New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 11:1-5
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.
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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