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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 deliver us, we will come out to thee.'

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וְיָצָ֥אנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבְּר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂא֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּבְכּֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ (וַ) va “and”

And the spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.

וַתִּצְלַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּ֥חַר (וַ) va “and”

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 the LO

וַיִּקַּח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְנַתְּחֵ֗הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלַּ֞ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֤ל (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he numbered them in Bezek; and the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

וַֽיִּפְקְדֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיֹּאמְר֞וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֛ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂמָֽחוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And 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.'

וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם (וַ) va. “and”

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 th

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיָּפֻ֔צוּ (וַ) va “and”

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.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Saul said: 'There shall not a man be put to death this day; for to-day the LORD hath wrought deliverance in Israel.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then said Samuel to the people: 'Come and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂמַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said unto all Israel: 'Behold, I have hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have made a king over you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָאַמְלִ֥יךְ (וָ) va. “and”

And they said: 'Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.'

וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And he said unto them: 'The LORD is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand.' And they said: 'He is witness.'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel said unto the people: 'It is the LORD that made Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out of the land of Egypt.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

When Jacob was come into Egypt, then your fathers cried unto the LORD, and the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and they were made to dwell in this place.

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”וַיּוֹצִ֤יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּשִׁב֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

But they forgot the LORD their God, and He gave them over into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּמְכֹּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they cried unto the LORD, and said: We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth; but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve Thee.

וַיִּזְעֲק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַנַּעֲבֹ֥ד (וַ) va. “and”

And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelt in safety.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצֵּ֨ל (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּשְׁב֖וּ (וַ) va. “and”

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me: Nay, but a king shall reign over us; when the LORD your God was your king.

וַתִּרְא֗וּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va. “and”

If ye will fear the LORD, and serve Him, and hearken unto His voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, and both ye and also the king that reigneth over you be followers of the LORD your God--;

וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וִהְיִתֶ֣ם (וִ) vi “and”

but if ye will not hearken unto the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, and against your fathers.

וּמְרִיתֶ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”וְהָיְתָ֧ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

וַיִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֵּ֧ן (וַ) va “and”וַיִּירָ֨א (וַ) va “and”