Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 11

1ThenNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984cameH5927upH5927, andencampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstעַל־'al-H5921Jabesh-gilead: andallH3605themenH376ofJabeshH3003saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559untoNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285withusאֶל־'el-H413, andweH3605willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.

2AndNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, On this condition will Imakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760it withyouH3605, thatallH3605yourrightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869beputH7760outH5921; and I willlayH7760it for areproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781uponH5921allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3And theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofJabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Giveusאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651days’יָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117respite, thatweH518maysendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397untoallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605thebordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and then,ifH518there benoneאֵ֥ין'einH369tosaveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467usאֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413,weH518willcomeוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318outH3318to thee.

4Thencameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, and spaketheseוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.

5And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּ֣אba'H935followingאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310theoxenהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241outמִן־min-H4480of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704; andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth thepeopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that theyweepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058? And theytoldH559him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of themenH376ofJabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.

6And thespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430cameH7307mightilyuponעַל־'al-H5921Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586when heheardכְּשָׁמְע֖וֹke.sha.me.'ovH8085thoseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, and hisangerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֥חַרvai.Yi.charH2734greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

7And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947ayokeצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776ofoxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241, andcutוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408them inpiecesH5408, andsentוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חvay.sha.LachH7971themthroughoutH3605allH3605thebordersגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478by thehandבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofmessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Whosoever comethnotאֵינֶ֨נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369forthH3318afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andafterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,soH6213shall it bedoneH6213unto hisoxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241. And thedreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and theycameH3318outH3318as onemanכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.

8And henumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inBezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966; and thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478werethreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, and themenוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto themessengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatcameהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shall yesayתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559unto themenלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376of Jabesh-gilead,Tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279, by the time thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121ishotכְּחֹ֣םke.chomH2527, ye shall havedeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046themenH376ofJabeshH3003; and they weregladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.

10Therefore themenH376ofJabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279weH3605willcomeH3318outH3318untoyouH3605, and ye shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213withusאֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH413allH3605that seemethgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896untoyouH3605.

11And it wassoוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961on the morrow, thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218; and theycameH935intoH935themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264in themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221theAmmonitesעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983untilעַד־'ad-H5704theheatחֹ֣םchomH2527of thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and itcameH935topassH935, that they whichremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604werescatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327,soוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961thattwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of them werenotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808leftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Who is he thatsaidהָאֹמֵ֔רha.'o.MerH559, ShallSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427overusH5414?bringH5414themenH376, thatweH4191mayputH5414them todeathוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191.

13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376beputיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191todeathH4191thisdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: fortodayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath wroughtdeliveranceתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

14Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050to thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, Come and letusאֶל־'el-H413go toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537, andrenewוּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁu.ne.cha.DeshH2318thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָֽה׃ha.me.lu.KhahH4410there.

15Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentH376toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537; and there theymadeH8055Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537; and there theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֥יםze.va.ChimH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and thereSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedH8055greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain