New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 9:11-14

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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