New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 16:1-5

1Now the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Howמָתַי֙ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704will you grieveמִתְאַבֵּ֣לmit.'a.BelH56overH413Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, sinceI have rejectedמְאַסְתִּ֔יוme.'as.TivH3988him from beingH4427kingH4427overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Fillמַלֵּ֨אma.Le'H4390your hornקַרְנְךָ֜kar.ne.ChaH7161with oilשֶׁ֗מֶןShe.menH8081and goוְלֵ֤ךְve.LekhH1980;I will sendאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971you toJesseיִשַׁ֣יyi.ShaiH3448the BethlehemiteH1022, for I haveselectedרָאִ֧יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428for Myself among his sonsבְּבָנָ֛יוbe.va.NavH1121.”

2But Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980?When Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586hearsוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085of it,he will killוַהֲרָגָ֑נִי סva.ha.ra.Ga.niH2026me.” And the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeתִּקַּ֣חti.KachH3947a heiferעֶגְלַ֤ת'eg.LatH5697with you and sayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, ‘I have comeבָּֽאתִי׃Ba.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068.’

3You shall inviteוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121Jesseלְיִשַׁ֖יle.yi.ShaiH3448to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077, andI will showאוֹדִֽיעֲךָ֙'o.di.'a.KhaH3045you whatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834you shall doתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213; andyou shall anointוּמָשַׁחְתָּ֣u.ma.shach.TaH4886for Me the one whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Idesignateאֹמַ֖ר'o.MarH559to you.”

4So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050didוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toBethlehemH1035.And the eldersזִקְנֵ֤יzik.NeiH2205of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892cameH2729tremblingH2729to meetלִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃bo.'E.khaH935in peaceשָׁלֹ֥םsha.LomH7965?”

5He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559, “In peaceשָׁל֗וֹםsha.LomH7965;I have comeבָּ֔אתִיBa.tiH935to sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֤חַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068.Consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves and comeוּבָאתֶ֥םu.va.TemH935with me to the sacrificeבַּזָּ֑בַחba.Za.vachH2077.”He also consecratedוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁvay.ka.DeshH6942Jesseיִשַׁי֙yi.ShaiH3448and his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121and invitedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121them to the sacrificeלַזָּֽבַח׃la.Za.vachH2077.

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