Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:3-6
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'H3947H4994oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּםme.ha.ne.'a.Rim ve.KumH5288H6965אִתְּךָ֙'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.yinH369H5674there.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'H2009H4994,”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.haH1980H5921.”
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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