New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 11
Saul Defeats the Ammonites
1NowNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984cameוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up andbesiegedוַיִּ֖חַן עַל־vai.Yi.chan 'al-H2583H5921Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568;and allכָּל־kol-H3605the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to Nahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176, “Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with us and we will serveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647you.”
2But Nahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “I will makeאֶכְרֹ֣ת'ekh.RotH3772itwith you on thisH2088condition,that I will gougeבִּנְק֥וֹרbin.KorH5365out the rightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of everyH3605oneH3605of you, thus I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760ita reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781on allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
3The eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Jabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “LetH7503us aloneH7503for sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117,that we may sendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thereH369is noH369oneH369to deliverמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467us, we will comeוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318out to you.”
4Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375up their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.
5Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,SaulH7586was comingבָּ֣אba'H935from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704behindאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241, andhe saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matterwith the peopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that they weepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?”So they relatedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608to him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.
7He tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a yokeצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408them in piecesH5408,and sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חvay.sha.LachH7971themthroughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478by the handבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Whoeverאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834does not comeיֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318out afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,soכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to his oxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241.”Then the dreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they cameוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318outas oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.
8Henumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inBezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966; and thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were 300,000שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶףshe.Losh me.'ot 'E.lefH7969H3967H505,and the menוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH306330,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃she.lo.Shim 'A.lefH7970H505.
9They saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the messengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397who had comeהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935, “Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541you shall sayתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559to the menלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568, ‘Tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279,by the time the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121is hotH2552,you will haveתִּהְיֶֽה־tih.yeh-H1961deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668.’”So the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003;and they were gladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.
11The nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningH4283Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971in threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264at the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821and struckH5221downH5221the Ammonitesעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heatחֹ֣םchomH2527of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.Those who survivedהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604were scatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327,so that noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of them were leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.
12Then the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is he that saidהָאֹמֵ֔רha.'o.MerH559, ‘Shall Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us?’Bringתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414the menH376,that we may putוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191them to deathH4191.”
13But Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Not a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376shall be putיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,for todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has accomplishedעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213deliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
15So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentוַיֵּלְכ֨וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537,and thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033they madeH4427Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537.Thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033they alsoofferedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֥יםze.va.ChimH2077of peaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֨חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966.
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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