Verse 3
1 Samuel 11:3
World English Bible, British Edition
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The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days, that we
may send messengers to all the borders of Israel; and then, if there is no one to save us, we will come
out to you.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜י/ו זִקְנֵ֣י יָבֵ֗ישׁ הֶ֤רֶף לָ֨/נוּ֙ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֔ים וְ/נִשְׁלְחָה֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים בְּ/כֹ֖ל גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְ/אִם אֵ֥ין מוֹשִׁ֛יעַ אֹתָ֖/נוּ וְ/יָצָ֥אנוּ אֵלֶֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And the elders of Jabesh said to me, "Give us seven days' respite, and we will send messengers throughout all the border of Israel; and if there is no one to save us, we will come out to you."
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