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1 Samuel 10:17-25

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.

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