1 Samuel 11 שְׁמוּאֵל א פרק י״א

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1. 1

   וַיַּעַלvay/YA/aland came upנָחָשׁNa/CHASHNahashהָעַמּוֹנִיha/Am/mo/NIthe Ammoniteוַיִּחַןvay/YI/chanand encampedעַל־יָבֵישׁal-Ya/VESHagainst Jabesh-גִּלְעָדgil/ADgileadוַיֹּאמְרוּvay/yo/me/RUand they saidכׇּל־אַנְשֵׁיkol-an/SHEall the men ofיָבֵישׁYa/VESHJabeshאֶל־נָחָשׁel-Na/CHASHto Nahashכְּרׇת־לָנוּke/ROT-LA/numake with usבְרִיתve/RITa covenantוְנַעַבְדֶךָּ׃ve/na/av/DEK/kaand we will serve you

   Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

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   וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidאֲלֵיהֶםa/le/HEMto themנָחָשׁNa/CHASHNahashהָעַמּוֹנִיha/Am/mo/NIthe Ammoniteבְּזֹאתbe/ZOTon this conditionאֶכְרֹתekh/ROTwill I make a covenantלָכֶםla/KHEMwith youבִּנְקוֹרbin/KORthat I gouge outלָכֶםla/KHEMof youכׇּל־עֵיןkol-enevery eye ofיָמִיןya/MINrightוְשַׂמְתִּיהָve/sam/TI/haand so lay itחֶרְפָּהcher/PAas a reproachעַל־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃al-Kol-yis/ra/ELupon all Israel

   And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel.

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   וַיֹּאמְרוּvay/yo/me/RUand they saidאֵלָיוe/LAYVto himזִקְנֵיzik/NEthe elders ofיָבֵישׁYa/VESHJabeshהֶרֶףHE/reflet aloneלָנוּLA/nuusשִׁבְעַתshiv/ATsevenיָמִיםya/MIMdaysוְנִשְׁלְחָהve/nish/le/CHAthat we may sendמַלְאָכִיםmal/a/KHIMmessengersבְּכֹלbe/KHOLthroughout allגְּבוּלge/VULthe territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelוְאִם־אֵיןve/IM-enand if there is noneמוֹשִׁיעַmo/SHI/ato saveאֹתָנוּo/TA/nuusוְיָצָאנוּve/ya/TSA/nuwe will come outאֵלֶיךָ׃e/LE/khato you

   And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no man to save us, we will come out to thee.

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   וַיָּבֹאוּvay/ya/VO/uand they cameהַמַּלְאָכִיםham/mal/a/KHIMthe messengersגִּבְעַתGiv/ATto Gibeah ofשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulוַיְדַבְּרוּvay/dab/be/RUand spokeהַדְּבָרִיםhad/de/va/RIMthe wordsבְּאׇזְנֵיbe/oz/NEin the ears ofהָעָםha/AMthe peopleוַיִּשְׂאוּvay/yis/Uand lifted upכׇל־הָעָםkhol-ha/AMall the peopleאֶת־קוֹלָםet-ko/LAMtheir voicesוַיִּבְכּוּ׃vay/yiv/KUand they wept

   Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

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   וְהִנֵּהve/hin/NEand beholdשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulבָּאbawas comingאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REbehindהַבָּקָרhab/ba/KARthe oxenמִן־הַשָּׂדֶהmin-has/sa/DEfrom the fieldוַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulמַה־לָּעָםma-la/AMwhat ails the peopleכִּיkithatיִבְכּוּyiv/KUthey weepוַיְסַפְּרוּ־לוֹvay/SAP/pe/ru-loand they told himאֶת־דִּבְרֵיet-div/REthe words ofאַנְשֵׁיan/SHEthe men ofיָבֵישׁ׃Ya/VESHJabesh

