Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 10:5-18

5Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310thatכֵּ֗ןKenH3651you will comeתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935to GibeahH1389of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430havean outpostנְצִבֵ֣י וִיהִי֩ne.tzi.Vei vi.HiH5333 H1961.As you approachכְבֹאֲךָ֨ שָׁ֜םkhe.vo.'a.Kha shamH935 H8033the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,you will meetוּפָגַעְתָּ֞u.fa.ga'.TaH6293a groupחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of prophetsנְבִיאִים֙ne.vi.'ImH5030coming downיֹרְדִ֣יםyo.re.DimH3381from the high placeמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הme.ha.ba.MahH1116,precededוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞םve.lif.nei.HemH6440by harpsנֵ֤בֶלNe.velH5035,tambourinesוְתֹף֙ve.TofH8596,flutesוְחָלִ֣ילve.cha.LilH2485,and lyresוְכִנּ֔וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,and theyוְהֵ֖מָּהve.He.mahH1992will be prophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Mit.na.be.'ImH5012.

6Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will rushוְצָלְחָ֤הve.tza.le.ChahH6743upon youעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921,and you will prophesyוְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taH5012with themעִמָּ֑ם'i.MamH5973;and you will be transformedוְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ve.neh.pakh.TaH2015into a differentאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312personלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376.

7וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִּ֥יkiH3588theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226have comeתָבֹ֛אנָהte.vo.'ei.nahH935,doעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213as the occasionאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834demandsתִּמְצָ֣א יָדֶ֔ךָtim.Tza' ya.De.khaH4672 H3027,forכִּ֥יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430iswith youעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973.

8And you shall goוְיָרַדְתָּ֣ve.ya.rad.TaH3381before meלְפָנַי֮le.fa.NaiH6440to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.GalH1537,and surelyוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will comeיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413to offerלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930and to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076peace offeringsזִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֑יםziv.Chei she.la.MimH8002 H2077.Waitתּוֹחֵל֙to.ChelH3176sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבּוֹאִ֣יbo.'IH935to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413and showוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣יve.ho.da'.TiH3045youאֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.”

9וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961As Saul turnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹ שִׁכְמוֹ֙ke.haf.no.To shikh.MoH6437 H7926to leaveלָלֶ֙כֶת֙ מֵעִ֣םla.Le.khet me.'ImH1980 H5973Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430changedוַיַּהֲפָךְ־vai.ya.ha.fokh-H2015Saul’sheartלֵ֣ב אַחֵ֑רlev 'a.CherH3820 H312,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the signsהָאֹת֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'o.Tot ha.'E.lehH226 H428came to passוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thatהַהֽוּא׃ סha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10When Saul and his servant arrivedוַיָּבֹ֤אוּ שָׁם֙vai.ya.Vo.'u shamH935 H8033at Gibeahוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH1389 H2009,a groupחֶֽבֶל־che.vel-H2256of prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030met himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon himעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,and he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012along with themבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432.

11Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961all thoseכָּל־kol-H3605who had formerlyמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹלme.'i.te.MolH865knownיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙ שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםyod.'O shil.ShomH3045 H8032Saulsaw himוַיִּרְא֕וּ וְהִנֵּ֥הvai.yir.'U ve.hi.NehH7200 H2009prophesyingנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012withעִם־'im-H5973the prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030,they askedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָעָ֜םvai.Yo.mer ha.'AmH559 H5971oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherאֶל־ רֵעֵ֗הוּ'el- re.'E.huH413 H7453, “Whatמַה־ זֶּה֙mah- zehH4100 H2088has happenedהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961to the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027?Is Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?”

12Then a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376who lived thereמִשָּׁ֛ם וַיֹּ֖אמֶרmi.Sham vai.Yo.merH8033 H559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1?”Soעַל־'al-H5921the sayingכֵּן֙kenH3651becameהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961a proverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912: “Is Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571among the prophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?”

13And when Saul had finishedוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615prophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012,he went upוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the high placeהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116.

14Now Saul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730askedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413andוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Whereאָ֣ן'anH575did you goהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980?” “To look forלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the donkeysהָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,”Saul repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “When we sawוַנִּרְאֶ֣ה כִי־va.nir.'Eh khi-H7200 H3588they were not to be foundאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369,we wentוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.”

15“Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046נָּ֣אna'H4994me,”Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “whatמָֽה־mah-H4100did Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050say to youאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559?”

16And Saulשָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־sha.'Ul 'el-H7586 H413repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559דּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730, “He assuredH5046usthatכִּ֥יkiH3588the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853had been foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672.”But Saul did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808tellH5046his unclewhatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050had saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559aboutדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697the kingshipהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410.

17After this, Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853summonedוַיַּצְעֵ֤קvai.yatz.'EkH6817the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709

18and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478, “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.YadH4714 H3027and of allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467that oppressed youהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905אֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.’

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