שָׁאֽוּל׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 שָׁאֽוּל׃

   sha-UL

   Saul
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בִּימֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

   bi-ME sha-UL

   in the days of Saul
3. clause🔊 כִּי־לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ בִּימֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

   ki-LO de-rash-NU-hu bi-ME sha-UL

   for not we sought him or it in the days of Saul
4. sentence🔊 וְנָסֵ֛בָּה אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ אֵלֵ֑ינוּ כִּי־לֹ֥א דְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּ בִּימֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל׃

   ve-na-SEV-ba et-a-RON e-lo-HE-nu e-LE-nu ki-LO de-rash-NU-hu bi-ME sha-UL

   and let us bring around or bring back the ark of our God to us for not we sought him or it in the days of Saul

Exegesis

The temporal frame bimey Shaul {בִּימֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל | bîmêy šāʾûl} ‘in the days of Saul’ anchors the neglect in an earlier regime, so the verse moves from corporate intention to corporate repentance, motivating renewed worship practice.

Root and etymology

consonants🔊 שׁ־א־לshin–aleph–lamed

“asked for”