1 Samuel 31:4
ଶାଉଲ ତାଙ୍କର ଅସ୍ତ୍ରବାହକଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭର ଖଣ୍ତା ବାହାର କରି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଖଣ୍ତା ରେ ମାେତେ ହତ୍ଯା କର। ତା ହେଲେ ଅସକ୍ସ୍ଟନ୍ନତ ଲୋକମାନେ ଆସି ମାେତେ ଗାଳି ଦବେେ ନାହିଁ କିମ୍ବା ହତ୍ଯା କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଶାଉଲର ଅସ୍ତ୍ରବାହକ ଦାସ ବହକ୍ସ୍ଟତ ଭୟଭିତ ହାଇଗେଲା ଏବଂ ଶାଉଲଙ୍କକ୍ସ୍ଟ ହତ୍ଯା କରିବାକୁ ମନା କଲା।
| 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 |