KJV King James Version
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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1 Samuel 11:5
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Just 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.
WEB World English Bible
Behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, “What ails the people that they weep?” They told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
ASV American Standard Version
And, behold, Saul came following the oxen out of the field; and Saul said, What aileth the people that they weep? And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and lo, Saul hath come after the herd out of the field, and Saul saith, ‘What—to the people, that they weep?’ and they recount to him the words of the men of Jabesh.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 11
2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this [condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all Israel.
3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days’ respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if [there be] no man to save us, we will come out to thee.
4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.
5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.
7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהִנֵּ֣הH2009 · hin.nehbeholdשָׁא֗וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulבָּ֣אH935 · boto come (in): comeאַחֲרֵ֤יH310 · a.charafterהַבָּקָר֙H1241 · ba.qarcattleמִן־H4480 · minfromהַשָּׂדֶ֔הH7704 · sa.daySirionוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulמַה־H4100 · mahwhat?לָּעָ֖םH5971 · ampeopleכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforיִבְכּ֑וּH1058 · ba.khahto weepוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־H5608 · sa.pharto recountל֔וֹH9033 · ohimאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דִּבְרֵ֖יH1697 · da.varwordאַנְשֵׁ֥יH582 · e.noshhumanיָבֵֽישׁ׃H3003 · ya.veshJabesh (Gilead)
Cross-references
1 Kings 19:19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.Genesis 21:17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].1 Samuel 9:1Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.Isaiah 22:1The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?Judges 18:23And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that thou comest with such a company?Psalm 78:71From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
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