Study it in the app“Saul said, “Scatter among the people and say to them, ‘Bring near to me each his ox and each his lamb, and slaughter them here and eat, and do not sin against YHWH by eating with the blood.’” And all the people brought near, each his ox in his hand, that night, and they slaughtered them there.”
Saulשָׁאוּלsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Scatterפֻּצוּamong the peopleבָעָםand sayוַאֲמַרְתֶּםto them,לָהֶם‘Bring nearהַגִּישׁוּto meאֵלַיeachאִישׁhis oxשׁוֹרוֹand eachוְאִישׁhis lamb,שְׂיֵהוּand slaughter themוּשְׁחַטְתֶּםhereבָּזֶהand eat,וַאֲכַלְתֶּםand do notוְלֹאsinתֶחֶטְאוּagainst YHWHלַיהוָהby eatingלֶאֱכֹלwithאֶלthe blood.’”הַדָּםAnd allוַ כָלthe peopleהָעָםbrought near,יַּגִּשׁוּeachאִישׁhis oxשׁוֹרוֹin his hand,בְיָדוֹthat night,הַלַּיְלָהand they slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחֲטוּthere.שָׁם
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsscatter
To scatter people over many places, as a punishment.
Where else “putsu” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsbring near
To carry something over, or present a gift.
Where else “hagishu” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearsox, bull
Ox or bull: a head of cattle.
Where else “shor” appearslamb, sheep
One animal of the flock: a lamb, a sheep or a young goat.
Where else “seye” appearsslaughter
To kill an animal by cutting its throat, to sacrifice it or to eat.
Where else “shechattem” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achaltem” appearssin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “techetu” 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 “yhva” appearsblood
The red fluid that runs through the body and carries the life of people and animals.
Where else “dam” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsnight
Night.
Where else “layla” appears33They told Saul, saying, “Look, the people are sinning against YHWH by eating with the blood.” He said, “You have acted treacherously. Roll to me today a large stone.”
34 · This verse (above)
35Saul built an altar to YHWH; with that one he began to build an altar to YHWH.
