1 Samuel
1 Samuel 11:5
5Just then Saul was returning from the field, behind his oxen. “What troubles the people?” asked Saul. “Why are they weeping?” And they relayed to him the words of the men from Jabesh.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Just then | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| was returning | בָּ֣א | bā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the field | הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה | haś·śā·ḏeh | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| behind | אַחֲרֵ֤י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| his oxen | הַבָּקָר֙ | hab·bā·qār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| What | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the people | לָּעָ֖ם | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| asked | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| Why | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| are they weeping | יִבְכּ֑וּ | yiḇ·kū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1058 weep, bewail |
| And they relayed | וַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־ | way·sap·pə·rū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| to him | ל֔וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| the words of | דִּבְרֵ֖י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁ֥י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| from Jabesh | יָבֵֽישׁ׃ | yā·ḇêš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3003 Jobesh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.