1 Samuel

1 Samuel 11:12–13

12Then the people said to Samuel, “Who said that Saul should not reign over us? Bring those men here so we can kill them!”

13But Saul ordered, “No one shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

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1 Samuel 11:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then the peopleהָעָם֙hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לšə·mū·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH8050 Samuel
Whoמִ֣יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
saidהָאֹמֵ֔רhā·’ō·mêrArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH559 utter, say
that Saulשָׁא֖וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
should not reignיִמְלֹ֣ךְyim·lōḵVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
over usעָלֵ֑ינוּ‘ā·lê·nūPreposition; first person common pluralH5921 height
Bringתְּנ֥וּtə·nūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH5414 give, put, set
those men hereהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםhā·’ă·nā·šîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
so we can kill themוּנְמִיתֵֽם׃ū·nə·mî·ṯêmConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine pluralH4191 die

1 Samuel 11:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But Saulשָׁא֔וּלšā·’ūlNoun - proper - masculine singularH7586 Shaul
orderedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Noלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
oneאִ֖ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
shall be put to deathיוּמַ֥תyū·maṯVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH4191 die
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
forכִּ֥יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
todayהַיּ֛וֹםhay·yō·wmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
has workedעָשָֽׂה־‘ā·śāh-Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֖הtə·šū·‘āhNoun - feminine singularH8668 deliverance, salvation
in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃סbə·yiś·rā·’êlPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 11:12 1 Samuel 10:27 · Luke 19:27 · Psalm 21:8

1 Samuel 11:13 2 Samuel 19:22 · Exodus 14:13 · 1 Samuel 19:5 · Psalm 44:4–8 · Exodus 14:30 · 1 Samuel 14:45

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.