1 Samuel 31

The Philistines defeat Israel on Mount Gilboa, killing Saul's sons Yehonatan, Avinadav, and Malki-Shua, and severely wounding Sha'ul, who then falls on his sword after his armor-bearer refuses, with YHWH turning the kingdom to David.[1][4] The Philistines desecrate Sha'ul's body by beheading him, displaying his armor in the temple of Ashtoret and hanging his corpse at Beit Shan, prompting men of Yavesh Gil'ad to retrieve and burn it honorably.[1][2]

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וַ/יַּדְבְּק֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤒𐤅 vayadebequ and they followed hard and they caused to cling and they caused to cling HC/Vhw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שָׁא֖וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To בָּנָ֑י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּכּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck down and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim-2 the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To אֲבִינָדָ֛ב 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 avinadav Abinadab My Father is Noble Avinadav HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and object-marker [·] HC/To מַלְכִּי 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 maleki Malchi My King Saves Malekishua HNp שׁ֖וּעַ 𐤔𐤅𐤏 shua Shua My King Saves Malekishua HNp בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc שָׁאֽוּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שָׁאוּל֩ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לְ/נֹשֵׂ֨א 𐤋/𐤍𐤔𐤀 lenose to his armor-bearer to a bearer of to his bearer of implements HR/Vqrmsc כֵלָ֜י/ו 𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 khelayv his weapons his prepared implements his implements HNcmpc/Sp3ms שְׁלֹ֥ף 𐤔𐤋𐤐 shelof Draw Pull out! Pull out HVqv2ms חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤊 charebekha your sword your destroying-blade your sword HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/דָקְרֵ֣/נִי 𐤅/𐤃𐤒𐤓/𐤍𐤉 vedaqereni and thrust me and pierce me and pierce me HC/Vqv2ms/Sp1cs בָ֗/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 vah with it with it HR/Sp3fs פֶּן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest lest HC יָ֠בוֹאוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤅 yavou come they come they come HVqi3mp הָ/עֲרֵלִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤉𐤌 haarelim the uncircumcised the uncircumcised ones the uncircumcised ones HTd/Aampa הָ/אֵ֤לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וּ/דְקָרֻ֨/נִי֙ 𐤅/𐤃𐤒𐤓/𐤍𐤉 udeqaruni and thrust me and they pierced me and they pierce me HC/Vqp3cp/Sp1cs וְ/הִתְעַלְּלוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤅 vehitealelu and abuse and they dealt harshly and they dealt harshly HC/Vtp3cp בִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤉 vi of me with me HR/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo But ... not and not and not HC/Tn אָבָה֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤄 avah would he was willing he was willing HVqp3ms נֹשֵׂ֣א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose armor-bearer the one who bears the one who lifts HVqrmsc כֵלָ֔י/ו 𐤊𐤋𐤉/𐤅 khelayv-2 his his prepared implements his implements HNcmpc/Sp3ms כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC יָרֵ֖א 𐤉𐤓𐤀 yare he was afraid he feared he feared HVqp3ms מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force very HD וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach Therefore ... took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker [·] HTo הַ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤁 hacherev sword the destroying blade the sword HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּפֹּ֖ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and fell and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms עָלֶֽי/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha upon it upon her upon it HR/Sp3fs
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וַ/יִּרְא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu and they saw and they saw and they saw HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵֽׁי 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of men of HNcmpc יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who were that-which who HTr בְּ/עֵ֨בֶר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓 beever on the other side of in the region beyond of in the region beyond of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עֵ֜מֶק 𐤄/𐤏𐤌𐤒 haemeq the valley the deep valley the deep valley HTd/Ncmsa וַ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤓 vaasher and who were and that-which and who HC/Tr בְּ/עֵ֣בֶר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓 beever-2 on the other side of in the region beyond of in the region beyond of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּרְדֵּ֗ן 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤍 hayareden the Jordan the Descender the Yareden HTd/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because because HC נָ֨סוּ֙ 𐤍𐤎𐤅 nasu had fled they fled they fled HVqp3cp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey-2 men of men of men of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/כִי 𐤅/𐤊𐤉 vekhi and that and because and because HC/C מֵ֖תוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤅 metu had died they died they died HVqp3cp שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וּ/בָנָ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 uvanayv Bene (Bemba) and his sons his sons and his sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּעַזְב֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 vayaazevu they forsook and they abandoned and they abandoned HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הֶֽ/עָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa וַ/יָּנֻ֔סוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 vayanusu and fled they fled and they fled HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came they came and they came HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayeshevu and dwelt and they settled and they dwelt HC/Vqw3mp בָּ/הֶֽן 𐤁/𐤄𐤍 bahen in them in them HR/Sp3fp
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וַ/יָּק֜וּמוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 vayaqumu uku-ima (Bemba) and arose and they rose up and they rose up HC/Vqw3mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men man men HNcmsc חַיִל֮ 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil valiant strength valiant HNcmsa וַ/יֵּלְכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of all of HNcmsc הַ/לַּיְלָה֒ 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night the night the night HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּקְח֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and took and they took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo גְּוִיַּ֣ת 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤕 geviyat body corpse of corpse of HNcfsc שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To גְּוִיֹּ֣ת 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤕 geviyot bodies bodies of bodies of HNcfpc בָּנָ֔י/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) of his sons his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms מֵ/חוֹמַ֖ת 𐤌/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 mechomat from wall enclosing wall of from the wall of HR/Ncfsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Beth house-of Beyt Shean HNp שָׁ֑ן 𐤔𐤍 shan shan House of Rest Beyt Shean HNp וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came they came and they came HC/Vqw3mp יָבֵ֔שָׁ/ה 𐤉𐤁𐤔/𐤄 yaveshah to Jabesh she dried up Yavesh HNp/Sd וַ/יִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤅 vayiserefu and burnt and they burned and they burned HC/Vqw3mp אֹתָ֖/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them [·] HTo/Sp3mp שָֽׁם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place there HD