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1 Samuel 9:15-20

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?

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