The Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםwere fightingנִלְחָמִיםagainst Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand the menאַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfledוַיָּנֻסוּfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםand fellוַיִּפְּלוּslainחֲלָלִיםon MountבְּהַרGilboa.הַגִּלְבֹּעַ
The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםkept closeוַיַּדְבְּקוּafter Saulאֶת שָׁאוּלandוְאֶתhis sons,בָּנָיוand the PhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםstruckוַיַּכּוּJonathanאֶת יְהוֹנָתָןandוְאֶתAbinadabאֲבִינָדָבandוְאֶתMalchishua,מַלְכִּי שׁוּעַthe sonsבְּנֵיof Saul.שָׁאוּל
The battleהַמִּלְחָמָהpressed hardוַתִּכְבַּדagainstאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּלand the archers,הַמּוֹרִיםmenאֲנָשִׁיםwith the bow,בַּקָּשֶׁתfound him,וַיִּמְצָאֻהוּand he trembledוַיָּחֶלgreatlyמְאֹדbecause ofמֵthe archers.הַמּוֹרִים
Saulשָׁאוּלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the one who carriedלְנֹשֵׂאhis weapons,כֵלָיו“Drawשְׁלֹףyour swordחַרְבְּךָand run me throughוְדָקְרֵנִיwith it,בָהּlestפֶּןtheseהָאֵלֶּהuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִיםcomeיָבוֹאוּand run me throughוּדְקָרֻנִיand abuseוְהִתְעַלְּלוּme.”בִיBut the one who carriedוְ נֹשֵׂאhis weaponsכֵלָיוwas notלֹאwilling,אָבָהforכִּיhe was veryמְאֹדafraid.יָרֵאSo Saulוַ שָׁאוּלtookיִּקַּחthe swordהַחֶרֶבand fellוַיִּפֹּלon it.עָלֶיהָ
When the one who carriedוַ נֹשֵׂאhis weaponsכֵלָיוsawיַּרְאthatכִּיSaulשָׁאוּלwas dead,מֵתheהוּאalsoגַּםfellוַיִּפֹּלonעַלhis swordחַרְבּוֹand diedוַיָּמָתwith him.עִמּוֹ
So Saulוַ שָׁאוּלdied,יָּמָתand his threeוּשְׁלֹשֶׁתsons,בָּנָיוand the one who carriedוְנֹשֵׂאhis weapons,כֵלָיוand alsoגַּםallכָּלhis men,אֲנָשָׁיוon thatבַּ הַהוּאdayיּוֹםtogether.יַחְדָּו
When the menוַ אַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרwere on the other sideבְּעֵבֶרof the valleyהָעֵמֶקand whoוַאֲשֶׁרwere on the other sideבְּעֵבֶרof the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּןsawיִּרְאוּthatכִּיthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad fledנָסוּand thatוְכִיSaulשָׁאוּלand his sonsוּבָנָיוwere dead,מֵתוּthey abandonedוַיַּעַזְבוּthe citiesהֶעָרִיםand fled;וַיָּנֻסוּand the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּand livedוַיֵּשְׁבוּin them.בָּהֶן
The next day,וַיְהִי מִמָּחֳרָתwhen the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּto stripלְפַשֵּׁטthe slain,הַחֲלָלִיםthey foundוַיִּמְצְאוּSaulשָׁאוּלandוְאֶתhis threeשְׁלֹשֶׁתsonsבָּנָיוfallenנֹפְלִיםon MountבְּהַרGilboa.הַגִּלְבֹּעַ
They cut offוַיִּכְרְתוּhis headרֹאשׁוֹand stripped offוַיַּפְשִׁיטוּhis weapons,כֵּלָיוand sentוַיְשַׁלְּחוּthroughout the landבְאֶרֶץof the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיםall around,סָבִיבto carry the newsלְבַשֵּׂרto the houseבֵּיתof their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶםand toוְאֶתthe people.הָעָם
They putוַיָּשִׂמוּhis weaponsכֵּלָיוin the houseבֵּיתof the Astartes,עַשְׁתָּרוֹתand his bodyוְאֶת גְּוִיָּתוֹthey fastenedתָּקְעוּto the wallבְּחוֹמַתof Beth-shan.בֵּית שָׁן
When the inhabitantsוַ יֹשְׁבֵיof Jabesh-gileadיָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָדheardיִּשְׁמְעוּabout himאֵלָיוwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםhad doneעָשׂוּto Saul,לְשָׁאוּל
allכָּלthe valiantחַיִלmenאִישׁaroseוַיָּקוּמוּand wentוַיֵּלְכוּallכָלnightהַלַּיְלָהand tookוַיִּקְחוּthe bodyגְּוִיַּתof Saulשָׁאוּלandוְאֵתthe bodiesגְּוִיֹּתof his sonsבָּנָיוfrom the wallמֵחוֹמַתof Beth-shan;בֵּית שָׁןthey cameוַיָּבֹאוּto Jabeshיָבֵשָׁהand burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפוּthemאֹתָםthere.שָׁם
They tookוַיִּקְחוּtheir bonesעַצְמֹתֵיהֶםand buried themוַיִּקְבְּרוּunderתַחַתthe tamariskהָאֶשֶׁלin Jabesh,בְּיָבֵשָׁהand fastedוַיָּצֻמוּsevenשִׁבְעַתdays.יָמִים