Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 11:1-5

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.

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