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1 Samuel 11:1-5

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.”

4When the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and relayedוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,they allכָל־ הָעָ֛םkhol- ha.'AmH3605 H5971אֶת־'et-H853weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058aloudוַיִּשְׂא֧וּ קוֹלָ֖םvai.yis.'U ko.LamH5375 H6963.

5Just thenוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was returningבָּ֣אba'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704,behindאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310his oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241. “Whatמַה־mah-H4100troublesthe peopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971?”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586. “Whyכִּ֣יkiH3588are they weepingיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?”And they relayedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608to himאֶת־'et-H853the words ofדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582from Jabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.

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