ECB(i)
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SHAUL DEFEATS THE AMMONIY
And Nachash the Ammoniy ascends and encamps against Yabesh Gilad: and all the men of Yabesh say to Nachash, Cut a covenant with us, and we serve you. 2 And Nachash the Ammoniy says to them, By this I cut with you, that I bore out all your right eyes and lay it for a reproach on all Yisra El. 3 And the elders of Yabesh say to him, Slacken seven days; and we send angels to all the borders of Yisra El: and if there is no man to save us, we come to you. 4 And the angels come to Gibah of Shaul and word the words in the ears of the people: and all the people lift their voices and weep. 5 And behold, Shaul comes after the oxen from the field; and Shaul says, The people - why weep they? And they scribe him the words of the men of Yabesh: 6 and the Spirit of Elohim prospers on Shaul when he hears those words and kindles his wrath mightily; 7 and he takes a yoke of oxen and dismembers them and by the hands of angels, sends them throughout all the borders of Yisra El saying, Whoever goes not after Shaul and after Shemu El, so be it worked to his oxen. And the fear of Yah Veh falls on the people and they go as one man: 8 and he musters them in Bezeq, of the sons of Yisra El, three hundred thousand; and of the men of Yah Hudah, thirty thousand. 9 And they say to the angels who come, Say thus to the men of Yabesh Gilad: Tomorrow, by the heat of the sun, you have salvation. - and the angels come and tell it to the men of Yabesh; and they cheer. 10 And the men of Yabesh say, Tomorrow we come to you; and you work to us all that seems good in your eyes. 11 And so be it, on the morrow, Shaul sets the people in three heads; and they come midst the camp in the morning watch and smite the Ammoniy until the heat of the day: and so be it, they who survive scatter, so that no two of them survive together. 12 And the people say to Shemu El, Who says, Shaul reigns over us? Give the men, and we deathify them. 13 And Shaul says, Deathify no man this day: for today Yah Veh works salvation in Yisra El. 14 Then Shemu El says to the people, Come and go to Gilgal and renew the sovereigndom there. 15 And all the people go to Gilgal; and have Shaul reign in Gilgal at the face of Yah Veh; and sacrifice sacrifices of shelamim at the face of Yah Veh; and Shaul and all the men of Yisra El cheer mightily.
SHAUL DEFEATS THE AMMONIY
And Nachash the Ammoniy ascends and encamps against Yabesh Gilad: and all the men of Yabesh say to Nachash, Cut a covenant with us, and we serve you. 2 And Nachash the Ammoniy says to them, By this I cut with you, that I bore out all your right eyes and lay it for a reproach on all Yisra El. 3 And the elders of Yabesh say to him, Slacken seven days; and we send angels to all the borders of Yisra El: and if there is no man to save us, we come to you. 4 And the angels come to Gibah of Shaul and word the words in the ears of the people: and all the people lift their voices and weep. 5 And behold, Shaul comes after the oxen from the field; and Shaul says, The people - why weep they? And they scribe him the words of the men of Yabesh: 6 and the Spirit of Elohim prospers on Shaul when he hears those words and kindles his wrath mightily; 7 and he takes a yoke of oxen and dismembers them and by the hands of angels, sends them throughout all the borders of Yisra El saying, Whoever goes not after Shaul and after Shemu El, so be it worked to his oxen. And the fear of Yah Veh falls on the people and they go as one man: 8 and he musters them in Bezeq, of the sons of Yisra El, three hundred thousand; and of the men of Yah Hudah, thirty thousand. 9 And they say to the angels who come, Say thus to the men of Yabesh Gilad: Tomorrow, by the heat of the sun, you have salvation. - and the angels come and tell it to the men of Yabesh; and they cheer. 10 And the men of Yabesh say, Tomorrow we come to you; and you work to us all that seems good in your eyes. 11 And so be it, on the morrow, Shaul sets the people in three heads; and they come midst the camp in the morning watch and smite the Ammoniy until the heat of the day: and so be it, they who survive scatter, so that no two of them survive together. 12 And the people say to Shemu El, Who says, Shaul reigns over us? Give the men, and we deathify them. 13 And Shaul says, Deathify no man this day: for today Yah Veh works salvation in Yisra El. 14 Then Shemu El says to the people, Come and go to Gilgal and renew the sovereigndom there. 15 And all the people go to Gilgal; and have Shaul reign in Gilgal at the face of Yah Veh; and sacrifice sacrifices of shelamim at the face of Yah Veh; and Shaul and all the men of Yisra El cheer mightily.