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1 Samuel 9:18-21

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.

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?

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