂפַֽת־ הַיָּ֖ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיַּחֲנ֣וּ בְמִכְמָ֔שׂ קִדְמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃ ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm ne·’es·p̄ū lə·hil·lā·ḥêm ‘im- yiś·rā·’êl šə·lō·šîm ’e·lep̄ re·ḵeḇ wə·šê·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm pā·rā·šîm wə·‘ām lā·rōḇ ka·ḥō·wl ’ă·šer ‘al- śə·p̄aṯ- hay·yām way·ya·‘ă·lū way·ya·ḥă·nū ḇə·miḵ·māś qiḏ·maṯ bêṯ ’ā·wen — WLC · 5
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Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
𐤓𐤀𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤅 𐤑𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤂𐤔 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤎𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕
רָאוּ֙ כִּ֣י ל֔וֹ צַר־ כִּ֥י הָעָ֑ם נִגַּ֖שׂ וְאִ֨ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל הָעָ֗ם וַיִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ בַּמְּעָר֤וֹת וּבַֽחֲוָחִים֙ וּבַסְּלָעִ֔ים וּבַצְּרִחִ֖ים וּבַבֹּרֽוֹת׃ rā·’ū kî lōw ṣar- kî hā·‘ām nig·gaś wə·’îš yiś·rā·’êl hā·‘ām way·yiṯ·ḥab·bə·’ū bam·mə·‘ā·rō·wṯ ū·ḇa·ḥă·wā·ḥîm ū·ḇas·sə·lā·‘îm ū·ḇaṣ·ṣə·ri·ḥîm ū·ḇab·bō·rō·wṯ — WLC · 6
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Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan into the land of Gad and Gilead. Saul, however, remained at Gilgal, and all his troops were quaking in fear…
𐤅𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤂𐤃 𐤅𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤏𐤅𐤃𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤇𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤅
וְעִבְרִ֗ים עָֽבְרוּ֙ אֶת־ הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן אֶ֥רֶץ גָּ֖ד וְגִלְעָ֑ד וְשָׁאוּל֙ עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ בַגִּלְגָּ֔ל וְכָל־ הָעָ֖ם חָרְד֥וּ אַחֲרָֽיו׃ wə·‘iḇ·rîm ‘ā·ḇə·rū ’eṯ- hay·yar·dên ’e·reṣ gāḏ wə·ḡil·‘āḏ wə·šā·’ūl ‘ō·w·ḏen·nū ḇag·gil·gāl wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām ḥā·rə·ḏū ’a·ḥă·rāw — WLC · 7
Saul’s Unlawful Sacrifice
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And [Saul] waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert [Saul].
𐤅𐤉𐤉𐤇𐤋 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤀 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤑 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅
וַיִּיחֶל שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים לַמּוֹעֵד֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וְלֹא־ בָ֥א הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל הָעָ֖ם וַיָּ֥פֶץ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ way·yī·ḥɛl šiḇ·‘aṯ yā·mîm lam·mō·w·‘êḏ ’ă·šer šə·mū·’êl šə·mū·’êl wə·lō- ḇā hag·gil·gāl hā·‘ām way·yā·p̄eṣ mê·‘ā·lāw — WLC · 8
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So [he] said, “Bring me… the burnt offering and the peace offerings.” And he offered up the burnt offering.
𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤂𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄
שָׁא֔וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַגִּ֣שׁוּ אֵלַ֔י הָעֹלָ֖ה וְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑ים וַיַּ֖עַל הָעֹלָֽה׃ šā·’ūl way·yō·mer hag·gi·šū ’ê·lay hā·‘ō·lāh wə·haš·šə·lā·mîm way·ya·‘al hā·‘ō·lāh — WLC · 9
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- Just as he finished offering the burnt offering,… Samuel arrived, and Saul went out vvv to greet him.
𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤊𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤀 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤅
וַיְהִ֗י כְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ לְהַעֲל֣וֹת הָעֹלָ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֥ה שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בָּ֑א שָׁא֛וּל וַיֵּצֵ֥א לִקְרָאת֖וֹ לְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃ way·hî kə·ḵal·lō·ṯōw lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ hā·‘ō·lāh wə·hin·nêh šə·mū·’êl bā šā·’ūl way·yê·ṣê liq·rā·ṯōw lə·ḇā·ră·ḵōw — WLC · 10
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“What have you done?” Samuel asked. And Saul replied, “When I saw that the troops were deserting me, and that you did not come at the appointed time and the Philistines were gathering at Michmash,
𐤌𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤍𐤐𐤑 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤁𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔
מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר כִּֽי־ רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־ הָעָ֜ם נָפַ֨ץ מֵעָלַ֗י וְאַתָּה֙ לֹא־ בָ֙אתָ֙ לְמוֹעֵ֣ד הַיָּמִ֔ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ meh ‘ā·śî·ṯā šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer šā·’ūl way·yō·mer kî- rā·’î·ṯî ḵî- hā·‘ām nā·p̄aṣ mê·‘ā·lay wə·’at·tāh lō- ḇā·ṯā lə·mō·w·‘êḏ hay·yā·mîm ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm ne·’ĕ·sā·p̄îm miḵ·māś — WLC · 11
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I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will descend upon me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the favor of the LORD.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤋𐤉 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕𐤀𐤐𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄𐤎
וָאֹמַ֗ר עַ֠תָּה פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים יֵרְד֨וּ אֵלַי֙ הַגִּלְגָּ֔ל לֹ֣א חִלִּ֑יתִי וּפְנֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔ק וָאַעֲלֶ֖ה הָעֹלָֽה׃ס wā·’ō·mar ‘at·tāh p̄ə·liš·tîm yê·rə·ḏū ’ê·lay hag·gil·gāl lō ḥil·lî·ṯî ū·p̄ə·nê Yah·weh wā·’eṯ·’ap·paq wā·’a·‘ă·leh hā·‘ō·lāh — WLC · 12
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“You have acted foolishly,” Samuel declared -. “You have not kept the command that the LORD your God gave you; if you had, the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time.
𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊 𐤑𐤅𐤊 𐤊𐤉 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤃 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל וַיֹּ֧אמֶר אֶל־ שָׁא֖וּל לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ אֶת־ מִצְוַ֞ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ צִוָּ֔ךְ כִּ֣י עַתָּ֗ה יְהוָ֧ה אֶת־ הֵכִ֨ין מַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛ אֶל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ nis·kā·lə·tā šə·mū·’êl way·yō·mer ’el- šā·’ūl lō šā·mar·tā ’eṯ- miṣ·waṯ ’ă·šer Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā ṣiw·wāḵ kî ‘at·tāh Yah·weh ’eṯ- hê·ḵîn mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā ’el- yiś·rā·’êl ‘aḏ- ‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 13
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But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him… ruler over His people, because you have not kept - the command of the LORD.”
𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕𐤊 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤒𐤔 𐤋𐤅 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄𐤅 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤑𐤅𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤐
וְעַתָּ֖ה מַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣ לֹא־ תָק֑וּם יְהוָ֨ה בִּקֵּשׁ֩ ל֜וֹ אִ֣ישׁ כִּלְבָב֗וֹ וַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּ יְהוָ֤ה לְנָגִיד֙ עַל־ עַמּ֔וֹ כִּ֚י לֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶֽׁר־ צִוְּךָ֖ יְהוָֽה׃פ wə·‘at·tāh mam·laḵ·tə·ḵā lō- ṯā·qūm Yah·weh biq·qêš lōw ’îš kil·ḇā·ḇōw way·ṣaw·wê·hū Yah·weh lə·nā·ḡîḏ ‘al- ‘am·mōw kî lō šā·mar·tā ’êṯ ’ă·šer- ṣiw·wə·ḵā Yah·weh — WLC · 14
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Then Samuel set out from Gilgal and went up to Gibeah in Benjamin. And Saul numbered the troops… who were with him, about six hundred men.
𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤊𐤔𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤉𐤔
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל וַיָּ֣קָם מִן־ הַגִּלְגָּ֖ל וַיַּ֛עַל גִּבְעַ֣ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן שָׁא֗וּל אֶת־ וַיִּפְקֹ֣ד הָעָם֙ הַנִּמְצְאִ֣ים עִמּ֔וֹ כְּשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִֽישׁ׃ šə·mū·’êl way·yā·qām min- hag·gil·gāl way·ya·‘al giḇ·‘aṯ bin·yā·min šā·’ūl ’eṯ- way·yip̄·qōḏ hā·‘ām han·nim·ṣə·’îm ‘im·mōw kə·šêš mê·’ō·wṯ ’îš — WLC · 15
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Now Saul and Jonathan his son and the troops… with them were staying in Geba of Benjamin, while the Philistines camped at Michmash.
𐤅𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤏𐤌𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤂𐤁𐤏 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔
וְשָׁא֞וּל וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֗וֹ וְהָעָם֙ הַנִּמְצָ֣א עִמָּ֔ם יֹשְׁבִ֖ים בְּגֶ֣בַע בִּנְיָמִ֑ן וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים חָנ֥וּ בְמִכְמָֽשׂ׃ wə·šā·’ūl wə·yō·w·nā·ṯān bə·nōw wə·hā·‘ām han·nim·ṣā ‘im·mām yō·šə·ḇîm bə·ḡe·ḇa‘ bin·yā·min ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm ḥā·nū ḇə·miḵ·māś — WLC · 16
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And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah - in the land of Shual,
𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤐𐤓𐤄 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤋
הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית וַיֵּצֵ֧א פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁ֑ים אֶחָ֥ד הָרֹ֨אשׁ יִפְנֶ֛ה אֶל־ עָפְרָ֖ה דֶּ֥רֶךְ אֶל־ אֶ֥רֶץ שׁוּעָֽל׃ ham·maš·ḥîṯ way·yê·ṣê p̄ə·liš·tîm mim·ma·ḥă·nêh šə·lō·šāh rā·šîm ’e·ḥāḏ hā·rōš yip̄·neh ’el- ‘ā·p̄ə·rāh de·reḵ ’el- ’e·reṣ šū·‘āl — WLC · 17
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another - toward Beth-horon -, vvv and the [third]… down the border road overlooking… the Valley of Zeboim facing the wilderness.
𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤅𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤄 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤉𐤐𐤍𐤄 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤄𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐 𐤏𐤋 𐤂𐤉 𐤄𐤑𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤎
אֶחָד֙ וְהָרֹ֤אשׁ יִפְנֶ֔ה חֹר֑וֹן דֶּ֖רֶךְ בֵּ֣ית וְהָרֹ֨אשׁ אֶחָ֤ד יִפְנֶה֙ הַגְּב֔וּל דֶּ֣רֶךְ הַנִּשְׁקָ֛ף עַל־ גֵּ֥י הַצְּבֹעִ֖ים הַמִּדְבָּֽרָה׃ס ’e·ḥāḏ wə·hā·rōš yip̄·neh ḥō·rō·wn de·reḵ bêṯ wə·hā·rōš ’e·ḥāḏ yip̄·neh hag·gə·ḇūl de·reḵ han·niš·qāp̄ ‘al- gê haṣ·ṣə·ḇō·‘îm ham·miḏ·bā·rāh — WLC · 18
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And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”
𐤋𐤀 𐤅𐤇𐤓𐤔 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤁𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤓𐤑 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤐𐤍 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤀𐤅 𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕
לֹ֣א וְחָרָשׁ֙ יִמָּצֵ֔א בְּכֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אָמַר הָעִבְרִ֔ים פֶּ֚ן יַעֲשׂ֣וּ חֶ֖רֶב א֥וֹ חֲנִֽית׃ lō wə·ḥā·rāš yim·mā·ṣê bə·ḵōl ’e·reṣ yiś·rā·’êl kî- p̄ə·liš·tîm ʾå̄·mar hā·‘iḇ·rîm pen ya·‘ă·śū ḥe·reḇ ’ōw ḥă·nîṯ — WLC · 19
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Instead, all the Israelites would go down to the Philistines to sharpen… their plowshares, mattocks, axes, and sickles.
𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤅 𐤄𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤋𐤈𐤅𐤔 𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤓𐤃𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤅
כָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיֵּרְד֥וּ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים לִ֠לְטוֹשׁ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־ מַחֲרַשְׁתּ֤וֹ וְאֶת־ אֵתוֹ֙ וְאֶת־ קַרְדֻּמּ֔וֹ וְאֵ֖ת מַחֲרֵשָׁתֽוֹ׃ ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl way·yê·rə·ḏū hap·pə·liš·tîm lil·ṭō·wōš ’îš ’eṯ- ma·ḥă·raš·tōw wə·’eṯ- ’ê·ṯōw wə·’eṯ- qar·dum·mōw wə·’êṯ ma·ḥă·rê·šā·ṯōw — WLC · 20
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The charge was a pim for [sharpening] a plowshare or mattock, a third [of a shekel] for [sharpening] a pitchfork or an axe, and [a third of a shekel] for repointing an oxgoad.
𐤄𐤐𐤑𐤉𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕 𐤅𐤋𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤔𐤋𐤔 𐤒𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤁 𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤁𐤍
הַפְּצִ֣ירָה וְֽהָיְתָ֞ה פִ֗ים לַמַּֽחֲרֵשֹׁת֙ וְלָ֣אֵתִ֔ים וְלִשְׁלֹ֥שׁ קִלְּשׁ֖וֹן וּלְהַקַּרְדֻּמִּ֑ים וּלְהַצִּ֖יב הַדָּרְבָֽן׃ hap·pə·ṣî·rāh wə·hā·yə·ṯāh p̄îm lam·ma·ḥă·rê·šōṯ wə·lā·’ê·ṯîm wə·liš·lōš qil·lə·šō·wn ū·lə·haq·qar·dum·mîm ū·lə·haṣ·ṣîḇ had·dā·rə·ḇān — WLC · 21
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So on the day of battle not a sword or spear could be found in the hands vvv of the troops with Saul… and Jonathan;… only Saul and his son Jonathan had weapons.
𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤅𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍
וְהָיָה֙ בְּי֣וֹם מִלְחֶ֔מֶת וְלֹ֨א חֶ֤רֶב וַחֲנִית֙ נִמְצָ֜א בְּיַ֣ד כָּל־ הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֶת־ שָׁא֖וּל וְאֶת־ יוֹנָתָ֑ן וַתִּמָּצֵ֣א לְשָׁא֔וּל בְּנֽוֹ׃ וּלְיוֹנָתָ֖ן wə·hā·yāh bə·yō·wm mil·ḥe·meṯ wə·lō ḥe·reḇ wa·ḥă·nîṯ nim·ṣā bə·yaḏ kāl- hā·‘ām ’ă·šer ’eṯ- šā·’ūl wə·’eṯ- yō·w·nā·ṯān wat·tim·mā·ṣê lə·šā·’ūl bə·nōw ū·lə·yō·w·nā·ṯān — WLC · 22
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And a garrison of the Philistines… had gone out to the pass at Michmash.
𐤌𐤑𐤁 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤓 𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔𐤎
מַצַּ֣ב פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶֽל־ וַיֵּצֵא֙ מַעֲבַ֖ר מִכְמָֽשׂ׃ס maṣ·ṣaḇ pə·liš·tîm ’el- way·yê·ṣê ma·‘ă·ḇar miḵ·māś — WLC · 23