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1 Samuel 10:17-27

17And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיַּצְעֵ֤קvai.yatz.'EkH6817the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together unto the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and deliveredוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and out of the handוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027of all kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467, andof them that oppressedהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905you:

19And ye have this dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,who himself savedמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467you out of all your adversitiesרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451and your tribulationsוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869;and ye have saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559unto him, Nay,but setתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over us. Now therefore presentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and by your thousandsוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.'al.fei.KhemH505.

20And when Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had caused all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to come nearוַיַּקְרֵ֣בvai.yak.RevH7126,the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144was takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

21When he had caused the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144to come nearוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Matriהַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.RiH4309was takenוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920,and Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027was takenוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920:and when they soughtוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245him, he could not be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.

22Therefore they enquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068further, if the manאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376should yet comeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935thitherהֲלֹ֣םha.LomH1988.And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, he hath hidנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himself among the stuffהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.

23And they ranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and fetchedוַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him thence: and when he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he was higherוַיִּגְבַּהּ֙vai.yig.BahH1361than any of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926and upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

24And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye him whom the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, that there isnone like him among all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971?And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

25Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971the mannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,and wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789itin a bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and laid itupH3240beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586also wentH1980homeלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390;and there wentH3212with him a band of menהַחַ֕יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,whose heartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060.

27But the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,How shall this man saveיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us? And they despisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him, and broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935him no presentsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.But he held his peaceכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פke.ma.cha.RishH2790.

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