King James Version
1 Samuel 11:13 in the King James Version says “And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.”
1 Samuel 11:13 · 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.
And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.
Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“There shall not a man”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“for to day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for to day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“in Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
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