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1 Samuel 9:3-10

3And the assesהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1were lostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6.And Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947now oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288with thee, and ariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goH3212seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245the assesהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.

4And he passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Shalishaשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031,but they foundמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672themnot: then they passed throughוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Shalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, and there they werenot: and he passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the BenjamitesH1145,but they foundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them not.

5Andwhen they were comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Zuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that waswith him, ComeH3212,and let us returnוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725;lest my fatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1leaveיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308caringfor the assesהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,and take thoughtוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672for us.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Behold now, there isin this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and he isan honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376;all that he saithיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696comethבּ֣וֹאBo'H935surely to passיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935:now let us goH3212thither; peradventure he can shewיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046us our wayדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870that we should goH1980.

7Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, But, behold, ifwe goH3212,what shall we bringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935the manלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?for the breadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899is spentאָזַ֣ל'a.ZalH235in our vesselsמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּmi.ke.Lei.nuH3627, and there isnot a presentוּתְשׁוּרָ֥הu.te.shu.RahH8670to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: what have we?

8And the servantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I haveנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672here at handבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027the fourth partרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253of a shekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: thatwill I giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to tellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046us our wayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.

9(Beforetimeלְפָנִ֣ים׀le.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when a manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wentH3212to enquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thus he spakeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559,ComeH3212,and let us goH3212to the seerH7200: for he that isnowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117calleda Prophetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030was beforetimeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121a SeerH7200.)

10Then saidדְּבָרְךָ֖de.va.re.KhaH1697Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586to his servantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Wellט֥וֹבTovH2896saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559;comeH3212,let us goH3212.So they wentH3212unto the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892where the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

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