1 Samuel

Chapter 11

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֗'al nachashsh֙ haֽ'amּoni֔y vayּi֖chan 'al-yabe֣shsh gּile'a֑d vayּo֨'mer֜u kּal-'aneshshe֤y yabeyshsh֙ 'el-nacha֔shsh kּerat-la֥nu beri֖yt vena'abedeֽkּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to him, "Make a treaty with us, and we will be subject to you."

וַיַּ֗עַל נָחָשׁ֙ הָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔י וַיִּ֖חַן עַל־יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ כָּל־אַנְשֵׁ֤י יָבֵישׁ֙ אֶל־נָחָ֔שׁ כְּרָת־לָ֥נוּ בְרִ֖ית וְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'aleyhe֗m nachashsh֙ ha'amּoni֔y bּezo't֙ 'ekero֣t lake֔m bּineq֥or lake֖m kּal-'e֣yn yami֑yn veshsametּi֥yha cherepּa֖h 'al-kּal-yishsera'eֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But Nahash the Ammonite replied, "I will make a treaty with you only on the condition that I gouge out the right eye of every one of you and so bring disgrace on all Israel."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם נָחָשׁ֙ הָעַמּוֹנִ֔י בְּזֹאת֙ אֶכְרֹ֣ת לָכֶ֔ם בִּנְק֥וֹר לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־עֵ֣ין יָמִ֑ין וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָ חֶרְפָּ֖ה עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֨u 'ela֜yv ziqene֣y yabe֗yshsh he֤rep la֨nu֙ shshibe'a֣t yami֔ym venishshelechah֙ male'aki֔ym bּeko֖l gּeb֣ul yishsera'e֑l ve'im-'e֥yn moshshi֛y'a 'ota֖nu veyatza֥'nu 'eleֽyka׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The elders of Jabesh said to him, "Give us seven days so we can send messengers throughout Israel; if no one comes to rescue us, we will surrender to you."

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו זִקְנֵ֣י יָבֵ֗ישׁ הֶ֤רֶף לָ֨נוּ֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים וְנִשְׁלְחָה֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים בְּכֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְאִם־אֵ֥ין מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ אֹתָ֖נוּ וְיָצָ֥אנוּ אֵלֶֽיךָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤'u hamּale'akiym֙ gּibe'a֣t shsha'֔ul vayedabּer֥u hadּebari֖ym bּe'azene֣y ha'a֑m vayּishse'֧u kal-ha'a֛m 'et-qola֖m vayּibekּֽu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported these terms to the people, they all wept aloud.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֣h shsha'֗ul bּa֣ 'achare֤y habּaqar֙ min-hashsּade֔h vayּo֣'mer shsha'֔ul mah-lּa'a֖m kּi֣y yibekּ֑u vayesa֨pּeru-l֔o 'et-dּibere֖y 'aneshshe֥y yabeֽyshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Just then Saul was returning from the fields, behind his oxen, and he asked, "What is wrong with the people? Why are they weeping?" Then they repeated to him what the men of Jabesh had said.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל בָּ֣א אַחֲרֵ֤י הַבָּקָר֙ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל מַה־לָּעָ֖ם כִּ֣י יִבְכּ֑וּ וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י יָבֵֽישׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּitzela֤ch rֽucha-'elohiym֙ 'al-shsha'֔ul bshm'v kּeshshame'֖o 'et-hadּebari֣ym ha'e֑lּeh vayּi֥char 'apּ֖o me'oֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.

וַתִּצְלַ֤ח רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־שָׁא֔וּל בשמעו כְּשָׁמְע֖וֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּach֩ tze֨med bּaqa֜r vaֽyenatּeche֗hu vayeshshalּa֞ch bּekal-gּeb֣ul yishsera'el֮ bּeya֣d hamּale'aki֣ym ׀ le'mor֒ 'ashsher֩ 'eyne֨nּu yotze֜ 'achare֤y shsha'ul֙ ve'acha֣r shshemu'e֔l kּo֥h ye'ashse֖h libeqar֑o vayּipּo֤l pּaֽchad-yehvah֙ 'al-ha'a֔m vayּetze'֖u kּe'i֥yshsh 'echaֽd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent the pieces by messengers throughout Israel, proclaiming, "This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not follow Saul and Samuel." Then the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out together as one.

וַיִּקַּח֩ צֶ֨מֶד בָּקָ֜ר וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ וַיְשַׁלַּ֞ח בְּכָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בְּיַ֣ד הַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים ׀ לֵאמֹר֒ אֲשֶׁר֩ אֵינֶ֨נּוּ יֹצֵ֜א אַחֲרֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ וְאַחַ֣ר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כֹּ֥ה יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה לִבְקָר֑וֹ וַיִּפֹּ֤ל פַּֽחַד־יְהוָה֙ עַל־הָעָ֔ם וַיֵּצְא֖וּ כְּאִ֥ישׁ אֶחָֽד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּipeqede֖m bּeba֑zeq vayּihey֤u beneֽy-yishsera'el֙ shshelo֣shsh me'֣ot 'e֔lep ve'i֥yshsh yehuda֖h shsheloshshi֥ym 'aֽlep׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When Saul mustered them at Bezek, the men of Israel numbered three hundred thousand and those of Judah thirty thousand.

