1 Samuel 13

Saul's initial success is marred as he presumptuously offers a sacrifice instead of waiting for Samuel, who rebukes him for disobedience; the Philistines assemble a vast army against Israel, leaving the Israelites poorly armed and fearful.[3]

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וַ/יִּבְחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 vayivechar and he chose and he chose and he chose HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself for himself HR/Sp3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three three of three of HAcmsc אֲלָפִים֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands thousands HAcbpa מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel from Israel from Yiserael HR/Np וַ/יִּהְי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and were and they became and they were HC/Vqw3mp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אַלְפַּ֗יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim two thousand two thousand two thousand HAcbpa בְּ/מִכְמָשׂ֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 bemikhemas in Michmash in Mikmas in Mikhemas HR/Np וּ/בְ/הַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤓 uvehar and in the hill country and in mountain-of and in mountain-of HC/R/Ncmsc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Bethel House of El Beyt El HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el of Bethel toward Beyt El HNp וְ/אֶ֗לֶף 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤐 veelef and a thousand and a thousand-group and a thousand HC/Acbsa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were they were HVqp3cp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether with HR י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given Yonatan HNp בְּ/גִבְעַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 begiveat in Gibeah in hill of in Giveah HR/Np בִּנְיָמִ֑ין 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp וְ/יֶ֣תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter and the rest and remainder of and remainder of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלַּ֖ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shilach he sent away he dispatched he sent HVpp3ms אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man man man HNcmsa לְ/אֹהָלָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to his tent to his tents to his tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יַּ֣ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and Jonathan struck and he struck and he struck HC/Vhw3ms יוֹנָתָ֗ן 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given Yonatan HNp אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo נְצִ֤יב 𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤁 netsiv garrison stationed one garrison HNcmsc פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr בְּ/גֶ֔בַע 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏 begeva was in Geba in Gebaʿ in Geva HR/Np וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְע֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and the Philistines heard and they heard and they heard HC/Vqw3mp פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim-2 the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/שָׁאוּל֩ 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 veshaul and Saul and Shaul and Shaul HC/Np תָּקַ֨ע 𐤕𐤒𐤏 taqa blew he thrust in he blew HVqp3ms בַּ/שּׁוֹפָ֤ר 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 bashofar the trumpet with the ram-horn with the shofar HRd/Ncmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all in the whole of in all HR/Ncmsc הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the land the earth the land HTd/Ncbsa לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc יִשְׁמְע֖וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 yishemeu let hear they will hear they will hear HVqj3mp הָ/עִבְרִֽים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 haiverim the Hebrews the crossers-over the Iverim HTd/Ngmpa
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וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal And all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֞ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שָׁמְע֣וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu heard they heard they heard HVqp3cp לֵ/אמֹ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הִכָּ֤ה 𐤄𐤊𐤄 hikah had struck he struck he struck HVhp3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo נְצִ֣יב 𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤁 netsiv garrison stationed one garrison HNcmsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta נִבְאַשׁ 𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤔 niveash had become odious has become foul-smelling has become repugnant HVNp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בַּ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤁/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 bapelishetim among the Philistines the Philistine men in Pelishetim HRd/Ngmpa וַ/יִּצָּעֲק֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤒𐤅 vayitsaaqu and were summoned and they cried out and they cried out HC/VNw3mp הָ/עָ֛ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa אַחֲרֵ֥י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following after HR שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp הַ/גִּלְגָּֽל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal to Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np
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וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and-the Philistines and Philistines and Pelishetim HC/Ngmpa נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu were-assembled were gathered were gathered HVNp3cp לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to-fight to engage in battle to engage in battle HR/VNc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty thirty thirty HAcbpa אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand thousand-unit thousand-unit HAcbsa רֶ֨כֶב֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot chariots HNcmsa וְ/שֵׁ֤שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤔𐤔𐤕 vesheshet and-six and six of and six of HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands thousand HAcbpa פָּרָשִׁ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen cavalrymen horsemen HNcmpa וְ/עָ֕ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veam and-people and a people and a people HC/Ncmsa כַּ/ח֛וֹל 𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋 kachol like-the-sand like whirled sand like the sand HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR שְׂפַֽת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat lip edge-of lip-of HNcfsc הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea the sea the sea HTd/Ncmsa לָ/רֹ֑ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov for-multitude to abundance in abundance HR/Ncbsa וַֽ/יַּעֲלוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu Aleya (Bemba) and-they-went-up they caused to ascend and they went up HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יַּחֲנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and-they-encamped and they encamped and they encamped HC/Vqw3mp בְ/מִכְמָ֔שׂ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 vemikhemas in-Michmash in Mikmas in Mikhemas HR/Np קִדְמַ֖ת 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤕 qidemat east-of front/eastern region of east of HNcfsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth house-of Beyt Aven HNp אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven Aven worthless wickedness Beyt Aven HNp
