1u·fe·lish·tim nil·cha·mu ve·yis·ra·'el; vai·ya·nas; ish-yis·ra·'el mip·pe·nei fe·lish·tim, vai·yip·pe·lu cha·la·lim be·har gil·bo·a'. 2vai·yad·be·ku fe·lish·tim, a·cha·rei sha·'ul ve·'a·cha·rei va·nav; vai·yak·ku fe·lish·tim et-yo·v·na·tan ve·'et-a·vi·na·dav ve·'et-mal·ki-shu·a' be·nei sha·'ul. 3vat·tich·bad ham·mil·cha·mah al-sha·'ul, vai·yim·tza·'u·hu ham·mo·v·rim bak·ka·shet; vai·ya·chel min-hai·yo·v·rim. 4vai·yo·mer sha·'ul el-no·se che·lav she·lof char·be·cha ve·da·ke·re·ni vah pen-ya·vo·'u ha·'a·re·lim ha·'el·leh ve·hit·'al·le·lu-vi, ve·lo a·vah no·se che·lav, ki ya·re me·'od; s vai·yik·kach sha·'ul et-ha·che·rev, vai·yip·pol a·lei·ha. 5vai·yar· no·se-che·lav ki met sha·'ul; vai·yip·pol gam-hu al-ha·che·rev vai·ya·mot. s 6vai·ya·mat sha·'ul u·she·lo·shet ba·nav, ve·chol-bei·tov yach·dav me·tu.

7vai·yir·'u kol-ish yis·ra·'el a·sher-ba·'e·mek ki na·su, ve·chi-me·tu sha·'ul u·va·nav; vai·ya·'az·vu a·rei·hem vai·ya·nu·su, vai·ya·vo·'u fe·lish·tim, vai·ye·she·vu ba·hem. s

8vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat, vai·ya·vo·'u fe·lish·tim, le·fa·shet et-ha·cha·la·lim; vai·yim·tze·'u et-sha·'ul ve·'et-ba·nav, no·fe·lim be·har gil·bo·a'. 9vai·yaf·shi·tu·hu, vai·yis·'u et-ro·shov ve·'et-ke·lav; vay·shal·le·chu ve·'e·retz-fe·lish·tim sa·viv le·vas·ser et-a·tzab·bei·hem ve·'et-ha·'am. 10vai·ya·si·mu et-ke·lav, beit e·lo·hei·hem; ve·'et-gul·ga·le·tov ta·ke·'u beit da·go·vn. s

11vai·yish·me·'u, kol ya·veish gil·'ad; et kol-a·sher-a·su fe·lish·tim le·sha·'ul. 12vai·ya·ku·mu kol-ish cha·yil vai·yis·'u et-gu·fat sha·'ul ve·'et gu·fot ba·nav, vay·vi·'um ya·vei·shah; vai·yik·be·ru et-atz·mo·v·tei·hem ta·chat ha·'e·lah be·ya·vesh, vai·ya·tzu·mu shiv·'at ya·mim.

13vai·ya·mat sha·'ul be·ma·'a·lov a·sher ma·'al ba·shem, al-de·var ha·shem a·sher lo-sha·mar; ve·gam-lish·'o·vl ba·'o·vv lid·ro·vsh. 14ve·lo-da·rash ba·shem vay·mi·te·hu; vai·yas·sev et-ham·me·lu·chah, le·da·vid ben-yi·shai. f