- 1Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נִלְחָמִ֣ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּנֻ֜סוּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּפְּל֥וּ חֲלָלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ
- 2And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, Saul's sons.וַיַּדְבְּק֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים אֶת שָׁא֖וּל וְאֶת בָּנָ֑יו וַיַּכּ֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים אֶת יְהוֹנָתָ֧ן וְאֶת אֲבִינָדָ֛ב וְאֶת שׁ֖וּעַ בְּנֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל
- 3And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.וַתִּכְבַּ֤ד הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וַיִּמְצָאֻ֥הוּ הַמּוֹרִ֖ים אֲנָשִׁ֣ים בַּקָּ֑שֶׁת וַיָּ֥חֶל מְאֹ֖ד מֵהַמּוֹרִֽים
- 4Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁאוּל֩ לְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו שְׁלֹ֥ף חַרְבְּךָ֣ וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי פֶּן יָ֠בוֹאוּ הָעֲרֵלִ֨ים הָאֵ֤לֶּה וּדְקָרֻ֨נִי֙ וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ וְלֹ֤א אָבָה֙ נֹשֵׂ֣א כֵלָ֔יו כִּ֥י יָרֵ֖א מְאֹ֑ד וַיִּקַּ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת הַחֶ֔רֶב וַיִּפֹּ֖ל עָלֶֽיהָ
- 5And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.וַיַּ֥רְא נֹשֵֽׂא כֵלָ֖יו כִּ֣י מֵ֣ת שָׁא֑וּל וַיִּפֹּ֥ל גַּם ה֛וּא עַל חַרְבּ֖וֹ וַיָּ֥מָת עִמּֽוֹ
- 6So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all his men, that same day together.וַיָּ֣מָת שָׁא֡וּל וּשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָיו֩ וְנֹשֵׂ֨א כֵלָ֜יו גַּ֧ם כָּל אֲנָשָׁ֛יו בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא יַחְדָּֽו
- 7And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they that were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them.וַיִּרְא֣וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵ֨בֶר הָעֵ֜מֶק וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵ֣בֶר הַיַּרְדֵּ֗ן כִּֽי נָ֨סוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְכִי מֵ֖תוּ שָׁא֣וּל וּבָנָ֑יו וַיַּעַזְב֤וּ אֶת הֶֽעָרִים֙ וַיָּנֻ֔סוּ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ
- 8And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.וַֽיְהִי֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט אֶת הַחֲלָלִ֑ים וַֽיִּמְצְא֤וּ אֶת שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת בָּנָ֔יו נֹפְלִ֖ים בְּהַ֥ר הַגִּלְבֹּֽעַ
- 9And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙ אֶת רֹאשׁ֔וֹ וַיַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ אֶת כֵּלָ֑יו וַיְשַׁלְּח֨וּ בְאֶֽרֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים סָבִ֗יב לְבַשֵּׂ֛ר בֵּ֥ית עֲצַבֵּיהֶ֖ם וְאֶת הָעָֽם
- 10And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth: and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.וַיָּשִׂ֨מוּ֙ אֶת כֵּלָ֔יו בֵּ֖ית עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְאֶת גְּוִיָּתוֹ֙ תָּקְע֔וּ בְּחוֹמַ֖ת שָֽׁן
- 11And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of that which the Philistines had done to Saul;וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו יֹשְׁבֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר עָשׂ֥וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים לְשָׁאֽוּל
- 12All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.וַיָּק֜וּמוּ כָּל אִ֣ישׁ חַיִל֮ וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ כָל הַלַּיְלָה֒ וַיִּקְח֞וּ אֶת גְּוִיַּ֣ת שָׁא֗וּל וְאֵת֙ גְּוִיֹּ֣ת בָּנָ֔יו מֵחוֹמַ֖ת שָׁ֑ן וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יָבֵ֔שָׁה וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אֹתָ֖ם שָֽׁם
- 13And they took their bones, and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת עַצְמֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ תַֽחַת הָאֶ֖שֶׁל בְּיָבֵ֑שָׁה וַיָּצֻ֖מוּ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים
1 Samuel 31 KJV
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196 tagged Hebrew tokens85 distinct lexical entries13 of 13 verses source-tagged
שָׁאוּלH7586
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
פְּלִשְׁתִּיH6430
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
בֵּןH1121
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
כְּלִיH3627
something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
אִישׁH376
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
יִשְׂרָאֵלH3478
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
מוּתH4191
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
נָפַלH5307
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
נָשָׂאH5375
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| 1 Samuel 31:1 | 6,468 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:2 | 7,453 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:3 | 4,710 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:4 | 7,995 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:5 | 3,070 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:6 | 4,003 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:7 | 9,044 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:8 | 7,150 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:9 | 8,198 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:10 | 5,481 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:11 | 4,295 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:12 | 7,299 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 31:13 | 5,117 | study verse |
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