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1 Samuel 11:4-7

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.

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