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  11:1 ¶
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee. |
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11:1 ¶
Then Nahashº
the Ammoniteº
came up,ºº
and encampedºº
againstº
Jabeshgilead:ºº
and allº
the menºº
of Jabeshº
saidºº
untoº
Nahash,º
Makeºº
a covenantº
with us, and we will serveºº
thee. |
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11:2
And Nahash the Ammonite said unto them, On this condition will I make it with you, that all your right eyes be put out; and I will lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. |
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11:2
And Nahashº
the Ammoniteº
answeredººº
them, On thisº
[condition] will I makeºº
[a covenant] with you, that I may thrust outºº
allº
your rightº
eyes,º
and layºº
it [for] a reproachº
uponº
allº
Israel.º |
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11:3
And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the borders of Israel; and then, if there be none to save us, we will come out to thee. |
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11:3
And the eldersº
of Jabeshº
saidºº
untoº
him, Give us sevenº
days'º
respite,ºº
that we may sendºº
messengersº
unto allº
the coastsº
of Israel:º
and then, ifº
[there be] no manº
to saveºº
us, we will come outºº
toº
thee. |
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11:4 ¶
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept. |
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11:4 ¶
Then cameºº
the messengersº
to Gibeahº
of Saul,º
and toldºº
the tidingsº
in the earsº
of the people:º
and allº
the peopleº
lifted upººº
their voices,º
and wept.ºº |
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11:5
And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. |
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11:5
And, behold,º
Saulº
cameºº
afterº
the herdº
out ofº
the field;º
and Saulº
said,ºº
Whatº
[aileth] the peopleº
thatº
they weep?ºº
And they toldºº
himº
the tidingsº
of the menºº
of Jabesh.º |
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11:6
And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly. |
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11:6
And the Spiritº
of Godº
cameºº
uponº
Saulº
when he heardººº
thoseº
tidings,º
and his angerº
was kindledºº
greatly.º |
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11:7
And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man. |
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11:7
And he tookºº
a yokeº
of oxen,º
and hewed them in pieces,ºº
and sentºº
[them] throughout allº
the coastsº
of Israelº
by the handsº
of messengers,º
saying,ºº
Whosoeverº
cometh not forthººº
afterº
Saulº
and afterº
Samuel,º
soº
shall it be doneºº
unto his oxen.º
And the fearº
of the LORDº
fellºº
onº
the people,º
and they came outºº
with oneº
consent.º |
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11:8
And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand. |
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11:8
And when he numberedºº
them in Bezek,º
the childrenº
of Israelº
wereº
threeº
hundredº
thousand,º
and the menº
of Judahº
thirtyº
thousand.º |
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11:9
And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow, by the time the sun is hot, ye shall have deliverance. And the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. |
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11:9
And they saidºº
unto the messengersº
that came,ºº
Thusº
shall ye sayºº
unto the menº
of Jabeshgilead,ºº
To morrow,º
by [that time] the sunº
be hot,º
ye shall haveº
help.º
And the messengersº
cameºº
and shewedºº
[it] to the menºº
of Jabesh;º
and they were glad.ºº |
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11:10
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. |
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11:10
Therefore the menºº
of Jabeshº
said,ºº
To morrowº
we will come outºº
untoº
you, and ye shall doºº
with us allº
that seemethº
goodº
unto you. |
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11:11
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two of them were left together. |
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11:11
And it wasº
[so] on the morrow,ºº
that Saulº
putººº
the peopleº
in threeº
companies;º
and they cameºº
into the midstº
of the hostº
in the morningº
watch,º
and slewººº
the Ammonitesº
untilº
the heatº
of the day:º
and it came to pass,º
that they which remainedºº
were scattered,ºº
so that twoº
of them were notº
leftºº
together.º |
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11:12 ¶
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death. |
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11:12 ¶
And the peopleº
saidºº
untoº
Samuel,º
Whoº
[is] he that said,ºº
Shall Saulº
reignºº
overº
us? bringºº
the men,ºº
that we may put them to death.ºº |
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11:13
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day Jehovah hath wrought deliverance in Israel. |
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11:13
And Saulº
said,ºº
There shall notº
a manº
be put to deathºº
thisº
day:º
forº
to dayº
the LORDº
hath wroughtºº
salvationº
in Israel.º |
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11:14
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. |
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11:14
Then saidºº
Samuelº
toº
the people,º
Come,ººº
and let us goººº
to Gilgal,º
and renewºº
the kingdomº
there.º |
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11:15
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before Jehovah in Gilgal; and there they offered sacrifices of peace-offerings before Jehovah; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly. |
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11:15
And allº
the peopleº
wentººº
to Gilgal;º
and thereº
they made Saulº
kingºººº
beforeº
the LORDº
in Gilgal;º
and thereº
they sacrificedºº
sacrificesº
of peace offeringsº
beforeº
the LORD;º
and thereº
Saulº
and allº
the menºº
of Israelº
rejoicedºº
greatly.º |
