New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 10:24-27

24Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200himwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977?Surelyכִּ֛יkiH3588thereH369is noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֖הוּka.Mo.huH3644him among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.”So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428!”

25Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971the ordinancesמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,and wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789themin the bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612andplacedוַיַּנַּ֖חvai.ya.NachH5117itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,eachH376oneH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004at Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390;and the valiantהַחַ֕יִלha.Cha.yilH2428menwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980with him.

27But certainworthlessבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100can thisH2088oneזֶ֔הZehH2088deliverיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us?” And they despisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him anddid not bringהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935him any presentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.But he keptH2790silentכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פke.ma.cha.RishH2790.

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