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1 Samuel 10:9-16

9And it was so,that when he had turnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437his backשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to goH3212from Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיַּהֲפָךְ־vai.ya.ha.fokh-H2015him anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312heartלֵ֣בlevH3820:and all those signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to pass that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thither to the hillH1389,behold, a companyחֶֽבֶל־che.vel-H2256of prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metH7125him; and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

11And it came to pass, when all that knewיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙yod.'OH3045him beforetimeמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםme.'i.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, he prophesiedנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012among the prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030,then the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, What is this thatis come unto the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027? IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

12And oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the same place answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But who istheir fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1?Therefore it became a proverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among the prophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

13And when he had made an endוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615of prophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012,he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the high placeהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116.

14And Saul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him and to his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Whitherאָ֣ן'anH575wentהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980ye? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245the assesהָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860:and when we sawוַנִּרְאֶ֣הva.nir.'EhH7200that they wereno whereאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369,we cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

15And Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, what Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto you.

16And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his uncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730,He toldהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046us plainlyהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046that the assesהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672.But of the matterדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410,whereof Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050spakeאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559,he toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him not.

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