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1 Samuel 11:1-3

1Then Nahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927and laid siegeוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583toעַל־'al-H5921Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003 H1568.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413himנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176, “Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772a treatyבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with us,and we will serve youוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647.”

2But Nahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559 H413, “I will makeאֶכְרֹ֣ת'ekh.RotH3772a treaty with youon oneבְּזֹאת֙be.zoTH2063condition,that I may put outבִּנְק֥וֹרbin.KorH5365everyone’sכָּל־kol-H3605rightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869and bringוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781uponעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”

3“Hold offהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503forsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,”repliedוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Jabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003, “and let us sendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605גְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518there isno oneאֵ֥ין'einH369to saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467usאֹתָ֖נוּ'o.Ta.nuH853,we will surrenderוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318to youאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

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