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וְ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and the men and a man and a man HC/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp רָאוּ֙ 𐤓𐤀𐤅 rau saw they saw they saw HVqp3cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because that HC צַר 𐤑𐤓 tsar in distress narrow, constricted troubling HVqp3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because for HC נִגַּ֖שׂ 𐤍𐤂𐤔 nigas pressed he was pressed upon it was pressed upon HVNp3ms הָ/עָ֑ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽתְחַבְּא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayitechabeu hid themselves they hid themselves they hid themselves HC/Vtw3mp הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/מְּעָר֤וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 bamearot in caves in caverns in caverns HRd/Ncfpa וּ/בַֽ/חֲוָחִים֙ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤌 uvachavachim and in thickets and in the thorny hollows and in the thorny hollows HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/סְּלָעִ֔ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤎𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤌 uvaselaim and in rocks and in the crags and in the crags HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/צְּרִחִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤌 uvatserichim and in tombs and in fortified towers and in fortified towers HC/Rd/Ncmpa וּ/בַ/בֹּרֽוֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 uvaborot and in pits and in dug pits and in dug pits HC/Rd/Ncmpa
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וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp מֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 meh What what? what? HTi עָשִׂ֑יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have you done you have done you have done HVqp2ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֡וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki Because for/because because HC רָאִיתִי֩ 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤉 raiti I saw I saw I saw HVqp1cs כִֽי 𐤊𐤉 khi that because that HC נָפַ֨ץ 𐤍𐤐𐤑 nafats were scattering he shattered were scattering HVqp3ms הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/עָלַ֗/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤋/𐤉 mealay from me from upon me from me HR/R/Sp1cs וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn בָ֨אתָ֙ 𐤁𐤀𐤕 vata you came you have come you came HVqp2ms לְ/מוֹעֵ֣ד 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 lemoed to the appointed time for an appointed time for an appointed time HR/Ncmsc הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim of the days the days the days HTd/Ncmpa וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and the Philistines and Philistines and Pelishetim HC/Ngmpa נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤌 neesafim were gathering ones being gathered ones being gathered HVNrmpa מִכְמָֽשׂ 𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 mikhemas at Michmash Mikmas Mikhemas HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And Samuel said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp נִסְכָּ֑לְתָּ 𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤋𐤕 nisekaleta You have acted foolishly you have made yourself foolish you have acted foolishly HVNp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn שָׁמַ֗רְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 shamareta you kept you guarded you kept HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo מִצְוַ֞ת 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 mitsevat commandment command of command of HNcfsc יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One your Elohim HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr צִוָּ֔/ךְ 𐤑𐤅/𐤊 tsivakhe he commanded you he commanded you he commanded you HVpp3ms/Sp2fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עַתָּ֗ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you now you HD הֵכִ֨ין 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 hekhin would have established he made firm he would have established HVhp3ms יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [the] object-marker [·] HTo מַֽמְלַכְתְּ/ךָ֛ 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 mamelakhetekha your kingdom your royal dominion your kingdom HNcfsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 over toward over HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad forever up to forever HR עוֹלָֽם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age forever HNcmsa
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וְ/עַתָּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah But now and now and now HC/D מַמְלַכְתְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 mamelakhetekha your kingdom your royal dominion your kingdom HNcfsc/Sp2ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn תָק֑וּם 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤌 taqum uku-ima (Bemba) shall endure you will rise will endure HVqi3fs בִּקֵּשׁ֩ 𐤁𐤒𐤔 biqesh has sought he sought diligently he sought diligently HVpp3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp ל֜/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 for Himself for himself HR/Sp3ms אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa כִּ/לְבָב֗/וֹ 𐤊/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤅 kilevavo after His own heart according to his inner-core according to his heart HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יְצַוֵּ֨/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅/𐤄𐤅 vayetsavehu and has appointed him and he commanded him and has appointed him HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/נָגִיד֙ 𐤋/𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 lenagid to be ruler to a front-standing leader to a leader HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR עַמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo His people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because because HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 you have not not not HTn שָׁמַ֔רְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 shamareta kept you guarded you kept HVqp2ms אֵ֥ת 𐤀𐤕 et what object-marker [·] HTo אֲשֶֽׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr צִוְּ/ךָ֖ 𐤑𐤅/𐤊 tsivekha He commanded you he commanded you he commanded you HVpp3ms/Sp2ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it was and he/it became and he/it was HC/Vqp3ms בְּ/י֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in day in the day of in the day of HR/Ncmsc מִלְחֶ֔מֶת 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕 milechemet of battle battle battle HNcfsa וְ/לֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn נִמְצָ֜א 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 nimetsa was found was found was found HVNp3ms חֶ֤רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev sword blade of destruction sword HNcfsa וַ/חֲנִית֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤍𐤉𐤕 vachanit nor spear and spear and spear HC/Ncfsa בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad in hand by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which who HTr אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et with object-marker with HR שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and with and marked-object and with HC/R יוֹנָתָ֑ן 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yonatan Jonathan Yahweh-has-given Yonatan HNp וַ/תִּמָּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 vatimatse but was found and she was found and it was found HC/VNw3fs לְ/שָׁא֔וּל 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 leshaul with Saul to Shaul to Shaul HR/Np וּ/לְ/יוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 uleyonatan and with Jonathan and to Yahweh-has-given and to Yonatan HC/R/Np בְּנֽ/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms