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1 Samuel 9:15-24

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.

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