1 Samuel

1 Samuel 11:3

³“Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Hold off	הֶ֤רֶף	he·rep̄	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H7503 sink, relax
for	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
seven	שִׁבְעַ֣ת	šiḇ·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H7651 seven
days	יָמִ֔ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
replied	וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
the elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of Jabesh	יָבֵ֗ישׁ	yā·ḇêš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
and let us send	וְנִשְׁלְחָה֙	wə·niš·lə·ḥāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֔ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
throughout	בְּכֹ֖ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
If	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
no one	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
to save	מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ	mō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3467 deliver
us	אֹתָ֖נוּ	’ō·ṯā·nū	Direct object marker; first person common plural	H853 mark of the accusative
we will surrender	וְיָצָ֥אנוּ	wə·yā·ṣā·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H3318 go or come out
to you	אֵלֶֽיךָ׃	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.