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1 Samuel 11

1ThenNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984cameH5927up,andencampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstJabesh-gilead:andallthemenH376ofJabeshH3003saidH559untoNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withus,andwewillserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

2AndNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984saidH559untothem,OnthisconditionwillImakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760itwithyou,thatallyourrightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869beputH7760out;andIwilllayitforareproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781uponallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofJabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidH559untohim, Giveussevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117respite,thatwemaysendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthen,iftherebenonetosaveH3467us,wewillcomeוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318outtothee.

4ThencameH935themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,andspakethesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5And,behold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935followingtheoxenH1241outofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Whataileththepeopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thattheyweepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?Andtheytoldhimthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthemenH376ofJabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.

6AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430camemightilyuponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586whenheheardH8085thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andhisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledgreatly.

7AndhetookH3947ayokeofoxenH1241,andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408theminpieces,andsentH7971themthroughoutallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478bythehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofmessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Whosoever comethnotforthH3318afterSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andafterSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,soshallitbedoneuntohisoxenH1241.Andthedreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343ofJehovahfellH5307onthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtheycameH3318outasoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

8AndhenumberedtheminBezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,andthemenוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

9AndtheysaidH559untothemessengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatcameH935,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shallyesayH559untothemenלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376ofJabesh-gilead, To-morrow,bythetimeH4279thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121ishot, yeshallhavedeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935andtoldH5046themenH376ofJabeshH3003;andtheywereH1961gladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

10ThereforethemenH376ofJabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidH559, To-morrowwewillcomeH3318outuntoyou,andyeshalldowithusallthatseemethgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896untoyou.

11AnditwasH1961soonthemorrow,thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586putH7760thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218;andtheycameH935intothemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264inthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,andsmotetheAmmonitesuntiltheheatחֹ֣םchomH2527ofthedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:anditcameH935topass,thattheythatremainedH7604wereH1961scatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327,sothatnottwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofthemwereH1961leftH7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,WhoishethatsaidH559,ShallSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overus?bringthemenH376,thatwemayputH5414themtodeathוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,ThereshallnotamanH376beputיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayH3117;forto-dayJehovahhath wroughtdeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14ThensaidH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Come,andletusgotoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,andrenewוּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁu.ne.cha.DeshH2318thekingdomthere.

15Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wenttoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537;andtheretheymadeH8055Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeJehovahinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537;andtheretheyofferedH2076sacrificesH2077ofpeace-offeringsbeforeJehovah;andthereSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedH8055greatly.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11

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