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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and he chose for himself Saul three thousand from Israel and were with Saul two thousand in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel of Bethel and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin and the rest of the people he sent away every man to his tent
2 וַ/יִּבְחַר 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓 vayivechar and he chose HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul HNp שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three HAcmsc אֲלָפִים֮ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand HAcbpa מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel HR/Np וַ/יִּהְי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 vayiheyu and were HC/Vqw3mp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul HNp אַלְפַּ֗יִם 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alepayim two thousand HAcbpa בְּ/מִכְמָשׂ֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 bemikhemas in Michmash HR/Np וּ/בְ/הַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤓 uvehar and in the hill country HC/R/Ncmsc בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of Bethel HNp אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el of Bethel HNp וְ/אֶ֗לֶף 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤐 veelef and a thousand HC/Acbsa הָיוּ֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were HVqp3cp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with HR י֣וֹנָתָ֔ן 𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yonatan Jonathan HNp בְּ/גִבְעַ֖ת 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 begiveat in Gibeah HR/Np בִּנְיָמִ֑ין 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin HNp וְ/יֶ֣תֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤓 veyeter and the rest HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלַּ֖ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shilach he sent away HVpp3ms אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man HNcmsa לְ/אֹהָלָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to his tent HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms
and-the Philistines were-assembled to-fight with Israel thirty thousand chariots and-six thousand horsemen and-people like-the-sand which on lip the-sea for-multitude and-they-went-up and-they-encamped in-Michmash east-of Beth Aven
5 וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֞ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and-the Philistines HC/Ngmpa נֶאֶסְפ֣וּ 𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 neesefu were-assembled HVNp3cp לְ/הִלָּחֵ֣ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to-fight HR/VNc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp שְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty HAcbpa אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand HAcbsa רֶ֨כֶב֙ 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots HNcmsa וְ/שֵׁ֤שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤔𐤔𐤕 vesheshet and-six HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand HAcbpa פָּרָשִׁ֔ים 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen HNcmpa וְ/עָ֕ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤌 veam and-people HC/Ncmsa כַּ/ח֛וֹל 𐤊/𐤇𐤅𐤋 kachol like-the-sand HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR שְׂפַֽת 𐤔𐤐𐤕 sefat lip HNcfsc הַ/יָּ֖ם 𐤄/𐤉𐤌 hayam the-sea HTd/Ncmsa לָ/רֹ֑ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov for-multitude HR/Ncbsa וַֽ/יַּעֲלוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and-they-went-up HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יַּחֲנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and-they-encamped HC/Vqw3mp בְ/מִכְמָ֔שׂ 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤌𐤔 vemikhemas in-Michmash HR/Np קִדְמַ֖ת 𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤕 qidemat east-of HNcfsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt Beth HNp אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven Aven HNp
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