1 Samuel

1 Samuel 31:12

¹²all their men of valor set out, journeyed all night, and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan.

When they arrived at Jabesh, they burned the bodies there.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their men	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of valor	חַיִל֮	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
set out	וַיָּק֜וּמוּ	way·yā·qū·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
journeyed	וַיֵּלְכ֣וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
night	הַלַּיְלָה֒	hal·lay·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
and retrieved	וַיִּקְח֞וּ	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
the bodies	גְּוִיַּ֣ת	gə·wî·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1472 body, corpse
of Saul	שָׁא֗וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
his sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
from the wall	מֵחוֹמַ֖ת	mê·ḥō·w·maṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2346 wall
of Beth-shan	שָׁ֑ן	šān	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1052 Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan
When they arrived	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at Jabesh	יָבֵ֔שָׁה	yā·ḇê·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
they burned	וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ	way·yiś·rə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8313 burn
the bodies there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

2 Chronicles 16:14 · Jeremiah 34:5 · 2 Samuel 2:4–7 · Amos 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.