1 Samuel 9
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1 Samuel 9:1-3

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'ishH376H3228,a mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalorחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
2He hadהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121whose nameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034was Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, achoiceבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970and handsomeH2896man,and thereוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369was not a moreH4480H2896handsomeH2896personאִ֛ישׁ'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.”
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