New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 10:9-16

9Then it happenedוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961,when he turnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437his backשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to leaveלָלֶ֙כֶת֙ מֵעִ֣םla.Le.khet me.'ImH1980 H4480 H5973Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,that Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430changedוַיַּהֲפָךְ־vai.ya.ha.fokh-H2015his heartלֵ֣בlevH3820;and allכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameH935aboutH935on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10When they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thereשָׁם֙shamH8033tothe hillH1389,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,a groupחֶֽבֶל־che.vel-H2256of prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him; and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430rushedוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, so that he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

11And it cameH1961aboutH1961,when allכָּל־kol-H3605who previouslyמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםme.'i.te.Mol shil.ShomH4480 H8032 H865knewיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙yod.'OH3045him sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that he was indeedוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009prophesyingנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012with the prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030,that the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thisזֶּה֙zehH2088that has happenedH1961to the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027?Is Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?”

12And a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from thereמִשָּׁ֛םmi.ShamH8033respondedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310is their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1?”Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651it becameהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961a sayingלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912: “Is Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586alsoהֲגַ֥םha.GamH1571among the prophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?”

13When he had finishedוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615prophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012,he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the highהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

14NowSaul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him and his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288, “Whereאָ֣ן'anH575did you goהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980?”And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To lookH1245forH1245the donkeysהָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860.When we sawוַנִּרְאֶ֣הva.nir.'EhH7200that they were nowhereאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369to be found,we wentוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.”

15Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me whatמָֽה־mah-H4100Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to you.”

16So Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his uncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730, “He toldהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046us plainlyהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046that the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860had been foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672.”But he did not tellהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him about the matterדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050had mentionedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559.

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