Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 11

1Then Nahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and encampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583against Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH1568 H3003:and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto Nahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772a covenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with us, and we will serveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

2And Nahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176the Ammoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, On thisבְּזֹאת֙be.zoTH2063conditionwill I makeאֶכְרֹ֣ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenantwith you, that I may thrust outבִּנְק֥וֹרbin.KorH5365all your rightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869,and layוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760it fora reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781upon all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3And the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Jabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Give us sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117respiteהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503,that we may sendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397unto all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and then, if there beno man to saveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467us, we will come outוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318to thee.

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 Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and they came outוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318with oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consentכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

8And when he numberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them in Bezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966,the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,and the menוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

9And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto the messengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397that cameהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935,Thus shall ye sayתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559unto the menלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376of Jabesh–gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH1568 H3003,To morrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279, by that timethe sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121be hotכְּחֹ֣םke.chomH2527,ye shall have helpתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668.And the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and shewedוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046itto the menלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003;and they were gladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

10Therefore the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Jabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,To morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we will come outנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318unto you, and ye shall doוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213with us all that seemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ סbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896unto you.

11And it was soon the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971in threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the midstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of the armyהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264in the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821,and slewוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221the Ammonitesעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983until the heatחֹ֣םchomH2527of the dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:and it came to pass, that they which remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604were scatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327,so that twoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of them were not leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12And the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Who ishe that saidהָאֹמֵ֔רha.'o.MerH559,Shall Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427over us? bringתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,that we may put them to deathוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191.

13And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,There shall not a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376be put to deathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191this dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117:for to dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath wroughtעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,ComeH3212,and let us goH3212to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537,and renewוּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁu.ne.cha.DeshH2318the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410there.

15And all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentH3212to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537;and there they made Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068in Gilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537;and there they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֥יםze.va.ChimH2077of peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and there Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֨חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11