1 Samuel 11:7
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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.He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.
In other translations
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.He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they turned out as one man.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947צֶמֶדtzemeda pair ofH6776בָּקָרbakarox[en]H1241וַיְנַתְּחֵהוּvaynatechehuand he cut in pieces itH5408וַיְשַׁלַּחvayshalachand he sent [them]H7971בְּכָל־bekholin allH3605גְּבוּלgevul[the] territory ofH1366יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478בְּיַדbeyadby [the] hand ofH3027הַמַּלְאָכִים׀hamal'akhimthe messengersH4397לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אֲשֶׁר'asher[the one] whoH834אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot heH369יֹצֵאyotze'[is] coming outH3318אַחֲרֵי'achareiafterH310שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וְאַחַרve'acharand afterH310שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050כֹּהkohthusH3541יֵעָשֶׂהye'asehit will be doneH6213לִבְקָרוֹlivkaroto ox[en] hisH1241וַיִּפֹּלvaiyipoland it fellH5307פַּחַד־pachad-[the] dread ofH6343יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עַל־'al-onH5921הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971וַיֵּצְאוּvaiyetze'uand they came outH3318כְּאִישׁke'ishlike a manH376אֶחָד׃'echadoneH259
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Related verses
- Judges 19:29And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, together with her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts of Israel.When he reached his house, he picked up a knife, took hold of his concubine, cut her limb by limb into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the territory of Israel.
- Judges 20:1Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to Beer–sheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the Lord in Mizpeh.Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.
- Judges 21:5-115 And the children of Israel said, Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely be put to death. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel this day. 7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing we have sworn by the Lord that we will not give them of our daughters to wives? 8 And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord? And, behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh–gilead to the assembly.5 The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?” For they had taken a solemn oath that anyone who failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death. 6 And the Israelites grieved for their brothers, the Benjamites, and said, “Today a tribe is cut off from Israel. 7 What should we do about wives for the survivors, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters in marriage?” 8 So they asked, “Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to come up before the LORD at Mizpah?” And, in fact, no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.
- Genesis 35:5And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.
- 2 Chronicles 14:14And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for the fear of the Lord came upon them: and they spoiled all the cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.
- 2 Chronicles 17:10And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
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