American Standard Version

1 Samuel 9:8-16

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.

Read all of 1 Samuel 9

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain