New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 9:3-6

3Now the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027,Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1,had wanderedH6offH6.So Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, “Nowנָ֤אna'H4994takeקַח־kach-H3947with you oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288and ariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goלֵ֔ךְLekhH1980searchבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245for the donkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.”

4So he passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674throughthe hillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishahשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031,but they did not findמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them.Then they passedוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674through the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, but they were not there.Then he passedוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674through the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the BenjaminitesH1145,but they did not findמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them.

5When they cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was with him, “Comeלְכָ֣הle.KhahH1980,and let’s returnוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725,orH6435elseH6435my fatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1will stopיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308being concernedaboutמִן־min-H4480the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860and will becomeH1672anxiousוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672about us.”

6But he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֤אna'H4994, there isa manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430in thisH2088cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892,and the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376is heldH3513inH3513honorנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513;everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605that he saysיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696definitelyבּ֣וֹאBo'H935comesיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935true.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258let’s goנֵ֣לֲכָהNe.la.khahH1980thereשָּׁ֔םShamH8033,perhapsאוּלַי֙'u.LaiH194he can tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046us about our journeyדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870on whichH834we have setהָלַ֥כְנוּha.Lakh.nuH1980out.”

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