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1 Samuel 9:13-19

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- khenH3651 H310they 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.

15Now the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068had toldגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050in his earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

18Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586drew nearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, whereאֵי־'ei-H335the seer’sH7200houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.

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.

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