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם בְּבָ֑זֶק וַיִּהְי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֣וֹת אֶ֔לֶף וְאִ֥ישׁ יְהוּדָ֖ה שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אָֽלֶף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֞u lamּale'aki֣ym habּa'i֗ym kּo֤h toֽ'merun֙ le'iyshsh֙ yabe֣yshsh gּile'a֔d macha֛r tּiheyeֽh-lake֥m tּeshshu'a֖h bchm kּecho֣m hashshּa֑meshsh vayּabo֣'u hamּale'aki֗ym vayּagּi֛ydu le'aneshshe֥y yabe֖yshsh vayּishsemaֽchu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They told the messengers who had come, "Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, 'By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.'" When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated.

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ לַמַּלְאָכִ֣ים הַבָּאִ֗ים כֹּ֤ה תֹֽאמְרוּן֙ לְאִישׁ֙ יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֔ד מָחָ֛ר תִּהְיֶֽה־לָכֶ֥ם תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה בחם כְּחֹ֣ם הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִ֗ים וַיַּגִּ֛ידוּ לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י יָבֵ֖ישׁ וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּo'meru֙ 'aneshshe֣y yabe֔yshsh macha֖r netze֣ 'aleyke֑m va'ashsiyte֣m lּa֔nu kּekal-hatּ֖ob bּe'eyneykeֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)They said to the Ammonites, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever you like."

וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י יָבֵ֔ישׁ מָחָ֖ר נֵצֵ֣א אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם לָּ֔נוּ כְּכָל־הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y miֽmּachora֗t vayּa֨shsem shsha'֣ul 'et-ha'am֮ shsheloshsha֣h ra'shshiym֒ vayּabo֤'u betoke-haֽmּachaneh֙ bּe'ashshemo֣ret habּo֔qer vayּakּ֥u 'et-'amּ֖on 'ad-cho֣m hayּ֑om vayehi֤y hanּishshe'ariym֙ vayּapu֔tzu velo֥ nishshe'aru-ba֖m shshena֥yim yaֽchad׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The next day Saul separated his men into three companies; near dawn they broke into the Ammonite camp and slaughtered them until the heat of the day. Those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

וַיְהִ֣י מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗ת וַיָּ֨שֶׂם שָׁא֣וּל אֶת־הָעָם֮ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה רָאשִׁים֒ וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ בְתוֹךְ־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַבֹּ֔קֶר וַיַּכּ֥וּ אֶת־עַמּ֖וֹן עַד־חֹ֣ם הַיּ֑וֹם וַיְהִ֤י הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ וַיָּפֻ֔צוּ וְלֹ֥א נִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָ֖ם שְׁנַ֥יִם יָֽחַד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer ha'am֙ 'el-shshemu'e֔l mi֣y ha'ome֔r shsha'֖ul yimelo֣ke 'ale֑ynu tּen֥u ha'anashshi֖ym unemiyteֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The people then said to Samuel, "Who was it that asked, 'Shall Saul reign over us?' Turn these men over to us so that we may put them to death."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הָעָם֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל מִ֣י הָאֹמֵ֔ר שָׁא֖וּל יִמְלֹ֣ךְ עָלֵ֑ינוּ תְּנ֥וּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים וּנְמִיתֵֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer shsha'֔ul loֽ'-yuma֥t 'i֖yshsh bּayּ֣om hazּe֑h kּi֥y hayּ֛om 'ashsaֽh-yehva֥h tּeshshu'a֖h bּeyishsera'eֽl׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)But Saul said, "No one will be put to death today, for this day the LORD has rescued Israel."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל לֹֽא־יוּמַ֥ת אִ֖ישׁ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֥י הַיּ֛וֹם עָשָֽׂה־יְהוָ֥ה תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer shshemu'el֙ 'el-ha'a֔m lek֖u veneleka֣h hagּilegּa֑l unechadּe֥shsh shsha֖m hamּelukaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Samuel said to the people, "Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingship."

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם לְכ֖וּ וְנֵלְכָ֣ה הַגִּלְגָּ֑ל וּנְחַדֵּ֥שׁ שָׁ֖ם הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּelek֨u kal-ha'a֜m hagּilegּa֗l vayּameliku֩ shsha֨m 'et-shsha'֜ul lipene֤y yehvah֙ bּagּilegּa֔l vayּizebּechu-shsha֛m zebachi֥ym shshelami֖ym lipene֣y yehva֑h vayּishsema֨ch shsha֥m shsha'֛ul vekal-'aneshshe֥y yishsera'e֖l 'ad-me'oֽd׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So all the people went to Gilgal and made Saul king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites held a great celebration.

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם הַגִּלְגָּ֗ל וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩ שָׁ֨ם אֶת־שָׁא֜וּל לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ בַּגִּלְגָּ֔ל וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־שָׁ֛ם זְבָחִ֥ים שְׁלָמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח שָׁ֥ם שָׁא֛וּל וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל עַד־מְאֹֽד׃פ