1 Samuel 11
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וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֵלָ֜יוto himזִקְנֵ֣יthe elders ofיָבֵ֗ישׁJabeshהֶ֤רֶףrefrainלָ֙נוּ֙to the usשִׁבְעַ֣תsevenיָמִ֔יםdaysוְנִשְׁלְחָה֙so let us sendמַלְאָכִ֔יםmessengersבְּכֹ֖לin allגְּב֣וּלthe territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְאִם־and ifאֵ֥יןthere notמוֹשִׁ֛יעַis one who deliversאֹתָ֖נוּobj. usוְיָצָ֥אנוּand we will come outאֵלֶֽיךָ׃to you
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וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!שָׁא֗וּלSaulבָּ֣אwas comingאַחֲרֵ֤יafterהַבָּקָר֙the cattleמִן־fromהַשָּׂדֶ֔הthe fieldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidשָׁא֔וּלSaulמַה־what?לָּעָ֖םis to the peopleכִּ֣יthatיִבְכּ֑וּthey are weepingוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־and they recountedל֔וֹto the himאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֖יthe words ofאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofיָבֵֽישׁ׃Jabesh
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וַיִּקַּח֩and he tookצֶ֨מֶדa pair ofבָּקָ֜רoxenוַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּand he cut in pieces itוַיְשַׁלַּ֞חand he sent themבְּכָל־in allגְּב֣וּלthe territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Israelבְּיַ֣דby the hand ofהַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים׀the messengersלֵאמֹר֒to sayingאֲשֶׁר֩the one whoאֵינֶ֨נּוּnot heיֹצֵ֜אis coming outאַחֲרֵ֤יafterשָׁאוּל֙Saulוְאַחַ֣רand afterשְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuelכֹּ֥הthusיֵעָשֶׂ֖הit will be doneלִבְקָר֑וֹto oxen hisוַיִּפֹּ֤לand it fellפַּֽחַד־the dread ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehעַל־onהָעָ֔םthe peopleוַיֵּצְא֖וּand they came outכְּאִ֥ישׁlike a manאֶחָֽד׃one
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וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they saidלַמַּלְאָכִ֣יםto the messengersהַבָּאִ֗יםwho had comeכֹּ֤הthusתֹֽאמְרוּן֙you will say !לְאִישׁ֙to the man ofיָבֵ֣ישׁJabeshגִּלְעָ֔דGileadמָחָ֛רtomorrowתִּהְיֶֽה־it will belongלָכֶ֥םto the youתְּשׁוּעָ֖הdeliveranceכְּחֹ֣םlike the heat ofהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁthe sunוַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they wentהַמַּלְאָכִ֗יםthe messengersוַיַּגִּ֛ידוּand they toldלְאַנְשֵׁ֥יto the men ofיָבֵ֖ישׁJabeshוַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃and they were glad
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וַיְהִ֣יand it wasמִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תfrom the next dayוַיָּ֨שֶׂםand he madeשָׁא֣וּלSaulאֶת־obj.הָעָם֮the peopleשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeרָאשִׁים֒companiesוַיָּבֹ֤אוּand they wentבְתוֹךְ־in the midst ofהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙the campבְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתin the watch ofהַבֹּ֔קֶרthe morningוַיַּכּ֥וּand they struck downאֶת־obj.עַמּ֖וֹןAmmonעַד־untilחֹ֣םthe heat ofהַיּ֑וֹםthe dayוַיְהִ֤יand it wasהַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙those who remainedוַיָּפֻ֔צוּand they were scatteredוְלֹ֥אand notנִשְׁאֲרוּ־they remainedבָ֖םamong the themשְׁנַ֥יִםtwoיָֽחַד׃together
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וַיֵּלְכ֨וּand they wentכָל־allהָעָ֜םthe peopleהַגִּלְגָּ֗לthe Gilgalוַיַּמְלִכוּ֩and they made kingשָׁ֨םthereאֶת־obj.שָׁא֜וּלSaulלִפְנֵ֤יto beforeיְהוָה֙Yahwehבַּגִּלְגָּ֔לin the Gilgalוַיִּזְבְּחוּ־and they sacrificedשָׁ֛םthereזְבָחִ֥יםsacrificesשְׁלָמִ֖יםpeace offeringsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּשְׂמַ֨חand he rejoicedשָׁ֥םthereשָׁא֛וּלSaulוְכָל־and allאַנְשֵׁ֥יthe men ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelעַד־up toמְאֹֽד׃ פmuchness
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