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1 Samuel 9

1Andtherewasamanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminwhosenameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeror,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBechorath,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAphiah,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofaBenjaminite,amightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofwealthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

2AndhehadasonH1121whosenameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,choiceandcomely;andtherewasnotamongthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478acomelierpersonH376thanhe;fromhisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605hewashigherthananyofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3AndtheassesofKishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul'sfatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1werelost;andKishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidH559toSaulH7586hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947,Ipray,oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259oftheyoungמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288withthee,andariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goseekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245theasses.

4AndhepassedH5674throughmountEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andpassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishah,buttheyfoundH4672[them]not;andtheypassedH5674throughthelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalim,andtheywerenotthere;andtheypassedH5674throughthelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofBenjamin,andtheyfoundH4672[them]not.

5TheyhadcomeH935tothelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689whenH834Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288thatwaswithhim,ComeH935andletusreturnH7725;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1giveuptheasses,andbeanxiousוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672aboutus.

6AndhesaidH559tohim,Beholdnowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430isinthiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,andthemanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376isheldinhonour;allthathesaysH559comesH935surelytopass.LetusnowH6258goH1980thither:perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194hewillshewusthewayH1870thatweshouldgoH1980.

7AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,ButifwegoH935,whatshallwebringH935themanלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?forthebreadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899isspentinourvesselsH3627,andwehavenopresenttogivetothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:whathavewe?

8Andtheservantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againandsaidH559,Behold,Ihavehereהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009athandבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027thefourthרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253partofashekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;thatwillIgiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414tothemanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,totellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046usourwayH1870.

9(InformertimeinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whenamanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wenttoaskcounselofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,hesaidH559, Comeandletusgototheseer;forhethatisnowcalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121aProphetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030wasinformertimecalledH7121aSeer.)

10AndSaulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586saidH559tohisservantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,WellsaidH559: come, letusgo.Sotheywenttothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

11AstheywentH3318uptheascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608tothecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,theymetmaidensgoingH3318forthH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;andtheysaidH559tothem,IstheseerhereH2088?

12AndtheyansweredthemandsaidH559,Heis;behold,heisbeforethee:makeH4116hasteH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,forhecameבָּ֣אba'H935to-daytothecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892;forthepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971haveasacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077to-dayinthehighבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

13AssoonasyecomeH935intothecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, yeshallstraightwayfindתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him,beforehegoesH935uptothehighהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116placeH1116toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398;forthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971eatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398notuntilhehascomeH935,becauseheblessesיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thesacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077;afterwardstheyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398thatareinvited.Andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258goH935up;forthisverydayכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117shallyefindתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.

14AndtheywentH3318upintothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.AstheywerecomingH935intothemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050wascomingH935outtowardsthem,togoH3318uptothehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

15NowJehovahhadapprisedSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16To-morrowaboutthistimeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256Iwillsendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971theeamanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,andthou shaltanointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886himprinceH5057overmypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andhewillsaveH3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;forIhavelookedH7200uponmypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becausetheircryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818iscomeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935untome.

17AndasSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,Jehovahansweredhim,Beholdthemanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376ofwhomIspoketothee!thismanH376shallruleovermypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.

18AndSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586drewH5066neartoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050inthemidstH8432ofthegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,andsaidH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me,Ipraythee,whereאֵי־'ei-H335theseer'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.

19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586andsaidH559,Iamtheseer:goעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927upbeforemetothehighהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116,andyeshalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398withmeto-day;andto-morrowIwilllettheegoH5927,andwilltellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046theeallthatisinthyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

20Andasfortheassesthatthou didst losethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysH3117ago,setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760notthyheartלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820onthem;fortheyarefoundH4672.AndonwhomisallthedesireH2532ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478[setH7760]?Isitnotonthee,andonallthy father'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?

21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredandsaidH559,AmnotIaBenjaminite,ofthesmallestofthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmyfamilyH4940theleastofallthefamiliesH4940ofthetribeH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?andwhyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100dost thouspeakH1696suchwordsH1697tome?

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,andbroughtH935themintothechamber,andgaveH5414themaplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725attheheadבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthemthatwereinvited;andtheywereaboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsH376.

23AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559tothecookלַטַּבָּ֔חla.ta.BachH2876,Bringtheportionהַמָּנָ֔הha.ma.NahH4490thatIgaveH5414thee,ofwhichIsaidH559tothee,SetH7760itbythee.

24Andthecookהַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochH2876tookuptheshoulder,andwhatwasonit,andsetH7760[it]beforeSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586.AndhesaidH559,Beholdthatwhichhasbeenreserved!setH7760itbeforethee,eatH398;foragainstthesetH7760timehasitbeenkeptH8104forthee,sinceIsaidH559,Iwillinvitethepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971.SoSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586ateH398withSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25AndtheycameH3381downוַיֵּרְד֥וּvai.ye.re.DuH3381fromthehighמֵהַבָּמָ֖הme.ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116intothecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andhespokeH1696withSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586upontheroofהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

26Andtheyaroseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925;andwhenitwasH1961aboutthedawningהַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ha.Sha.charH7837oftheday,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586ontheroofהַגָּ֣גָהha.gag.hH1406,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,AriseH6965,thatImaysendוַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּva.'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971theeawayH7971.AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965,andtheywentH3318outbothofthem,heandSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050,intothestreetH2351.

27AstheyweregoingH3381downיֽוֹרְדִים֙yor.DimH3381totheendH7097ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֞לu.she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,Telltheservantלַנַּ֛עַרla.Na.'arH5288topassH5674onbeforeus(andhepassedH5674on),butstandH5975thoustillH5975now,thatImaycausetheetohearוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ve.'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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