New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 9:15-20

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.

20As for your donkeysוְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתve.la.'a.to.NotH860which were lostהָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.DotH6threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117agoהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,do not setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760your mindלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on them, for they have been foundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672. Andfor whomוּלְמִי֙u.le.MiH4310is allכָּל־kol-H3605that is desirableחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Is it not for you and for allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605your father’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1householdבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?”

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