Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 16:1-5

1Now the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “How longעַד־ מָתַי֙'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970are youאַתָּה֙'a.TahH859going to mournמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56forאֶל־'el-H413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,since Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589have rejected himמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988as kingמִמְּלֹ֖ךְmi.me.LokhH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Fill your hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161withמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081and goוְלֵ֤ךְve.LekhH1980.I am sendingאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toאֶל־'el-H413Jesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448of BethlehemH1022,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I have selectedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200from his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428for Myself.”

2“Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980?”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586will hear of itוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085and kill meוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026!”The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת בָּקָר֙'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241with youבְּיָדֶ֔ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘I have comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.’

3Then inviteוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077,and Iוְאָֽנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595will show youאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045אֵ֣ת'etH853whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213.You are to anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886for Meאֵ֥ת'etH853the oneאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I indicateאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559אֵלֶֽיךָ׃'e.Lei.khaH413.”

4So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֵ֚ת'etH853didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to BethlehemH1035.When the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the townהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892met himלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122,they trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּvai.ye.cher.DuH2729and askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935in peaceשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?”

5“In peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965,”he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559. “I have comeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Consecrate yourselvesהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942and comeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077.”Then he consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942אֶת־'et-H853Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121and invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121themto the sacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

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