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The Scriptures 2009

1Sa 11:1-15 TS2009
1 And Naḥash the Ammonite came up and camped against Yaḇĕsh Gilʽaḏ. And all the men of Yaḇĕsh said to Naḥash, “Make a covenant with us, and we shall serve you.”
2 Then Naḥash the Ammonite answered them, “For this I make a covenant with you, that I dig out all your right eyes, and I shall bring reproach on all Yisra’ĕl.”
3 And the elders of Yaḇĕsh said to him, “Leave us alone for seven days, so that we send messengers to all the borders of Yisra’ĕl. And then, if there is no one to save us, we shall come out to you.”
4 And the messengers came to Giḇʽah of Sha’ul and spoke the words in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept. 5 And look, Sha’ul was coming behind the herd from the field. And Sha’ul said, “Why are the people weeping?” And they related to him the words of the men of Yaḇĕsh.
6 And the Spirit of Elohim came upon Sha’ul mightily as he heard these words, and his displeasure burned greatly.
7 And he took a yoke of cattle and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the border of Yisra’ĕl by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Sha’ul and Shemu’ĕl to battle, let this be done to his cattle.” And the fear of יהוה fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
8 And he mustered them in Bezeq, and the children of Yisra’ĕl were three hundred thousand, and the men of Yehuḏah thirty thousand.
9 And they said to the messengers who came, “Say this to the men of Yaḇĕsh Gilʽaḏ, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have help.’ ” Then the messengers came and informed the men of Yaḇĕsh, and they rejoiced.
10 So the men of Yaḇĕsh said, “Tomorrow we come out to you, and you shall do to us whatever seems good to you.”
11 And it came to be, on the next day, that Sha’ul put the people in three companies. And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck Ammon until the heat of the day. And it came to be that those left were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
12 And the people said to Shemu’ĕl, “Who said, ‘Shall Sha’ul reign over us?’ Bring the men, so that we put them to death.”
13 But Sha’ul said, “No man is put to death this day, for today יהוה has wrought deliverance in Yisra’ĕl.” 14 And Shemu’ĕl said to the people, “Come, and let us go to Gilgal and renew the reign there.”
15 And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they set up Sha’ul to reign before יהוה in Gilgal, and there they slaughtered slaughterings of peace offerings before יהוה. And there Sha’ul rejoiced, and all the men of Yisra’ĕl, very greatly.

Zec 10:1-12 TS2009
1 Ask יהוה for rain in the time of the latter rain, יהוה who makes storm clouds. And He gives them showers of rain, the plants in the field to everyone. 2 For the household idols spoke emptiness, the diviners saw falsehood, and relate dreams of deceit, they comfort in vain. Therefore they have wandered about like sheep. They are afflicted, for there is no shepherd.
3 “My wrath burns against the shepherds, and I lay a charge against the leaders. For יהוה of hosts shall visit His flock, the house of Yehuḏah, and make them like His splendid horse in battle.
4 “From him comes the corner-stone, from him the tent peg, from him the battle bow, from him every ruler, together.
5 “And they shall be like mighty men, who trample down the mud of the streets in the battle. And they shall fight because יהוה is with them, and the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
6 “And I shall make the house of Yehuḏah mighty, and save the house of Yosĕph. And I shall bring them back, because I have compassion on them. And they shall be as though I had not pushed them aside. For I am יהוה their Elohim, and I answer them.
7 “And Ephrayim shall be as a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as if with wine. And their children shall see and rejoice, their heart exulting in יהוה. 8 “I shall whistle for them and gather them, for I shall ransom them. And they shall increase as they once increased.
9 “Though I sow them among peoples, they shall remember Me in places far away. And they shall live, together with their children, and they shall return.
10 “And I shall bring them back from the land of Mitsrayim, and gather them from Ashshur, and bring them into the land of Gilʽaḏ and Leḇanon, until no more room is found for them.
11 “And He shall pass through the sea of distress, and strike the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the River shall dry up. And the pride of Ashshur shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Mitsrayim be taken away. 12 “And I shall make them mighty in יהוה, so that they walk up and down in His Name,” declares יהוה.

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