Study it in the app“And look, Saul was coming behind the oxen from the field, and Saul said, “What is wrong with the people that they are weeping?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh.”
And look,וְהִנֵּהSaulשָׁאוּלwas comingבָּאbehindאַחֲרֵיthe oxenהַבָּקָרfromמִןthe field,הַשָּׂדֶהand Saulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whatמַהis wrongwith the peopleלָּעָםthatכִּיthey are weeping?”יִבְכּוּAnd they toldוַיְסַפְּרוּhimלוֹthe wordsאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the menאַנְשֵׁיof Jabesh.יָבֵישׁ
Saul
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” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appearscattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “bakar” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsweep
Weep, cry; mourn for someone.
Where else “yivku” appearsrecount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesapru” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsJabesh
Jabesh, a city of Gilead, east of the Jordan. Later King Saul delivered it from the sons of Ammon (1 Samuel 11). It is also the name of a man, the father of King Shallum (2 Kings 15:10).
Where else “yavesh” appears4The messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke the words in the ears of the people, and all the people raised their voice and wept.
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6The spirit of Elohim came mightily upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger burned greatly.
