New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 9:13-19

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.

15Now a dayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586comingבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935,the Lordוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hadrevealedגָּלָ֖ה אֹ֣זֶןga.Lah 'O.zenH1540 H241thisto Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16“About this timeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256tomorrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971you a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376from the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, andyou shall anointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886him to be princeלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and he will deliverוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. ForI have regardedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becauseH3588their cryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818has comeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935to Me.”

17When Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,the Lordוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068saidעָנָ֔הוּ'a.Na.huH6030to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spokeאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to you! ThisH2088oneזֶ֖הzehH2088shall ruleיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113over My peopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.”

18Then Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586approachedוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050in the gateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me whereאֵי־'ei-H335the seer’sהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.”

19Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “I am the seerהָרֹאֶ֔הha.ro.'EhH7203.Goעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927up beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me to the highהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116,for you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398with me todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;and in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242I will letH7971you goH7971,and will tellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046you allוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605that is on your mindבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

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