Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 9:3-10

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.”

6“Lookהִנֵּה־ נָ֤אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994,”said the servantוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “in thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892there is a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430whoוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376is highly respectedנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513;everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he saysיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696surely comes to passH935.Let us goנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258.Perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194he will tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046usאֶת־'et-H853whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wayדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870to goהָלַ֥כְנוּ עָלֶֽיהָ׃ha.Lakh.nu 'a.Lei.haH1980 H5921.”

7“Ifוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009we do goנֵלֵךְ֮ne.leKhH1980,”Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559לְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100can we giveנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935the manלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the breadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899in our packsמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּmi.ke.Lei.nuH3627is goneאָזַ֣ל'a.ZalH235,and there is noאֵין־'ein-H369giftוּתְשׁוּרָ֥הu.te.shu.RahH8670to takeלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Whatמָ֖הmahH4100do we haveאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854?”

8The servantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030אֶת־'et-H853himשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254. “Lookהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,”he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I have hereנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in my handבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027a quarterרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253shekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701.I will giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414it to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and he will tellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046usאֶת־'et-H853our wayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.”

9(Formerlyלְפָנִ֣ים׀le.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־be.Yis.ra.'El koh-H3478 H3541,a manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376on his wayבְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙be.lekh.ToH1980to inquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430would sayאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “Comeלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,let us goוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980toעַד־'ad-H5704the seerהָרֹאֶ֑הha.ro.'EhH7203.”Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the prophetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030of todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117was formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121the seerהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203.)

10“Goodט֥וֹב דְּבָרְךָ֖Tov de.va.re.KhaH2896 H1697,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586to his servantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288. “Comeלְכָ֣ה׀le.KhahH1980,let us goנֵלֵ֑כָהne.Le.khahH1980.”So they set outוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980forאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834whereשָׁ֖םshamH8033the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of God wasהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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