1 शमूएल 31:4
शाऊलले तिनको हातहतियार बोक्ने नोकरलाई भने, “तिम्रो तरवार निकालेर मलाई मार। ती विदेशीहरूको हातबाट म घाइते हुनु अथवा तिनीहरूको हाँसोको पात्र बन्न म चाहँदिन।” तर शाऊलको नोकर डराएर त्यसो गर्न सकेन। यसर्थ शाऊलले आफ्नो तरवार निकालेर आत्माहत्या गरे।
| Then said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל֩ | šāʾûl | sha-OOL |
| unto his armourbearer, | לְנֹשֵׂ֨א | lĕnōśēʾ | leh-noh-SAY |
| כֵלָ֜יו | kēlāyw | hay-LAV | |
| Draw | שְׁלֹ֥ף | šĕlōp | sheh-LOFE |
| thy sword, | חַרְבְּךָ֣׀ | ḥarbĕkā | hahr-beh-HA |
| through me thrust and | וְדָקְרֵ֣נִי | wĕdoqrēnî | veh-doke-RAY-nee |
| therewith; lest | בָ֗הּ | bāh | va |
| these | פֶּן | pen | pen |
| uncircumcised | יָ֠בוֹאוּ | yābôʾû | YA-voh-oo |
| come | הָֽעֲרֵלִ֨ים | hāʿărēlîm | ha-uh-ray-LEEM |
| and thrust me through, | הָאֵ֤לֶּה | hāʾēlle | ha-A-leh |
| abuse and | וּדְקָרֻ֙נִי֙ | ûdĕqāruniy | oo-deh-ka-ROO-NEE |
| me. But his armourbearer | וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ | wĕhitʿallĕlû | veh-heet-ah-leh-LOO |
| בִ֔י | bî | vee | |
| would | וְלֹ֤א | wĕlōʾ | veh-LOH |
| not; | אָבָה֙ | ʾābāh | ah-VA |
| for | נֹשֵׂ֣א | nōśēʾ | noh-SAY |
| sore was he | כֵלָ֔יו | kēlāyw | hay-LAV |
| afraid. | כִּ֥י | kî | kee |
| Therefore Saul | יָרֵ֖א | yārēʾ | ya-RAY |
| took | מְאֹ֑ד | mĕʾōd | meh-ODE |
| וַיִּקַּ֤ח | wayyiqqaḥ | va-yee-KAHK | |
| sword, a | שָׁאוּל֙ | šāʾûl | sha-OOL |
| and fell | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| upon | הַחֶ֔רֶב | haḥereb | ha-HEH-rev |
| it. | וַיִּפֹּ֖ל | wayyippōl | va-yee-POLE |
| עָלֶֽיהָ׃ | ʿālêhā | ah-LAY-ha |