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1 Samuel 11:11

The next day Saul organized the troops into three divisions, and during the morning watch they invaded the camp of the Ammonites and slaughtered them, until the hottest part of the day. And the survivors were so scattered that no two of them were left together.

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ASV

And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch, and smote the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they that remained were scattered, so that not two of them were left together.

KJV

And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next dayH4283 →
וַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semand he madeH7760 →
שָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָעָם֮ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahthreeH7969 →
רָאשִׁים֒ra.ShimcompaniesH7218 →
וַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uand they wentH935 →
בְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-in [the] midst ofH8432 →
הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֙ha.ma.cha.Nehthe campH4264 →
בְּאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶתbe.'ash.Mo.retin [the] watch ofH821 →
הַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerthe morningH1242 →
וַיַּכּ֥וּvai.ya.Kuand they struck downH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַמּ֖וֹןa.MonAmmonH5983 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
חֹ֣םchom[the] heat ofH2527 →
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthe dayH3117 →
וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
הַנִּשְׁאָרִים֙ha.nish.'a.Rimthose [who] remainedH7604 →
וַיָּפֻ֔צוּvai.ya.Fu.tzuand they were scatteredH6327 →
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
נִשְׁאֲרוּ־nish.'a.ru-they remainedH7604 →
בָ֖םvamamong <the> them
שְׁנַ֥יִםshe.Na.yimtwoH8147 →
יָֽחַד׃Ya.chadtogetherH3162 →

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Judges 7:16And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.1 Samuel 30:17And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.James 2:13For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Exodus 14:24At morning watch, however, the LORD looked down on the army of the Egyptians from the pillar of fire and cloud, and He threw their camp into confusion.Genesis 22:14And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”Judges 9:43So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.Matthew 7:2For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.Judges 1:7Then Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off have gathered the scraps under my table. As I have done to them, so God has repaid me.” And they brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.1 Samuel 11:2But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.”1 Samuel 30:17–18And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day. Not a man escaped, except four hundred young men who fled, riding off on camels.Judges 4:16Then Barak pursued the chariots and army as far as Harosheth-hagoyim, and the whole army of Sisera fell by the sword; not a single man was left.1 Samuel 14:36And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”1 Samuel 25:34Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, who has restrained me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, then surely no male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning light.”1 Samuel 13:17And raiders went out of the Philistine camp in three divisions. One headed toward Ophrah in the land of Shual,2 Samuel 18:2He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”Mark 6:48He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,

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