1 Samuel 11:10
in 1 Samuel 11Then the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Tomorrow we will come out, and you can do with us whatever seems good to you.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To-morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
KJV
Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 11
Commentary
7 notes on this verseTo-morrow we will come out unto you - They concealed the information they had received of Saul’s promised assistance. They did come out unto them; but it was in a different manner to what the Ammonites expected.
This site's exposition
when Saul numbered them at Bezek
on 1 Samuel 11:8-10
Jamieson, Fausset and Brown place Bezek on the road to the ford Israel must cross to reach Jabesh-gilead. The men of Jabesh promise Nahash to come out the next day. Adam Clarke notes the promise was kept in a way the Ammonites did not expect.
This site's exposition
Tomorrow we will come out
Nahash had granted the seven days of verse 3 on the chance that no help would come. The answer of Jabesh feeds that confidence, and Adam Clarke notes that the men kept back the news of Saul's coming. Saul struck that waiting camp at the morning watch.
The record, by era
The Medieval Church2 voices
And you shall do to us everything that pleases you. They said, being glad this night, although a conflict was approaching, those who knew most certainly that the morning of faith was approaching, would soon be pleasing to the enemies, not adverse to the punishments …
A commentator
Gregory the DialogistCommentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 1 · Written before 604.
proposed
11. This indeed is because those who are already secure from nearby help grant a certain hope to the enemies whom they deceive by promising. In voice indeed they simulate weakness, but inwardly they preserve the strength of the promised help. Therefore they promise one thing, but believe another. For those who said: "Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you shall do to us all that pleases you," were giving the enemies to believe that they would so deliver themselves into their hands that they could do to them whatever they wished.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Therefore the men of Jabesh said,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Tomorrow - Probably the last of the “seven days’ respite” 1Sa 11:3. Their words were spoken in guile, to throw the Ammonites off their guard.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will come out to you, and you may do to us whatever seems right in your sight.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾanshei | [the] men of | H582 → | 566 times |
| יָבֵ֔ישׁ | yaveish | Jabesh | H3003 → | 24 times |
| מָחָ֖ר | machar | tomorrow | H4279 → | 52 times |
| נֵצֵ֣א | netze' | will we go out | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾaleikhem | to you | H413 → | 5510 times |
| וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣ם | vaasitem | and you will do | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| לָּ֔נוּ | lanu | to <the> us | ||
| כְּכָל־ | kekhol- | according to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הַטּ֖וֹב | hatov | the good | H2896 → | 538 times |
| בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ ס | beeineikhem | in view your | H5869 → | 887 times |
וַֽיֹּאמְרוּ֙and they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
אַנְשֵׁ֣י[the] men of
ʾansheiH582 →566 times
יָבֵ֔ישׁJabesh
yaveishH3003 →24 times
מָחָ֖רtomorrow
macharH4279 →52 times
נֵצֵ֣אwill we go out
netze'H3318 →1067 times
אֲלֵיכֶ֑םto you
ʾaleikhemH413 →5510 times
וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֣םand you will do
vaasitemH6213 →2628 times
לָּ֔נוּto <the> us
lanu
כְּכָל־according to all
kekhol-H3605 →5413 times
הַטּ֖וֹבthe good
hatovH2896 →538 times
בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ סin view your
beeineikhemH5869 →887 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
Where this verse is studied
About 1 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Commentary on Samuel; Gregory the Dialogist, Commentary on 1 Kings, Book 5, Chapter 1; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).