Verse 4
1 Samuel 11:4
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When the messengers arrived in the town called Gibeah of Saul and gave the message as the people listened, they all wept out loud.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּבֹ֤אוּ הַ/מַּלְאָכִים֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת שָׁא֔וּל וַ/יְדַבְּר֥וּ הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים בְּ/אָזְנֵ֣י הָ/עָ֑ם וַ/יִּשְׂא֧וּ כָל הָ/עָ֛ם אֶת קוֹלָ֖/ם וַ/יִּבְכּֽוּ
English Translation
And the angels came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lifted up their voice and wept.
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