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1 Samuel 31

Hebrew13 verses
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםand the Philistinesנִלְחָמִ֣יםwere fightingבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לagainst Israelוַיָּנֻ֜סוּand they fledאַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוַיִּפְּל֥וּand they fellחֲלָלִ֖יםslainבְּהַ֥רon the mountain ofהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃the Gilboa
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וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּand they pursued closelyפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesאֶת־obj.שָׁא֖וּלSaulוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָ֑יוsons hisוַיַּכּ֣וּand they struck downפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesאֶת־obj.יְהוֹנָתָ֧ןJonathanוְאֶת־and obj.אֲבִינָדָ֛בAbinadabוְאֶת־and obj.מַלְכִּי־Malki-שׁ֖וּעַShuaבְּנֵ֥יthe sons ofשָׁאֽוּל׃Saul
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וַתִּכְבַּ֤דand it was heavyהַמִּלְחָמָה֙the battleאֶל־againstשָׁא֔וּלSaulוַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּand they found himהַמּוֹרִ֖יםthe archersאֲנָשִׁ֣יםmenבַּקָּ֑שֶׁתwith the bowוַיָּ֥חֶלand he was in severe painמְאֹ֖דexceedinglyמֵהַמּוֹרִֽים׃from the archers
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשָׁאוּל֩Saulלְנֹשֵׂ֨אto the bearer ofכֵלָ֜יוarmor hisשְׁלֹ֥ףdraw outחַרְבְּךָ֣׀sword yourוְדָקְרֵ֣נִיand pierce through meבָ֗הּwith the itפֶּן־lestיָ֠בוֹאוּthey should comeהָעֲרֵלִ֨יםthe uncircumcised menהָאֵ֤לֶּהthe theseוּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙and they will pierce through meוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־and they will deal wantonlyבִ֔יwith the meוְלֹ֤אand notאָבָה֙he was willingנֹשֵׂ֣אthe bearer ofכֵלָ֔יוarmor hisכִּ֥יforיָרֵ֖אhe was afraidמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookשָׁאוּל֙Saulאֶת־obj.הַחֶ֔רֶבthe swordוַיִּפֹּ֖לand he fellעָלֶֽיהָ׃on it
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וַיַּ֥רְאand he sawנֹשֵֽׂא־the bearer ofכֵלָ֖יוarmor hisכִּ֣יthatמֵ֣תhe had diedשָׁא֑וּלSaulוַיִּפֹּ֥לand he fellגַּם־alsoה֛וּאheעַל־onחַרְבּ֖וֹsword hisוַיָּ֥מָתand he diedעִמּֽוֹ׃with him
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וַיָּ֣מָתand he diedשָׁא֡וּלSaulוּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתand the threeבָּנָיו֩sons hisוְנֹשֵׂ֨אand the bearer ofכֵלָ֜יוarmor hisגַּ֧םalsoכָּל־allאֲנָשָׁ֛יוmen hisבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַה֖וּאthe thatיַחְדָּֽו׃together
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וַיִּרְא֣וּand they sawאַנְשֵֽׁי־the men ofיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsraelאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּעֵ֨בֶרwere on the other side ofהָעֵ֜מֶקthe valleyוַאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀and whoבְּעֵ֣בֶרwere on the other side ofהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןthe Jordanכִּֽי־thatנָ֙סוּ֙they had fledאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְכִי־and thatמֵ֖תוּthey had diedשָׁא֣וּלSaulוּבָנָ֑יוand sons hisוַיַּעַזְב֤וּand they abandonedאֶת־obj.הֶֽעָרִים֙the citiesוַיָּנֻ֔סוּand they fledוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they cameפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּand they dweltבָּהֶֽן׃ סin the them
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next dayוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they cameפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesלְפַשֵּׁ֖טto stripאֶת־obj.הַחֲלָלִ֑יםthe ones slainוַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּand they foundאֶת־obj.שָׁאוּל֙Saulוְאֶת־and obj.שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthe threeבָּנָ֔יוsons hisנֹפְלִ֖יםfallenבְּהַ֥רon the mountain ofהַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃the Gilboa
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וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙and they cut offאֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֔וֹhead hisוַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּand they stripped offאֶת־obj.כֵּלָ֑יוarmor hisוַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּand they sentבְאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםthe Philistinesסָבִ֗יבall aroundלְבַשֵּׂ֛רto bear the newsבֵּ֥יתthe house ofעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖םidols theirוְאֶת־and obj.הָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיָּשִׂ֙מוּ֙and they putאֶת־obj.כֵּלָ֔יוarmor hisבֵּ֖יתthe house ofעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתAshtarothוְאֶת־and obj.גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙corpse hisתָּקְע֔וּthey fixedבְּחוֹמַ֖תon the wall ofבֵּ֥יתBethשָֽׁן׃Shan
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וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּand they heardאֵלָ֔יוconcerning himיֹשְׁבֵ֖יthe inhabitants ofיָבֵ֣ישׁJabeshגִּלְעָ֑דGileadאֵ֛תobj.אֲשֶׁר־that whichעָשׂ֥וּthey had doneפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistinesלְשָׁאֽוּל׃to Saul
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וַיָּק֜וּמוּand they aroseכָּל־everyאִ֣ישׁman ofחַיִל֮strengthוַיֵּלְכ֣וּand they wentכָל־allהַלַּיְלָה֒the nightוַיִּקְח֞וּand they tookאֶת־obj.גְּוִיַּ֣תthe corpse ofשָׁא֗וּלSaulוְאֵת֙and obj.גְּוִיֹּ֣תthe corpses ofבָּנָ֔יוsons hisמֵחוֹמַ֖תfrom the wall ofבֵּ֣יתBethשָׁ֑ןShanוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they wentיָבֵ֔שָׁהJabesh towardsוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּand they burnedאֹתָ֖םobj. themשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיִּקְחוּ֙and they tookאֶת־obj.עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םbones theirוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּand they buried themתַֽחַת־underהָאֶ֖שֶׁלthe tamarisk treeבְּיָבֵ֑שָׁהat Jabesh towardsוַיָּצֻ֖מוּand they fastedשִׁבְעַ֥תsevenיָמִֽים׃ פdays

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