1 Samuel 13:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines gathered at Michmash,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֡וּל כִּֽי־רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־נָפַ֨ץ הָעָ֜ם מֵעָלַ֗י וְאַתָּה֙ לֹא־בָ֙אתָ֙ לְמוֹעֵ֣ד הַיָּמִ֔ים וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים נֶאֱסָפִ֥ים מִכְמָֽשׂ׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer šĕmûʾēl what ʿāśîtā wayyōʾmer šāʾûl for-rāʾîtî that-nāp̄aṣ hāʿām from-upon-me and-you not-bāʾtā to-môʿēd hayyāmîm and-pĕlištîm neʾĕsāp̄îm mikmās

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3ms - and he said
• *ʿāśîtā*: qal perfect, 2ms - you have done
• *rāʾîtî*: qal perfect, 1cs - I saw
• *nāp̄aṣ*: qal perfect, 3ms - scattered/dispersed
• *bāʾtā*: qal perfect, 2ms - you came
• *môʿēd*: masculine singular construct - appointed time of
• *hayyāmîm*: definite article + masculine plural - the days
• *neʾĕsāp̄îm*: niphal participle, masculine plural - gathering themselves

Word Meanings

• *nāp̄aṣ*: scattered/dispersed/was dispersing
• *môʿēd hayyāmîm*: appointed time of the days/set time/appointed days

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul answered, "When I saw that the people were scattering from me, and you did not come within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at Michmash,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Samuel sayde: What hast thou done? Saul answered: I sawe that the people was scatered abrode fro me, and thou camest not in due season: and the Philistynes were gathered together at Michmas.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Samuel saide, What hast thou done? Then Saul saide, Because I sawe that the people was scattred from me, and that thou camest not within the daies appoynted, and that the Philistims gathered themselues together to Michmash,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Samuel sayde: What hast thou done? Saul sayde: Because I sawe that the people skattered from me, and that thou camest not within the dayes appointed, and that the Philistines gathered them selues together to Michmas:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and [that] thou camest not within the days appointed, and [that] the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samuel said, What have you done? Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn't come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Samuel saith, `What hast thou done?' And Saul saith, `Because I saw that the people were scattered from off me, and thou hadst not come at the appointment of the days, and the Philistines are gathered to Michmash,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Samuel said, What have you done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were going away from me, and you had not come at the time which had been fixed, and the Philistines had come together at Michmash;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul said, "Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you didn't come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines assembled themselves together at Michmash;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Samuel said,“What have you done?” Saul replied,“When I saw that the army had started to abandon me and that you didn’t come at the appointed time and that the Philistines had assembled at Micmash,

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 13:2 : 2 Saul chose three thousand men of Israel; two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.
• 1 Sam 13:5 : 5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horsemen, and people as numerous as the sand on the seashore; and they came up and encamped in Michmash, east of Bethaven.
• 1 Sam 13:16 : 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present with them, stayed in Gibeah of Benjamin; but the Philistines encamped in Michmash.
• 1 Sam 13:23 : 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the pass of Michmash.
• 1 Sam 14:5 : 5 The forefront of one was situated northward opposite Michmash, and the other southward opposite Gibeah.
• 2 Sam 3:24 : 24 Then Joab came to the king and said, What have you done? Behold, Abner came to you; why is it that you have sent him away, and he is quite gone?
• 2 Kgs 5:25 : 25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Where have you been, Gehazi? And he said, Your servant went nowhere.
• Isa 10:28 : 28 He has come to Aiath, he has passed to Migron; at Michmash he has stored his carriages:
• Gen 3:13 : 13 And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this you have done? And the woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.
• Gen 4:10 : 10 And he said, What have you done? the voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.
• Josh 7:19 : 19 And Joshua said to Achan, My son, give, I pray you, glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession to him; and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.