New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 11:4-7

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.

6Thenthe Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH6743upon Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586mightilyH6743when he heardכְּשָׁמְע֖וֹke.sha.me.'ovH8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andhe becameH2734veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639 H2734.

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.

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