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1 Samuel 9

1Nowtherewasamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjamin,whosenameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeror,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBecorath,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAphiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaBenjamite,amightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofvalor.

2AndhehadasonH1121,whosenameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,ayoungH1121manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376andagoodly:andtherewasnotamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478agoodlierpersonH376thanhe:fromhisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605hewashigherthananyofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3AndtheassesofKishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027,Saul’sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,werelost.AndKishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidH559toSaulH7586hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259oftheservantsH5288withthee,andariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goseekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245theasses.

4AndhepassedH5674throughthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andpassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishah,buttheyfoundH4672themnot:thentheypassedH5674throughthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalim,andtheretheywerenot:andhepassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776oftheBenjamites,buttheyfoundH4672themnot.

5WhenH834theywerecomeH935tothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288thatwaswithhim,ComeH935,andletusreturnH7725,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1leaveoffcaringfortheasses,andbeanxiousוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672forus.

6AndhesaidH559untohim,Beholdnowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,thereisinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,andheisamanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376thatisheldinhonorנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513;allthathesaith comethsurelytopass:nowH6258letusgoH1980thither; peradventurehecantellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046usconcerningourjourneyדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870whereonwegoH1980.

7ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586tohisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,But,behold,ifwegoH935,whatshallwebringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935themanלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?forthebreadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899isspentinourvesselsH3627,andthereisnotapresenttobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:whathavewe?

8Andtheservantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586again,andsaidH559,Behold,Ihaveinmyhandבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027thefourthרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253partofashekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701:thatwillIgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,totellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046usourwayH1870.

9(BeforetimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenamanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wenttoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541hesaidH559, Come,andletusgototheseer;forhethatisnowcalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121aProphetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030wasbeforetimecalledH7121aSeer.)

10ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586tohisservantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,WellsaidH559; come, letusgo.Sotheywentuntothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

11AstheywentH3318uptheascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608tothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,theyfoundH4672youngנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291maidensgoingH3318outtodrawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andsaidH559untothem,IstheseerhereH2088?

12Andtheyansweredthem,andsaidH559,Heis;behold,heisbeforethee:makeH4116hasteH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,forheiscomeבָּ֣אba'H935to-dayintothecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892;forthepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971haveasacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077to-dayinthehighבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

13AssoonasyearecomeH935intothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, yeshallstraightwayfindתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him,beforehegoethuptothehighהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116placeH1116toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398;forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971willnoteatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398untilhecomeH935,becausehedothblessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thesacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077;andafterwardstheyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398thatarebidden.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH3651getyouup;foratthistimeyeshallfindתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.

14AndtheywentH3318uptothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892;andastheycameH935withinthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050cameH935outtowardthem,togoH3318uptothehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

15NowJehovahhadrevealedH1540untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050adayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16To-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971theeamanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andthou shaltanointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886himtobeprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andheshallsaveH3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:forIhavelookedH7200uponmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becausetheircryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818iscomeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935untome.

17AndwhenH834Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,JehovahsaidH559untohim,Behold,themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376ofwhomIspaketothee!thissameshallhaveauthorityovermypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.

18ThenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586drewH5066neartoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050inthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,andsaidH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee,whereאֵי־'ei-H335theseer’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.

19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,andsaidH559,Iamtheseer;goעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927upbeforemeuntothehighהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116,foryeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398withmeto-day:andinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242IwilllettheegoH5927,andwilltellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046theeallthatisinthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

20Andasforthine assesthatwerelostthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysH3117ago,setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760notthymindonthem;fortheyarefoundH4672.AndforwhomisallthatisdesirableinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Isitnotforthee,andforallthyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?

21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredandsaidH559,AmnotIaBenjamite,ofthesmallestofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?andmyfamilyH4940theleastofallthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? whereforethenspeakest thoutomeafterthismannerכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697?

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,andbroughtH935themintotheguest-chamber,andmadeH5414themsitinthechiefestplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725amongthemthatwerebidden,whowereaboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsH376.

23AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untothecookלַטַּבָּ֔חla.ta.BachH2876,Bringtheportionהַמָּנָ֔הha.ma.NahH4490whichIgaveH5414thee,ofwhichIsaidH559unto thee,SetH7760itbythee.

24Andthecookהַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochH2876tookupthethighהַשּׁ֨וֹקha.ShokH7785,andthatwhichwasuponit,andsetH7760itbeforeSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Behold,thatwhichhath beenreserved!setH7760itbeforetheeandeatH398;becauseuntotheappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֛דla.mo.'EdH4150timehathitbeenkeptH8104forthee,forIsaidH559,Ihaveinvitedthepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971.SoSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586dideatH398withSamuelH8050thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25AndwhentheywerecomeH3381downfromthehighמֵהַבָּמָ֖הme.ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,hecommunedwithSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586uponthehousetop.

26Andtheyaroseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925:anditcametopassaboutthespringoftheday,thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586onthehousetop,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Up,thatImaysendוַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּva.'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971theeawayH7971.AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andtheywentH3318outbothofthem,heandSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050,abroad.

27AstheyweregoingH3381downיֽוֹרְדִים֙yor.DimH3381attheendH7097ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֞לu.she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Bidtheservantלַנַּ֛עַרla.Na.'arH5288passH5674onbeforeus(andhepassedH5674on),butstandH5975thoustillH5975first,thatImaycausetheetohearוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ve.'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9

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