Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 10:17-25
18and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121H3478, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595broughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478up out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and I rescuedוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853from the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִיַּד֙mitz.Ra.yim u.mi.YadH4714H3027and of allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467that oppressed youהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.’
19But todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117youוְאַתֶּ֨םve.'a.TemH859have rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988אֶת־'et-H853your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־ ה֣וּא'a.Sher- hu'H834H1931savesמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467youfrom allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your troublesרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451and afflictionsוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869,and you have saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to Him, ‘Noכִּי־ki-H3588,setתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over usעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.’Now thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258present yourselvesהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626and clansוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.'al.fei.KhemH505.”
21Then he had the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144come forwardוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126אֶת־'et-H853by its clansלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940,and the clanמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Matriהַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.RiH4309was selectedוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920.Finally, Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027was selectedוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920.But when they looked for himוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245,they could notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find himנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.
22So againעוֹד֙'OdH5750they inquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592of the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, “Has the manאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376comeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935hereהֲלֹ֣םha.LomH1988yetע֖וֹדodH5750?”And the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he has hiddenנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931amongאֶל־'el-H413the baggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.”
23So they ranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and broughtוַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Chu.huH3947Saulמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033,and when he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he was a headמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹ וָמָֽעְלָה׃mi.shikh.Mo va.Ma.'e.lahH7926H4605tallerוַיִּגְבַּהּ֙vai.yig.BahH1361than anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the othersהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971.
24Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200the oneאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔ה כִּ֛יYah.weh kiH3068H3588has chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977? There isno oneאֵ֥ין'einH369like himכָּמֹ֖הוּka.Mo.huH3644among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.”And allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛ם וַיֹּאמְר֖וּha.'Am vai.yo.me.RuH5971H559shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, “Long liveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428!”
25Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050explainedוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971אֵ֚ת'etH853the rightsמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of kingshipהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410.He wrote themוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789on a scrollבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612and laid it upוַיַּנַּ֖חvai.ya.NachH5117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853sent allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own homeלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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