1 Samuel

1 Samuel 11:1–2

1Then Nahasha the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treatyb with us, and we will serve you.”

2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”

Footnotes

  • a 11:1 DSS and LXX About a month later Nahash
  • b 11:1 Forms of the Hebrew berit are translated in most passages as covenant.

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1 Samuel 11:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Nahashנָחָשׁ֙nā·ḥāšNoun - proper - masculine singularH5176 Nachash
the Ammoniteהָֽעַמּוֹנִ֔יhā·‘am·mō·w·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5984 Ammonite
came upוַיַּ֗עַלway·ya·‘alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
and laid siegeוַיִּ֖חַןway·yi·ḥanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH2583 decline, bend down, encamp
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣שׁyā·ḇêšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3003 Jobesh
Allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of Jabeshיָבֵישׁ֙yā·ḇêšNoun - proper - feminine singularH3003 Jobesh
saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
himנָחָ֔שׁnā·ḥāšNoun - proper - masculine singularH5176 Nachash
Makeכְּרָת־kə·rāṯ-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
a treatyבְרִ֖יתḇə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
with usלָ֥נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
and we will serve youוְנַעַבְדֶֽךָּ׃wə·na·‘aḇ·ḏe·kāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve

1 Samuel 11:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Nahashנָחָשׁ֙nā·ḥāšNoun - proper - masculine singularH5176 Nachash
the Ammoniteהָעַמּוֹנִ֔יhā·‘am·mō·w·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH5984 Ammonite
repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will makeאֶכְרֹ֣ת’eḵ·rōṯVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH3772 cut off, cut down
with youלָכֶ֔םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
on oneבְּזֹאת֙bə·zōṯPreposition-b; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
that I may put outבִּנְק֥וֹרbin·qō·wrPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5365 bore, pick, dig
everyone’sכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
rightיָמִ֑יןyā·mînNoun - feminine singularH3225 right hand
eyeעֵ֣ין‘ênNoun - common singular constructH5869 eye
and bringוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יהָwə·śam·tî·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singularH7760 put, place, set
reproachחֶרְפָּ֖הḥer·pāhNoun - feminine singularH2781 reproach
uponעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 11:1 1 Samuel 12:12 · 1 Kings 20:34 · Ezekiel 17:13 · Genesis 26:28 · Judges 21:8 · Job 41:4 · Exodus 23:32

1 Samuel 11:2 1 Samuel 17:26 · Genesis 34:14 · Numbers 16:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.