New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 10:17-27

17Now Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledH6817thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6817to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18and he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘I broughtH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478upH5927from Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and I rescuedוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337you from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and from thepowerוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467that were oppressingהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905you.’

19But todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117youhave rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834savesמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467you from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605your catastrophesH7463and your distressesוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869; yet you havesaidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559, ‘NoH3808,but putתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921us!’ Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then,presentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626and by yourgroupsH505ofH505thousandsH505.”

20So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050broughtH7126allכָּל־kol-H3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478forwardH7126;and the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144was selectedH3920byH3920lotוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

21Then he broughtH7126the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144forwardH7126by its familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940,and the Matriteהַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.RiH4309familyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940was selectedH3920byH3920lotוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920.And Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027was selectedH3920byH3920lotוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920;but when they lookedH1245forH1245him, he could not be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.

22Thereforethey inquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592furtherעוֹד֙'OdH5750of the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068: “Has the manאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376comeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935hereהֲלֹ֣םha.LomH1988yetע֖וֹדodH5750?”And the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,he is hidingנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931amongאֶל־'el-H413the baggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.”

23So they ranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and tookוַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033,and when he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he wasH1361tallerH1361thanH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

24Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, “Do you seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200himwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977?Surelyכִּ֛יkiH3588thereH369isH369noH369oneH369likeכָּמֹ֖הוּka.Mo.huH3644him among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.”So allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428!”

25Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971the ordinancesמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,and wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789themin the bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, andplacedוַיַּנַּ֖חvai.ya.NachH5117itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,eachH376oneH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoוְגַ֨ם־ve.Gam-H1571wentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to his houseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004in Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390;and the valiantהַחַ֕יִלha.Cha.yilH2428menwhoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060wentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980with him.

27But certainuselessבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100can thisH2088oneזֶ֔הZehH2088saveיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us?” And they despisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him anddid not bringהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935him a giftמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503. Buthe keptH2790silentכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פke.ma.cha.RishH2790about it.

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