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1 Samuel 11

1AndNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984cameH5927upandencampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstJabesh-Gilead.AndallthemenH376ofJabeshH3003saidH559toNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withus,andwewillserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

2AndNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984saidH559tothem,Onthis[condition]willItreatwithyou,thatIthrustoutallyourrightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869,andlayitforareproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781uponallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofJabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidH559tohim, Allowussevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,andwewillsendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397intoallthedistrictsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andiftherebenomanH2205todeliverמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467us,wewillcomeוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318outtothee.

4Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andtoldthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5Andbehold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935aftertheoxenH1241fromthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,What[aileth]thepeopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971thattheyweepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?Andtheyrelatedtohimthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthemenH376ofJabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.

6AndtheSpiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameuponSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586whenheheardH8085thosewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,andhisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledgreatly.

7AndhetookH3947ayokeofoxenH1241andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408theminpieces,andsentH7971throughouttheterritoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478bythehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofmessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,WhoevercomesH3318notforthH3318afterSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andafterSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,soshallitbedonetohisoxenH1241!AndthefearH6343ofJehovahfellH5307onthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,andtheycameH3318outasoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

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

9AndtheysaidH559tothemessengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397thathadcomeH935,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shallyesayH559tothemenלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376ofJabesh-Gilead: To-morrow yeshallhavedeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668whenthesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121ishot.Andthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameH935andinformedthemenH376ofJabesh-Gilead;andtheywereH1961gladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

10AndthemenH376ofJabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidH559, To-morrowwewillcomeH3318outtoyou,andyemaydowithusaccordingtoallthatisgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896inyoursight.

11AnditcameH935topassthenextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586setH7760thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218;andtheycameH935intothemidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432ofthecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264inthemorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,andsmoteAmmonעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983untiltheheatחֹ֣םchomH2527ofthedayH3117:anditcameH935topassthattheywhoremainedH7604wereH1961scatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327,andnottwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147ofthemwereH1961leftH7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12Andthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,WhoishethatsaidH559,ShallSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overus?bringthemenH376,thatwemayputH5414themtodeathוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191.

13ButSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,ThereshallnotamanH376beputיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayH3117;forto-dayJehovahhaswroughtdeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tothepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, ComeandletusgotoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,andrenewוּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁu.ne.cha.DeshH2318thekingdomthere.

15Andallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wenttoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537;andtheretheymadeH8055Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeJehovahinGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537;andtheretheysacrificedH2076peace-offeringsbeforeJehovah.AndthereSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andallthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedH8055exceedinglyH3966.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11

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