1 Samuel 11:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

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 Details

*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

Word Meanings

*hinnê*: behold/look/see
*bāqār*: cattle/oxen/herd
*śādeh*: field/open country/land

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 19:19 : 19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.
Ps 78:71 : 71 From following the ewes great with young{H8802)} he brought{H8689)} him to feed{H8800)} Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
Isa 22:1 : 1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?
Gen 21:17 : 17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Judg 18:23 : 23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?
1 Sam 9:1 : 1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

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