Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 9:1-5

1Now there wasוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961a Benjamiteאִ֣ישׁ מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין'ish mi.bin.ya.MinH376 H1144,a powerful manגִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל׃gi.Bor Cha.yilH1368 H2428 H3225,whose nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034was Kishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Becorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647בֶּן־ben-H1121אִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminיְמִינִ֑יye.mi.NiH3227.

2Andhe hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121namedוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,choiceבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970and handsomeוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896,without equalוְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ ט֣וֹבve.'Ein 'ish TovH369 H376 H2896amongמִמֶּ֑נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480the Israelitesמִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לmi.be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478—a headמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ וָמַ֔עְלָהmi.shikh.Mo va.Ma'.lahH7926 H4605tallerגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3One day the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027wandered offוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6,and Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Takeקַח־ נָ֤אkach- na'H3947 H4994oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּםme.ha.ne.'a.Rim ve.KumH5288 H6965אִתְּךָ֙'i.te.KhaH854אֶת־'et-H853and goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980look forבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245אֶת־'et-H853the donkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.”

4So Saul passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the hill countryבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and then through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Shalishahשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031,but they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672the donkeys. He and the servantwentוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the regionבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Shaalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171,but they were notוַיַּעַבְר֤וּ וָאַ֔יִןvai.ya.'av.Ru va.'A.yinH369 H5674there.Then they wentוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Benjaminיְמִינִ֖יye.mi.NiH3227,and still they did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808find themמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672.

5When theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992reachedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Zuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834עִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980,let us go backוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725,orפֶּן־pen-H6435my fatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1will stopיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308worryingaboutמִן־min-H4480the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860and start worryingוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672about us.”

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