Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 11
1ThenNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984cameupוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, andencampedוַיִּ֖חַןvai.Yi.chanH2583againstJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Vesh gil.'AdH3003H1568: and all themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofJabeshיָבֵישׁ֙ya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toNahashנָחָ֔שׁna.ChashH5176,Makeכְּרָת־ke.rot-H3772acovenantבְרִ֖יתve.RitH1285with us, and we willserveוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃ve.na.'av.De.kaH5647thee.
2AndNahashנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5176theAmmoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יha.'a.mo.NiH5984answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, Onthisבְּזֹאת֙be.zoTH2063condition will Imakeאֶכְרֹ֣ת'ekh.RotH3772a covenant with you, that I may thrustoutבִּנְק֥וֹרbin.KorH5365all yourrightיָמִ֑יןya.MinH3225eyesעֵ֣ין'einH5869, andlayוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760it for areproachחֶרְפָּ֖הcher.PahH2781upon allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
3And theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofJabeshיָבֵ֗ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Give ussevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֔יםya.MimH3117’respiteהֶ֤רֶףHe.refH7503, that we maysendוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ve.nish.le.ChahH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and then, if there is no man tosaveמוֹשִׁ֛יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467us, we will comeoutוְיָצָ֥אנוּve.ya.Tza.nuH3318to thee.
4Thencameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִים֙ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397toGibeahגִּבְעַ֣תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, andtoldוַיְדַבְּר֥וּvay.da.be.RuH1696thetidingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: and all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֧וּvai.yis.'UH5375theirvoicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, andweptוַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃vai.yiv.KuH1058.
5And, behold,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבָּ֣אba'H935afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310theherdהַבָּקָר֙ha.ba.KarH1241out of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704; andSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What aileth thepeopleלָּעָ֖םla.'AmH5971that theyweepיִבְכּ֑וּyiv.KuH1058? And theytoldוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־vay.Sa.pe.ru-H5608him thetidingsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofJabeshיָבֵֽישׁ׃ya.VeishH3003.
7And hetookוַיִּקַּח֩vai.yi.KachH3947ayokeצֶ֨מֶדTze.medH6776ofoxenבָּקָ֜רba.KarH1241, and hewed them inpiecesוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּvay.na.te.Che.huH5408, andsentוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חvay.sha.LachH7971them throughout all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478by thehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027ofmessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀ha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Whoever cometh notforthיֹצֵ֜אyo.Tze'H3318afterאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andafterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, so shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to hisoxenלִבְקָר֑וֹliv.ka.RoH1241. And thefearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068fellוַיִּפֹּ֤לvai.yi.PolH5307on thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, and they cameoutוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318withoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259consentכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376.
8And when henumberedוַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖םvai.yif.ke.DemH6485them inBezekבְּבָ֑זֶקbe.Va.zekH966, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478werethreeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, and themenוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.
9And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to themessengersלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםla.mal.'a.KhimH4397thatcameהַבָּאִ֗יםha.ba.'ImH935, Thus shall yesayתֹֽאמְרוּן֙to.me.RunH559to themenלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376ofJabeshgileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003H1568, Tomorrowמָחָ֛רma.CharH4279, by the time thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121ishotכְּחֹ֣םke.chomH2527, ye shall havehelpתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668. And themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it to themenלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.SheiH582ofJabeshיָבֵ֖ישׁya.VeishH3003; and they weregladוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃vai.yis.Ma.chuH8055.
10Therefore themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofJabeshיָבֵ֔ישׁya.VeishH3003saidוַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we will comeoutנֵצֵ֣אne.Tze'H3318to you, and ye shalldoוַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םva.'a.si.TemH6213with us all thatseemethבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ סbe.'ei.nei.KhemH5869goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896to you.
11And it was so on the nextmorningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, thatSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586putוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971inthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969companiesרָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimH7218; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into themidstבְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-H8432of thehostהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.NehH4264in themorningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242watchבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retH821, andslewוַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.KuH5221theAmmonitesעַמּ֖וֹןa.MonH5983until theheatחֹ֣םchomH2527of thedayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and it came to pass, that they whoremainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.RimH7604werescatteredוַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuH6327, so thattwoשְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimH8147of them were notleftנִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-H7604togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.
12And thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Who is he thatsaidהָאֹמֵ֔רha.'o.MerH559, ShallSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim.LokhH4427over us?bringתְּנ֥וּte.NuH5414themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, that we may put them todeathוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃u.ne.mi.TemH4191.
13AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, There shall not amanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376be put todeathיוּמַ֥תyu.MatH4191thisdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117: for todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathwroughtעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֖הte.shu.'AhH8668inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
15And all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971wentH3212toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֗לha.gil.GalH1537; and there they madeSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩vai.yam.li.KhuH4427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068inGilgalבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לba.gil.GalH1537; and there theysacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־vai.yiz.be.chu-H2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֥יםze.va.ChimH2077of peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and thereSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586and all themenאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֨חvai.yis.MachH8055greatlyמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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