Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 11:4-10

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.

6When Saul heardכְּשָׁמְע֖וֹke.sha.me.'ovH8085אֶת־'et-H853theirהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponעַל־'al-H5921himשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and he burned with great angerוַיִּ֥חַר אַפּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃vai.Yi.char 'a.Po me.'OdH639 H2734 H3966.

7He tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a pairצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241,cut them into piecesוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חvay.sha.LachH7971thembyבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the landגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,proclaimingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541will be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to the oxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241of anyone whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834does notאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369marchיֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318behindאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙ וְאַחַ֣רsha.'Ul ve.'a.CharH7586 H310and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050.”Then the terrorפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they came out togetherוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

8And when Saul numbered themוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485at Bezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966,there wereוַיִּהְי֤וּvai.yih.YuH1961300,000שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶףshe.Losh me.'ot 'E.lefH7969 H3967 H505Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and 30,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH7970 H505menוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

9So they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the messengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397who had comeהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935, “Tellתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559כֹּ֤הkohH3541the menלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568: ‘Deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668will beתִּהְיֶֽה־tih.yeh-H1961yourstomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279by the time the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּha.Sha.mesh vai.ya.Vo.'uH8121 H935is hotכְּחֹ֣םke.chomH2527.’”And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397relayedוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046thisto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003,they rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

10Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to Nahash, “Tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we will come outנֵצֵ֣א אֲלֵיכֶ֑םne.Tze' 'a.lei.KhemH3318 H413,and you can doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213with uswhateverכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605seems goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896to youבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ סbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.”

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