Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 10

1Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a vialפַּ֥ךְpakhH6378of oilהַשֶּׁ֛מֶןha.She.menH8081,and pouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332itupon his headרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218,and kissedוַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itnot because YhwhH3068hath anointedH4886thee to becaptainH5057over his inheritanceנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?

2When thou art departedH3212from meמֵעִמָּדִ֔יme.'i.ma.DiH5978to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,then thou shalt findוּמָצָאתָ֩u.ma.tza.TaH4672twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582by Rachel’sרָחֵ֛לra.ChelH7354sepulchreקְבֻרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900in the borderבִּגְב֥וּלbig.VulH1366of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144at Zelzahבְּצֶלְצַ֑חbe.tzel.TzachH6766;and they will sayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, The donkeysהָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ha.'a.to.nOtH860which thou wentestH1980to seekלְבַקֵּ֔שׁle.va.KeshH1245are foundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672:and, lo, thy fatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1hath leftנָטַ֤שׁna.TashH5203the careדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,and sorrowethוְדָאַ֤גve.da.'AgH1672for you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for my sonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121?

3Then shalt thou go onוְחָלַפְתָּ֨ve.cha.laf.TaH2498forwardוָהָ֗לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973from thence, and thou shalt comeוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935to the plainאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436of Taborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396,and there shall meetוּמְצָא֤וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672thee threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582going upעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Beth–elH1008,oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֣א׀no.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969kidsגְדָיִ֗יםge.da.YimH1423,and anotherוְאֶחָד֙ve.'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֗אno.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and anotherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375a bottleנֵֽבֶל־ne.vel-H5035of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196:

4And they willוְשָׁאֲל֥וּve.sha.'a.LuH7592saluteלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965thee, and giveוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414thee twoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147loavesof breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;which thou shalt receiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947of their handsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

5Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310that thou shalt comeתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935to the hillH1389of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, where isthe garrisonנְצִבֵ֣יne.tzi.VeiH5333of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430:and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thitherכְבֹאֲךָ֨khe.vo.'a.KhaH935to the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,that thou shalt meetוּפָגַעְתָּ֞u.fa.ga'.TaH6293a companyחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256of prophetsנְבִיאִים֙ne.vi.'ImH5030coming downיֹרְדִ֣יםyo.re.DimH3381from the high placeמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הme.ha.ba.MahH1116with a psalteryנֵ֤בֶלNe.velH5035,and a tabretוְתֹף֙ve.TofH8596,and a pipeוְחָלִ֣ילve.cha.LilH2485,and a harpוְכִנּ֔וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,beforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them; and they shall prophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Mit.na.be.'ImH5012:

6And the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will comeוְצָלְחָ֤הve.tza.le.ChahH6743upon thee, and thou shalt prophesyוְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taH5012with them, and shalt be turnedוְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ve.neh.pakh.TaH2015into anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312manלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376.

7And let it be, when these signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226are comeתָבֹ֛אנָהte.vo.'ei.nahH935unto thee, thatthou doעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213as occasionתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672serveיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027thee; for Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with thee.

8And thou shalt go downוְיָרַדְתָּ֣ve.ya.rad.TaH3381beforeלְפָנַי֮le.fa.NaiH6440me to Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.GalH1537;and, behold, I will come downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381unto thee, to offerלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930, andto sacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of peace offeringsשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002:sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117shalt thou tarryתּוֹחֵל֙to.ChelH3176,till I comeבּוֹאִ֣יbo.'IH935to thee, and shewוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣יve.ho.da'.TiH3045thee what thou shalt doתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

9And it was so,that when he had turnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437his backשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926to goH3212from Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיַּהֲפָךְ־vai.ya.ha.fokh-H2015him anotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312heartלֵ֣בlevH3820:and all those signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to pass that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935thither to the hillH1389,behold, a companyחֶֽבