New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 9:1-14

1Now there was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗יןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144whose nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Becorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Benjamiteאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376 H3228,a mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalorחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

2He hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121whose nameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034was Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, achoiceבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970and handsomeH2896man,and thereוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369was not a moreH4480 H2896handsomeH2896personאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376thanH4480he amongH4480the sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926and up he was tallerגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364thanH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3Now the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027,Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,were lostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6.So Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowנָ֤אna'H4994with you oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and ariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980searchבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245for the donkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.”

4He passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674throughthe hillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishahשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031,but they did not findמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them.Then they passedוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674through the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, but they were not there.Then he passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the BenjamitesH1145,but they did not findמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them.

5When they cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was with him, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980,and let us returnוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725,orH6435elseH6435my fatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1will ceaseיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308to be concernedaboutמִן־min-H4480the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860and will becomeH1672anxiousוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672for us.”

6He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994, there isa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,and the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376is heldH3513in honorנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513;allכֹּ֥לkolH3605that he saysיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696surelyבּ֣וֹאBo'H935comesיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935true. Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258let us goנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033,perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194he can tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046us about our journeyדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870on whichH834we have setהָלַ֥כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980out.”

7Then Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “But beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,if we goנֵלֵךְ֮ne.leKhH1980,whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100shall we bringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935the manלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376?For the breadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899is goneאָזַ֣ל'a.ZalH235from our sackמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּmi.ke.Lei.nuH3627and thereH369isnoH369presentוּתְשׁוּרָ֥הu.te.shu.RahH8670to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Whatמָ֖הmahH4100do we haveאִתָּֽנוּ׃'i.Ta.nuH854?”

8The servantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,I haveנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672in my handבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027a fourthרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253of a shekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701;I will giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414itto the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and he willtellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046us our wayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.”

9(Formerlyלְפָנִ֣ים׀le.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when a manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wentבְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙be.lekh.ToH1980to inquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,he used to sayאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, “Comeלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,and let us goוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980to the seerהָרֹאֶ֑הha.ro.'EhH7203”; for he who is calleda prophetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030nowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117was formerlyלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121a seerהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203.)

10Then Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, “Wellט֥וֹבTovH2896saidדְּבָרְךָ֖de.va.re.KhaH1697;comeלְכָ֣ה׀le.KhahH1980,let us goנֵלֵ֑כָהne.Le.khahH1980.”So they wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם'a.Sher- shamH834 H8033the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

11As they wentעֹלִים֙'o.LimH5927up the slopeבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672youngנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291womenH5291goingיֹצְא֖וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318out to drawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them, “Is the seerהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203hereבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088?”

12They answeredוַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030them and saidוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, “He is;seeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, he isaheadלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you. Hurryמַהֵ֣ר׀ma.HerH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,for he has comeבָּ֣אba'H935into the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, forthe peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971have a sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077onthe highבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.

13As soon as you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םke.vo.'a.KhemH935the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892you will findתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him beforeבְּטֶרֶם֩be.te.RemH2962he goesיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927up to the highהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116placeH1116to eatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398,for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971will not eatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398untilעַד־'ad-H5704he comesבֹּא֔וֹbo.'OH935,becauseH3588he must blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288the sacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077;afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310 H3651those who are invitedהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121will eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, goעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927up for you will findתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him at onceכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117.”

14So they wentוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927up to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.As they cameבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050was comingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out towardלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them to goלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to the highהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

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