Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:15-20
16“At this timeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971youאֵלֶ֨יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and you are to anoint himוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886rulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;he will saveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467אֶת־'et-H853themעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I have looked uponרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200אֶת־'et-H853My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588their cryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818has comeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935to Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413.”
17When Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,the LORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068told himעָנָ֔הוּ'a.Na.huH6030, “Hereהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009is the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeאָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ'a.Mar.ti 'e.Lei.khaH559H413;heזֶ֖הzehH2088shall ruleיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113over My peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.”
18Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586אֶת־'et-H853approachedוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the gatewayהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and askedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Would you pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046mewhereאֵי־'ei-H335זֶ֖הzehH2088the seer’sהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is?”
19“Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595am the seerהָרֹאֶ֔הha.ro.'EhH7203,”Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030. “Go upעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927before meלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440to the high placeהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116,for you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398with meעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.And when I send you offוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,I will tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046youallוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605that isאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834in your heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.
20As for the donkeysוְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתve.la.'a.to.NotH860you lostהָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.DotH6threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117agoהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,do notאַל־'al-H408worryתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760אֶֽת־'et-H853לִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820about them,forכִּ֣יkiH3588they have been foundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672.And upon whomוּלְמִי֙u.le.MiH4310isallכָּל־kol-H3605the desireחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,if notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808upon youand allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- 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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