New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 9:18-21

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?”

21Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Am I not a BenjamiteH1145, ofthe smallestמִקַּטַנֵּי֙mi.ka.ta.NeiH6996of the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and my familyוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙u.mish.pach.TiH4940the leastהַצְּעִרָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810of allמִכָּֽל־mi.kolH3605the familiesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144?Whyוְלָ֙מָּה֙ve.La.mahH4100then do you speakדִּבַּ֣רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696to me in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088wayכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697?”

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