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1 Samuel 11

Saul Defeats the Ammonites

1NowNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984wentH5927upH5927and besiegedוַיִּ֖חַן 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 gougeH5365outH5365the rightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of everyH3605oneH3605of you, and therebyI will inflictוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760a disgraceחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781on allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
3Sothe eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Jabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Allowהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503us sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117to sendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397throughoutבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Then, ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518thereH369isH369noH369oneH369to saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467us, we will comeוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318outH3318to you.”
4Then the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and spokeוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971raisedוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963and weptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.
5Now beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586was comingבָּ֣אba'H935from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704behindאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310the oxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241,and Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matterwith the peopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that they weepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058?”So they reportedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608to him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.
6Thenthe Spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponעַל־'al-H5921Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586when he heardכְּשָׁמְע֖וֹke.sha.me.'ovH8085theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andhe becameH2734veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966angryאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639H2734.
7He then tookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947a yokeצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776of oxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408them inH5408piecesH5408,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 comeH3318outH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and afterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,the sameכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to his oxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241.”Then the dreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they cameH3318outH3318as oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259personכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.
8Hecountedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inBezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966; and thesonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and the menוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
9They saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the messengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397who had comeהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559to the menלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568: ‘Tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279,by the time the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121is hotכְּחֹ֣םke.chomH2527,you will beתִּהְיֶֽה־tih.yeh-H1961savedתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668.’”So the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003;and they rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.
10Then the menH376of Jabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we will comeH3318outH3318to you, and you may doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213to us whateverכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605seems goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896to you.”
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.retH821,and struckH5221andH5221killedH5221the Ammonitesעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983untilעַד־'ad-H5704the heatחֹ֣םchomH2527of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.And those who survivedהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604scatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.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,so that we may putוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191them toH4191deathH4191!”
13But Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Not a singleH376personH376shall be putיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,for todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068has broughtH6213aboutH6213victoryתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.”
14Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Comeלְכ֖וּle.KhuH1980,and let us goוְנֵלְכָ֣הve.ne.le.KhahH1980toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537andrenewוּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁu.ne.cha.DeshH2318the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.”
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.

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