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1 Samuel 9:5-10

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.

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