King James Version
1 Samuel 9:11-24
11Andas they went upעֹלִים֙'o.LimH5927the hillבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672young maidensנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291going outיֹצְא֖וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Isהֲיֵ֥שׁha.YeshH3426the seerH7200here?
12And they answeredוַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030them, and saidוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559,He isיֵּ֖שׁyeshH3426; behold, he isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you: make hasteמַהֵ֣ר׀ma.HerH4116now, for he cameבָּ֣אba'H935to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892; for there isa sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077of the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971to dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in the high placeבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116:
13As soon as ye be comeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םke.vo.'a.KhemH935into the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,ye shall straightwayכֵּ֣ןkenH3651findתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him, before he go upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927to the high placeהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116to eatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398:for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971will not eatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398until he comeבֹּא֔וֹbo.'OH935,because he doth blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288the sacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077; andafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH3651H310they eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398that be biddenהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121.Now therefore get you upעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927;for about this timeכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117ye shall findתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.
14And they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927intoבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andwhen they were comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold, Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050came outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318againstH7125them, for to go upלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to the high placeהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116.
16To morrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971thee a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and thou shalt anointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886him to becaptainלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may saveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:for I have lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200upon my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,because their cryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818is comeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935unto me.
17And when Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068saidעָנָ֔הוּ'a.Na.huH6030unto him, Behold the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376whom I spakeאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to thee of! this same shall reignיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113over my peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.
19And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I amthe seerH7200:go upעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me unto the high placeהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116;for ye shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398with me to dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117,and to morrowבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242I will let thee goוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971,and will tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046thee all that isin thine heartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.
20And as for thine assesוְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתve.la.'a.to.NotH860that were lostהָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.DotH6threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117agoהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760not thy mindלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on them; for they are foundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672. And on whom isall the desireחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? Is itnot on thee, and on all thy father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?
21And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Amnot I a BenjamiteH1145,of the smallestמִקַּטַנֵּי֙mi.ka.ta.NeiH6996of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?and my familyוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙u.mish.pach.TiH4940the leastהַצְּעִרָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810of all the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of the tribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?wherefore then speakestדִּבַּ֣רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696thou soכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697to me?
22And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his servantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288,and broughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them into the parlourלִשְׁכָּ֑תָהlish.Ka.tahH3957,and made them sitוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414in the chiefestבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725among them that were biddenהַקְּרוּאִ֔יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121, which wereabout thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
24And the cookהַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochH2876took upוַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311the shoulderהַשּׁ֨וֹקha.ShokH7785, and that which wasupon it, and setוַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀vai.Ya.semH7760itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586. And Samuelsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Behold that which is leftהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604!setשִׂים־sim-H7760itbeforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andeatאֱכֹ֔ל'e.KholH398:for unto this timeלַמּוֹעֵ֛דla.mo.'EdH4150hath it been keptשָֽׁמוּר־sha.mur-H8104for thee since I saidלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,I have invitedקָרָ֑אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121the peopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971.So Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586did eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398with Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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