Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:18-21
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?”
21Saulשָׁא֜וּל וַיֹּ֗אמֶרsha.'Ul vai.Yo.merH7586H559repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Am Iאָ֙נֹכִי֙'a.no.khiH595notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808a BenjamiteH1145from the smallestמִקַּטַנֵּי֙mi.ka.ta.NeiH6996tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and is not my clanוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙u.mish.pach.TiH4940the leastהַצְּעִרָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810of allמִכָּֽל־mi.kolH3605the clansמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144שִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626?So whyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100would you sayדִּבַּ֣רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696such a thingכַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ סka.da.Var ha.ZehH1697H2088to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413?”
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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