King James Version
1 Samuel 11:4-7
4Then cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and toldוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696the tidingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971:and all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,and weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.
5And, behold, Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּ֣אba'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the herdהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241out of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704;and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What aileththe peopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that they weepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?And they toldוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608him the tidingsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.
6And the Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586when he heardכְּשָׁמְע֖וֹke.sha.me.'ovH8085those tidingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and his angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639was kindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.
7And he tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a yokeצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241,and hewed them in piecesוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חvay.sha.LachH7971themthroughout all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478by the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Whosoever cometh not forthיֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,so shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213unto his oxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241.And the fearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they came outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318with oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consentכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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