   And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

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   וַתִּצְלַחvat/tits/LACHand came mightilyרוּחַ־אֱלֹהִיםRU/ach-E/lo/HIMthe Spirit of Godעַל־שָׁאוּלal-Sha/ULupon Saul(בשמעו)vashamv[כְּשׇׁמְעוֹ]ke/shom/Owhen he heardאֶת־הַדְּבָרִיםet-had/de/va/RIMthe wordsהָאֵלֶּהha/EL/letheseוַיִּחַרvay/YI/charand was kindledאַפּוֹap/POhis angerמְאֹד׃me/ODgreatly

   And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

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   וַיִּקַּחvay/yik/KACHand tookצֶמֶדTSE/meda yoke ofבָּקָרba/KARoxenוַיְנַתְּחֵהוּvay/nat/te/CHE/huand cut them in piecesוַיְשַׁלַּחvay/shal/LACHand sent themבְּכׇל־גְּבוּלbe/KHOL-ge/VULthroughout all the territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelבְּיַדbe/YADin the hand ofהַמַּלְאָכִיםham/mal/a/KHIMthe messengersלֵאמֹרle/MORsayingאֲשֶׁרa/SHERwhoeverאֵינֶנּוּe/NEN/nudoes notיֹצֵאyo/TSEcome outאַחֲרֵיa/cha/REafterשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulוְאַחַרve/a/CHARand thenשְׁמוּאֵלShe/mu/ELSamuelכֹּהkothusיֵעָשֶׂהye/a/SEshall be doneלִבְקָרוֹliv/ka/ROto his oxenוַיִּפֹּלvay/yip/POLand fellפַּחַד־יְהֹוָהPA/chad-Adonaithe dread of the LORDעַל־הָעָםal-ha/AMupon the peopleוַיֵּצְאוּvay/yets/Uand they came outכְּאִישׁke/ISHas manאֶחָד׃e/CHADone

   And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

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   וַיִּפְקְדֵםvay/yif/ke/DEMand he numbered themבְּבָזֶקbe/VA/zekat Bezekוַיִּהְיוּvay/yih/YUand they wereבְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵלve/NE-yis/ra/ELthe children of Israelשְׁלֹשׁshe/LOSHthreeמֵאוֹתme/OThundredאֶלֶףE/lefthousandוְאִישׁve/ISHand the men ofיְהוּדָהYe/hu/DAJudahשְׁלֹשִׁיםshe/lo/SHIMthirtyאָלֶף׃A/lefthousand

   And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

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   וַיֹּאמְרוּvay/yo/me/RUand they saidלַמַּלְאָכִיםlam/mal/a/KHIMto the messengersהַבָּאִיםhab/ba/IMwho had comeכֹּהkothusתֹאמְרוּןto/me/RUNshall you sayלְאִישׁle/ISHto the men ofיָבֵישׁYa/VESHJabesh-גִּלְעָדgil/ADgileadמָחָרma/CHARtomorrowתִּהְיֶה־לָכֶםtih/YE-la/KHEMyou shall haveתְּשׁוּעָהte/shu/Adeliverance(בחם)vacham[כְּחֹם]ke/CHOMwhen is hotהַשָּׁמֶשׁhash/SHA/meshthe sunוַיָּבֹאוּvay/ya/VO/uand they cameהַמַּלְאָכִיםham/mal/a/KHIMthe messengersוַיַּגִּידוּvay/yag/GI/duand told itלְאַנְשֵׁיle/an/SHEto the men ofיָבֵישׁYa/VESHJabeshוַיִּשְׂמָחוּ׃vay/yis/MA/chuand they rejoiced

   And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To morrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

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    וַיֹּאמְרוּvay/yo/me/RUand saidאַנְשֵׁיan/SHEthe men ofיָבֵישׁYa/VESHJabeshמָחָרma/CHARtomorrowנֵצֵאne/TSEwe will come outאֲלֵיכֶםa/le/KHEMto youוַעֲשִׂיתֶםva/a/si/TEMand you shall doלָנוּLA/nuto usכְּכׇל־הַטּוֹבke/KHOL-hat/TOVall that is goodבְּעֵינֵיכֶם׃be/e/ne/KHEMin your eyes

    Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.

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    וַיְהִיvay/HIand it came to passמִמׇּחֳרָתmim/mo/cho/RATthe next dayוַיָּשֶׂםvay/YA/semthat putשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulאֶת־הָעָםet-ha/AMthe peopleשְׁלֹשָׁהshe/lo/SHAthreeרָאשִׁיםra/SHIMcompaniesוַיָּבֹאוּvay/ya/VO/uand they cameבְתוֹךְ־הַמַּחֲנֶהve/TOKH-ham/ma/cha/NEinto the midst of the campבְּאַשְׁמֹרֶתbe/ash/MO/retin the watch ofהַבֹּקֶרhab/BO/kerthe morningוַיַּכּוּvay/yak/KUand struckאֶת־עַמּוֹןet-Am/MONAmmonעַד־חֹםad-chomuntil the heat ofהַיּוֹםhay/YOMthe dayוַיְהִיvay/HIand it came to pass thatהַנִּשְׁאָרִיםhan/nish/a/RIMthose who survivedוַיָּפֻצוּvay/ya/FU/tsuwere scatteredוְלֹאve/LOso that notנִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָםnish/a/RU-vamwere left of themשְׁנַיִםshe/NA/yimtwoיָחַד׃YA/chadtogether

    And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidהָעָםha/AMthe peopleאֶל־שְׁמוּאֵלel-She/mu/ELto Samuelמִיmiwho isהָאֹמֵרha/o/MERhe who saidשָׁאוּלSha/ULshall Saulיִמְלֹךְyim/LOKHshall reignעָלֵינוּa/LE/nuover usתְּנוּte/NUbringהָאֲנָשִׁיםha/a/na/SHIMthe menוּנְמִיתֵם׃u/ne/mi/TEMthat we may put them to death

    And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulלֹא־יוּמַתlo-yu/MATshall not be put to deathאִישׁisha manבַּיּוֹםbay/YOMon the dayהַזֶּהhaz/ZEthisכִּיkiforהַיּוֹםhay/YOMtodayעָשָׂה־יְהֹוָהa/SA-Adonaithe LORD has wroughtתְּשׁוּעָהte/shu/Adeliveranceבְּיִשְׂרָאֵל׃be/Yis/ra/ELin Israel

    And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרvay/YO/merand saidשְׁמוּאֵלShe/mu/ELSamuelאֶל־הָעָםel-ha/AMto the peopleלְכוּle/KHUgoוְנֵלְכָהve/nel/KHAand let us goהַגִּלְגָּלhag/Gil/GALto Gilgalוּנְחַדֵּשׁu/ne/chad/DESHand let us renewשָׁםshamthereהַמְּלוּכָה׃ham/me/lu/KHAthe kingdom

    Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

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    וַיֵּלְכוּvay/yel/KHUand they wentכׇל־הָעָםkhol-ha/AMall the peopleהַגִּלְגָּלhag/Gil/GALto Gilgalוַיַּמְלִכוּvay/yam/LI/khuand they made kingשָׁםshamthereאֶת־שָׁאוּלet-Sha/ULSaulלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDבַּגִּלְגָּלbag/Gil/GALin Gilgalוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁםvay/yiz/be/CHU-shamand sacrificed thereזְבָחִיםze/va/CHIMsacrifices ofשְׁלָמִיםshe/la/MIMpeace offeringsלִפְנֵיlif/NEbeforeיְהֹוָהAdonaithe LORDוַיִּשְׂמַחvay/yis/MACHand rejoicedשָׁםshamthereשָׁאוּלSha/ULSaulוְכׇל־אַנְשֵׁיve/KHOL-an/SHEand all the men ofיִשְׂרָאֵלYis/ra/ELIsraelעַד־מְאֹד׃ad-me/ODgreatly

    And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.