1 Samuel 11

Nahash the Ammonite besieges Jabesh-Gilead, demanding to gouge out the right eyes of its men; Saul, empowered by the Spirit of YHWH, rallies Israel, defeats the Ammonites decisively, and the people renew the kingdom at Gilgal with sacrifices and rejoicing before YHWH.[1][4][5]

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וַ/יִּקַּח֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms צֶ֨מֶד 𐤑𐤌𐤃 tsemed a yoke yoked pair of HNcmsc בָּקָ֜ר 𐤁𐤒𐤓 baqar of oxen bovine animal HNcbsa וַֽ/יְנַתְּחֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤇/𐤄𐤅 vayenatechehu and cut them and he cut him into pieces HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms וַ/יְשַׁלַּ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayeshalach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vpw3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul territory boundary of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand by the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מַּלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamaleakhim of messengers the messengers HTd/Ncmpa לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whoever that-which HTr אֵינֶ֨/נּוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤍/𐤍𐤅 eynenu does not he is not HTn/Sp3ms יֹצֵ֜א 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yotse come out one going out HVqrmsa אַחֲרֵ֤י 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 acharey after after, following HR שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/אַחַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓 veachar and after and after HC/R שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp כֹּ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus in this manner HD יֵעָשֶׂ֖ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yeaseh will be done it will be done HVNi3ms לִ/בְקָר֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤓/𐤅 liveqaro to his oxen to his cattle HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּפֹּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms פַּֽחַד 𐤐𐤇𐤃 pachad terror dread of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֵּצְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and they went out and they went out HC/Vqw3mp כְּ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤊/𐤀𐤉𐤔 keish as man as a man HR/Ncmsa אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa
Verse 9
וַ/יֹּאמְר֞וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp לַ/מַּלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 lamaleakhim to the messengers to the messengers HRd/Ncmpa הַ/בָּאִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 habaim who had come the coming ones HTd/Vqrmpa כֹּ֤ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD תֹֽאמְרוּ/ן֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅/𐤍 tomerun you shall say you men will say HVqi2mp/Sn לְ/אִישׁ֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to the men to a man HR/Ncmsc יָבֵ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 yaveysh of Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp גִּלְעָ֔ד 𐤂𐤋𐤏𐤃 gilead Gilead Heap-of-Witness Gilead HNp מָחָ֛ר 𐤌𐤇𐤓 machar Tomorrow the after-day HNcmsa תִּהְיֶֽה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh will be you will become HVqi3fs לָ/כֶ֥ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem yours HR/Sp2mp תְּשׁוּעָ֖ה 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤄 teshuah deliverance deliverance HNcfsa ב/חם 𐤁/𐤇𐤌 vchm at the heat in heat of HR/Ncmsc כְּ/חֹ֣ם 𐤊/𐤇𐤌 kechom of the heat like heat of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤔 hashamesh of the sun the sun HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou And the messengers came they came HC/Vqw3mp הַ/מַּלְאָכִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamaleakhim the messengers the messengers HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יַּגִּ֛ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayagidu and told and they made known HC/Vhw3mp לְ/אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤋/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 leaneshey to the men to men of HR/Ncmpc יָבֵ֖ישׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤔 yaveysh-2 of Jabesh Yabesh Yavesh HNp וַ/יִּשְׂמָֽחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vayisemachu and they were glad they rejoiced HC/Vqw3mp
Verse 11
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms מִֽ/מָּחֳרָ֗ת 𐤌/𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤕 mimachorat the next day the following day HR/Ncfsa וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem Saul put and he placed HC/Vqw3ms שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo הָ/עָם֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah in three three HAcmsa רָאשִׁים֒ 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌 rashim companies heads HNcmpa וַ/יָּבֹ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou And they came they came HC/Vqw3mp בְ/תוֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 vetokhe into the midst midst of HR/Ncmsc הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh of the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa בְּ/אַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤕 beashemoret in the watch in a guard-watch HR/Ncfsc הַ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer of the morning the morning HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יַּכּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and struck down and they struck HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker HTo עַמּ֖וֹן 𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤍 amon Ammon Kin-clan Ammon Amon HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR חֹ֣ם 𐤇𐤌 chom the heat heat of HNcmsc הַ/יּ֑וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom of the day the day HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi-2 And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms הַ/נִּשְׁאָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanishearim those who survived the remaining ones HTd/VNrmpa וַ/יָּפֻ֔צוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤑𐤅 vayafutsu were scattered and they scattered HC/Vqw3mp וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo so that not and not HC/Tn נִשְׁאֲרוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤅 nishearu were left they were left behind HVNp3cp בָ֖/ם 𐤁/𐤌 vam among them HR/Sp3mp שְׁנַ֥יִם 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shenayim two two HAcmda יָֽחַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in union HNcmsa
Verse 15
וַ/יֵּלְכ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal all all of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גִּלְגָּ֗ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 hagilegal to Gilgal the Gilgal the Gilegal HTd/Np וַ/יַּמְלִכוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayamelikhu and they made king and they made king HC/Vhw3mp שָׁ֨ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בַּ/גִּלְגָּ֔ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤋𐤂𐤋 bagilegal in Gilgal in Gilgal in Gilegal HRd/Np וַ/יִּזְבְּחוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤅 vayizebechu and they sacrificed they slaughtered for sacrifice HC/Vqw3mp שָׁ֛ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there in that place HD זְבָחִ֥ים 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 zevachim sacrifices ritual slaughters HNcmpa שְׁלָמִ֖ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim of peace offerings well-being offerings HNcmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יִּשְׂמַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 vayisemach and rejoiced and he rejoiced HC/Vqw3ms שָׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-3 there in that place HD שָׁא֛וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc אַנְשֵׁ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey the men of men of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad greatly up to HR מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD