1 Samuel 11:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now behold,וְהִנֵּ֣ה
(ve·hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
Saulשָׁא֗וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
was comingבָּ֣א
(ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
from the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔ה
(has·sa·deh,)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
behindאַחֲרֵ֤י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the oxen,הַבָּקָר֙
(hab·ba·kar)
1241: cattle, herd, an oxfrom baqar
and he said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is [the matter] with the peopleלָּעָ֖ם
(la·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
that they weep?"יִבְכּ֑וּ
(yiv·ku;)
1058: to weep, bewaila prim. root
So they relatedוַיְסַ֨פְּרוּ־
(vay·sap·pe·ru-)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
to him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖י
(div·rei)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the men 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
of Jabesh.יָבֵֽישׁ׃
(ya·veish.)
3003: a place in Gilead, also an Isr.from yabesh


















KJV Lexicon
And behold Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the herd
baqar  (baw-kawr')
beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd -- beeve, bull (+ -ock), + calf, + cow, great (cattle), + heifer, herd, kine, ox.
out of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
and Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What aileth the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
that they weep
bakah  (baw-kaw')
to weep; generally to bemoan -- at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, more, mourn, sore, with tears, weep.
And they told
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
him the tidings
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
of Jabesh
Yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine -- Jobesh (-Gilead).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen, and he said, "What is the matter with the people that they weep?" So they related to him the words of the men of Jabesh.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Just then Saul was coming in from the field behind his oxen. "What's the matter with the people? Why are they weeping?" Saul inquired, and they repeated to him the words of the men from Jabesh.

International Standard Version
Just then Saul was coming in from the field behind the oxen and he said, "What's with the people? Why are they crying?" They reported to him what the men of Jabesh had said.

NET Bible
Now Saul was walking behind the oxen as he came from the field. Saul asked, "What has happened to the people? Why are they weeping?" So they told him about the men of Jabesh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Just then Saul was coming from the field behind some oxen. "Why are these people crying?" Saul asked. So they told him the news about the men of Jabesh.

King James 2000 Bible
And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field; and Saul said, What ails the people that they weep? And they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.
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