Study it in the app“All the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before YHWH in Gilgal, and they sacrificed there sacrifices of peace offerings before YHWH, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.”
Allכָלthe peopleהָעָםwentוַיֵּלְכוּto Gilgal,הַגִּלְגָּלand thereשָׁםthey made Saul kingוַיַּמְלִכוּ אֶת שָׁאוּלbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWHיְהוָהin Gilgal,בַּגִּלְגָּלand they sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּחוּthereשָׁםsacrificesזְבָחִיםof peace offeringsשְׁלָמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהand thereוַ שָׁםSaulשָׁאוּלand allוְכָלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלrejoicedיִּשְׂמַחgreatly.עַד מְאֹד
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “yelchu” appearsGilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appearsmake king
To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.
Where else “yamlichu” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbchu” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevachim” appearspeace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamim” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsrejoice
To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.
Where else “yismach” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsGilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
14Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there.”
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