1vai·ya·'al na·chash ha·'am·mo·v·ni, vai·yi·chan al-ya·vesh gil·'ad; vai·yo·me·ru kol-an·shei ya·veish el-na·chash, ke·rat-la·nu ve·rit ve·na·'av·dek·ka. 2vai·yo·mer a·lei·hem na·chash ha·'am·mo·v·ni, be·zot ech·rot la·chem, bin·ko·vr la·chem kol-ein ya·min; ve·sam·ti·ha cher·pah al-kol-yis·ra·'el. 3vai·yo·me·ru e·lav zik·nei ya·veish he·ref la·nu shiv·'at ya·mim, ve·nish·le·chah mal·'a·chim, be·chol ge·vul yis·ra·'el; ve·'im-ein mo·v·shi·a' o·ta·nu ve·ya·tza·nu e·lei·cha. 4vai·ya·vo·'u ham·mal·'a·chim giv·'at sha·'ul, vay·dab·be·ru had·de·va·rim be·'a·ze·nei ha·'am; vai·yis·'u chol-ha·'am et-ko·v·lam vai·yiv·ku.

5ve·hin·neh sha·'ul ba a·cha·rei hab·ba·kar min-has·sa·deh, vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, mah-la·'am ki yiv·ku; vay·sap·pe·ru-lov, et-div·rei an·shei ya·veish. 6vat·titz·lach ru·ach-e·lo·him al-sha·'ul, be·sha·me·'ov ch ke·sha·me·'ov k et-had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh; vai·yi·char ap·pov me·'od. 7vai·yik·kach tze·med ba·kar vay·nat·te·che·hu vay·shal·lach be·chol-ge·vul yis·ra·'el be·yad ham·mal·'a·chim le·mor a·sher ei·nen·nu yo·tze a·cha·rei sha·'ul ve·'a·char she·mu·'el, koh ye·'a·seh liv·ka·rov; vai·yip·pol pa·chad-ha·shem al-ha·'am, vai·ye·tze·'u ke·'ish e·chad. 8vai·yif·ke·dem be·va·zek; vai·yih·yu ve·nei-yis·ra·'el she·losh me·'o·vt e·lef, ve·'ish ye·hu·dah she·lo·shim a·lef. 9vai·yo·me·ru lam·mal·'a·chim hab·ba·'im koh to·me·run le·'ish ya·veish gil·'ad, ma·char tih·yeh-la·chem te·shu·'ah be·chom ch ke·chom k ha·sha·mesh; vai·ya·vo·'u ham·mal·'a·chim vai·yag·gi·du le·'an·shei ya·veish vai·yis·ma·chu. 10vai·yo·me·ru an·shei ya·veish, ma·char ne·tze a·lei·chem; va·'a·si·tem la·nu, ke·chol-hat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·chem. s 11vay·hi mim·ma·cho·rat vai·ya·sem sha·'ul et-ha·'am she·lo·shah ra·shim vai·ya·vo·'u ve·to·vch-ham·ma·cha·neh be·'ash·mo·ret hab·bo·ker, vai·yak·ku et-am·mo·vn ad-chom hai·yo·vm; vay·hi han·nish·'a·rim vai·ya·fu·tzu, ve·lo nish·'a·ru-vam she·na·yim ya·chad.

12vai·yo·mer ha·'am el-she·mu·'el, mi ha·'o·mer, sha·'ul yim·loch a·lei·nu; te·nu ha·'a·na·shim u·ne·mi·tem. 13vai·yo·mer sha·'ul, lo-yu·mat ish bai·yo·vm haz·zeh; ki hai·yo·vm a·sah-ha·shem te·shu·'ah be·yis·ra·'el. s

14vai·yo·mer she·mu·'el el-ha·'am, le·chu ve·ne·le·chah hag·gil·gal; u·ne·chad·desh sham ham·me·lu·chah. 15vai·ye·le·chu chol-ha·'am hag·gil·gal vai·yam·li·chu sham et-sha·'ul lif·nei ha·shem bag·gil·gal, vai·yiz·be·chu-sham ze·va·chim she·la·mim lif·nei ha·shem; vai·yis·mach sham sha·'ul ve·chol-an·shei yis·ra·'el ad-me·'od. f