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1 Samuel 10

1ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947thevialofoilהַשֶּׁ֛מֶןha.She.menH8081,andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332ituponhisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,andkissedH5401him,andsaidH559,IsitnotthatJehovahhathanointedH4886theetobeprinceH5057overhisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?

2Whenthou artdepartedfrommeto-day,thenthou shaltfindH4672twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376byRachel’ssepulchre,intheborderH1366ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144atZelzah;andtheywillsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee,Theasseswhichthou wentesttoseekלְבַקֵּ֔שׁle.va.KeshH1245arefoundH4672;and,lo, thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1hathleftoffcaringfortheasses,andisanxiousוְדָאַ֤גve.da.'AgH1672foryou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WhatshallIdoformysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121?

3Thenshalt thougoH935onforwardfromthence,andthou shaltcomeוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935totheoakofTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396;andthereshallmeettheetherethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376goingH935uptoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toBeth-el,oneH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֣א׀no.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969kids,andanothercarryingנֹשֵׂ֗אno.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969loavesofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,andanothercarryingנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375abottleofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196:

4andtheywillsalute thee,andgiveוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414theetwoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147loavesofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,whichthou shaltreceiveH3947oftheirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

5Afterthatthou shaltcomeH935tothehillH1389ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834isthegarrisonנְצִבֵ֣יne.tzi.VeiH5333ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430:anditshallcomeH935topass,whenthou artcomeH935thithertothecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,thatthou shaltmeetabandofprophetsנְבִיאִים֙ne.vi.'ImH5030comingH935downיֹרְדִ֣יםyo.re.DimH3381fromthehighמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הme.ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116withapsaltery,andatimbrel,andapipe,andaharpוְכִנּ֔וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,beforethem;andtheywillbeוִיהִי֩vi.HiH1961prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Mit.na.be.'ImH5012:

6andtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahwillcomemightilyuponthee,andthou shaltprophesyוְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taH5012withthem,andshaltbeturnedH2015intoanothermanלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376.

7Andletitbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,whenthesesignsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226arecomeתָבֹ֛אנָהte.vo.'ei.nahH935unto thee,thatthoudoasoccasionshallservethee;forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iswiththee.

8Andthou shaltgoH935downbeforemetoGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.GalH1537;and,behold,Iwillcomeבּוֹאִ֣יbo.'IH935downunto thee,toofferלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt-offerings,andtosacrificeH2077sacrificesH2077ofpeace-offerings:sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117shalt thou tarry,tillIcomeH935unto thee,andshowtheewhatthou shaltdo.

9AnditwasH1961so,that,whenhehadturnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437hisbackH6437togoH935fromSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gavehimanotherheartלֵ֣בlevH3820:andallthosesignsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameH935topassthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10AndwhentheycameH935thithertothehillH1389,behold,abandofprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him;andtheSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935mightilyuponhim,andheprophesiedH5012amongthem.

11Anditcametopass,whenallthatknewH3045himbeforetimesawH7200that,behold,heprophesiedנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012withtheprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030,thenthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidH559oneH376toanother,Whatisthisthatiscomeuntothesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027?IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571amongtheprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

12AndoneH376ofthesameplaceansweredandsaidH559,Andwhoistheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1?ThereforeH3651itbecameH1961aproverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912,IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571amongtheprophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

13AndwhenhehadmadeanendH3615ofprophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012,hecameH935tothehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

14AndSaul’suncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidH559untohimandtohisservantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Whitherwentהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980ye?AndhesaidH559,Toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245theasses;andwhenwesawH7200thattheywerenotfound,wecameH935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

15AndSaul’suncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee,whatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untoyou.

16AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidH559untohisuncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730,HetoldH5046usplainlythattheasseswerefoundH4672.ButconcerningH413thematterH1697ofthekingdom, whereofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050spake,hetoldH5046himnot.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetheruntoJehovahtoMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18andhesaidH559untothechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,IbroughtH5927upIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outofEgyptH4714,andIdeliveredוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027oftheEgyptians,andoutofthehandוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027ofallthekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467thatoppressedH3905you:

19butyehavethisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whohimselfsavethyououtofallyourcalamitiesandyourdistresses;andyehavesaidH559untohim, Nay,butsetH7760akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overus.NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258presentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselvesbeforeJehovahbyyourtribesH7626,andbyyourthousandsH505.

20SoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050broughtH7126allthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478near,andthetribeH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144wastakenH3920.

21AndhebroughtH7126thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144nearbytheirfamiliesH4940;andthefamilyH4940oftheMatriteswastakenH3920;andSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027wastakenH3920:butwhentheysoughtH1245him,hecouldnotbefoundH4672.

22ThereforetheyaskedH7592ofJehovahfurther,IsthereyetH5750amanאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376tocomeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935hither?AndJehovahanswered,Behold,hehathhidנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himselfamongthebaggage.

23AndtheyranH7323andfetchedhimthence;andwhenhestoodH3320amongthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,hewashigherthananyofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fromhisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605.

24AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toallthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200yehimwhomJehovahhathchosenH977,thatthereisnonelikehimamongallthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971?Andallthepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,andsaidH559,Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

25ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971themannerofthekingdom,andwroteH3789itinabookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,andlaiditupbeforeJehovah.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971allthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376tohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571wentH1980tohishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390;andtherewentH1980withhimthehost,whoseheartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadtouchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060.

27ButcertainworthlessH1100fellowssaidH559,HowH4100shallthismansaveH3467us?AndtheydespisedH959him,andbroughtH935himnopresent.Butheheldhispeace.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10

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