1 Chronicles 10:12

Authorized King James Version

They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

Word-by-Word Analysis
#1
וַיָּקוּמוּ֮
H6965
They arose
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
#2
כָּל
H3605
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
#3
אִ֣ישׁ
H376
men
a 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)
#4
חַיִל֒
H2428
all the valiant
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
#5
וַיִּשְׂא֞וּ
H5375
and took away
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
#6
אֶת
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#7
גּוּפֹ֣ת
H1480
and the bodies
a corpse (as closed to sense)
#8
שָׁא֗וּל
H7586
of Saul
shaul, the name of an edomite and two israelites
#9
וְאֵת֙
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#10
גּוּפֹ֣ת
H1480
and the bodies
a corpse (as closed to sense)
#11
בָּנָ֔יו
H1121
of his sons
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
#12
וַיְבִיא֖וּם
H935
and brought
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
#13
בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ
H3003
in Jabesh
jobesh, the name of an israelite and of a place in palestine
#14
וַיִּקְבְּר֨וּ
H6912
and buried
to inter
#15
אֶת
H853
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
#16
עַצְמֽוֹתֵיהֶ֜ם
H6106
their bones
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e., (as pron.) selfsame
#17
תַּ֤חַת
H8478
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc
#18
הָֽאֵלָה֙
H424
under the oak
an oak or other strong tree
#19
בְּיָבֵ֔שׁ
H3003
in Jabesh
jobesh, the name of an israelite and of a place in palestine
#20
וַיָּצ֖וּמוּ
H6684
and fasted
to cover over (the mouth), i.e., to fast
#21
שִׁבְעַ֥ת
H7651
seven
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
#22
יָמִֽים׃
H3117
days
a 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

Analysis

The salvation theme here intersects with the metanarrative of redemption running from Genesis to Revelation. Biblical theology recognizes this as part of a unified storyline from the promise in Genesis 3:15 to its fulfillment in Christ. The phrase emphasizing divine revelation contributes to our systematic understanding of Christian doctrine and connects to the broader scriptural witness about God's saving work from the Exodus to the cross.

Historical Context

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