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1 Samuel 9:1-14

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.

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