4 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.11.4",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ הַמַּלְאָכִים֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ הַדְּבָרִ֖ים בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל־הָעָ֛ם אֶת־קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּֽוּ",
"text": "And *wayyābōʾû* the *hammalʾākîm* *gibʿat* *šāʾûl* and *wayədabbərû* the *haddəbārîm* in *ʾoznê* the *hāʿām* and *wayyiśʾû* all the *hāʿām* *ʾet-qôlām* and *wayyibkû*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyābōʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*hammalʾākîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the messengers",
"*gibʿat*": "construct feminine singular - Gibeah of",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*wayədabbərû*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they spoke",
"*haddəbārîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the words/matters",
"*ʾoznê*": "construct plural of *ʾōzen* - ears of",
"*hāʿām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wayyiśʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they lifted up",
"*ʾet-qôlām*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their voice",
"*wayyibkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they wept"
},
"variants": {
"*gibʿat šāʾûl*": "Gibeah of Saul (place name)",
"*dəbārîm*": "words/matters/things"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.11.5",
"source": "וְהִנֵּ֣ה שָׁא֗וּל בָּ֣א אַחֲרֵ֤י הַבָּקָר֙ מִן־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל מַה־לָּעָ֖ם כִּ֣י יִבְכּ֑וּ וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ל֔וֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י אַנְשֵׁ֥י יָבֵֽישׁ",
"text": "And *wəhinnê* *šāʾûl* *bāʾ* after the *habbāqār* from the *haśśādeh* and *wayyōʾmer* *šāʾûl* what to the *lāʿām* that *yibkû* and *waysappərû-lô* *ʾet-dibrê* *ʾanšê* *yābêš*",
"grammar": {
"*wəhinnê*": "waw conjunction + demonstrative particle - and behold",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - coming",
"*habbāqār*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the cattle/oxen",
"*haśśādeh*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the field",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāʿām*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine singular - to the people",
"*yibkû*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they weep",
"*waysappərû-lô*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and they told to him",
"*ʾet-dibrê*": "direct object marker + construct plural of *dābār* - words of",
"*ʾanšê*": "construct plural of *ʾîš* - men of",
"*yābêš*": "proper noun - Jabesh"
},
"variants": {
"*hinnê*": "behold/look/see",
"*bāqār*": "cattle/oxen/herd",
"*śādeh*": "field/open country/land"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.11.6",
"source": "וַתִּצְלַ֤ח רֽוּחַ־אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל־שָׁא֔וּל כְּשָׁמְע֖וֹ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד",
"text": "And *wattiṣlaḥ* *rûaḥ-ʾĕlōhîm* on *šāʾûl* when *kəšāmʿô* *ʾet-haddəbārîm* these and *wayyiḥar* *ʾappô* very",
"grammar": {
"*wattiṣlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she rushed/came mightily",
"*rûaḥ-ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, feminine singular in construct with - spirit of God",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*kəšāmʿô*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - when his hearing",
"*ʾet-haddəbārîm*": "direct object marker + article + noun, masculine plural - the words/matters",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "demonstrative adjective, masculine plural - these",
"*wayyiḥar*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it burned",
"*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his nose/anger",
"*məʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣālaḥ*": "rush/come mightily/succeed/prosper",
"*rûaḥ-ʾĕlōhîm*": "Spirit of God/divine spirit",
"*ḥārâ ʾap*": "anger burned/became angry (idiom)"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.11.7",
"source": "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",
"text": "And *wayyiqqaḥ* *ṣemed* *bāqār* and *wayənatṭəḥēhû* and *wayəšallaḥ* in all *gəbûl* *yiśrāʾēl* by *yad* the *hammalʾākîm* *lēʾmōr* who *ʾênennû* *yōṣēʾ* after *šāʾûl* and after *šəmûʾēl* thus *yēʿāśeh* to his *libqārô* and *wayyippōl* *paḥad-yhwh* on the *hāʿām* and *wayyēṣəʾû* like *kəʾîš* one",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqqaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took",
"*ṣemed*": "noun, masculine singular construct - pair of/yoke of",
"*bāqār*": "noun, masculine singular - oxen",
"*wayənatṭəḥēhû*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he cut it in pieces",
"*wayəšallaḥ*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*gəbûl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - territory of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yad*": "noun, feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*hammalʾākîm*": "article + noun, masculine plural - the messengers",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to say",
"*ʾênennû*": "particle of negation + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he is not",
"*yōṣēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - going out",
"*šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel",
"*yēʿāśeh*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will be done",
"*libqārô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to his cattle",
"*wayyippōl*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it fell",
"*paḥad-yhwh*": "noun, masculine singular construct + divine name - fear of YHWH",
"*hāʿām*": "article + noun, masculine singular - the people",
"*wayyēṣəʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they went out",
"*kəʾîš*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a man"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣemed bāqār*": "yoke of oxen/pair of oxen",
"*nātaḥ*": "cut in pieces/dismember/divide",
"*paḥad-yhwh*": "fear of YHWH/dread from God/terror of the LORD",
"*kəʾîš ʾeḥād*": "as one man (idiom for unanimously/together)"
}
}