New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 9:12-18
12They answeredוַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030them and saidוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, “He is;seeהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, he isaheadלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440of you. Hurryמַהֵ֣ר׀ma.HerH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258,for he has comeבָּ֣אba'H935into the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,becauseH3588the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971have a sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077onthe highבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117.
13As soonכֵּ֣ןkenH3651as you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םke.vo.'a.KhemH935the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892you will findתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him beforeבְּטֶרֶם֩be.te.RemH2962he goesיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927to 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־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH310H3651those who are invitedהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121will eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258then, goעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927,for you will findתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him about this timeכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117.”
14So they wentH5927upH5927to the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892.As they cameבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050was comingH3318outH3318towardלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them to goH5927upH5927to the highהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.
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 as rulerלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and he will saveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. ForI have consideredרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becauseH3588their outcryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'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.'ElH8050at the gatewayהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me whereאֵי־'ei-H335the seer’sהָרֹאֶֽה׃ha.ro.'EhH7203houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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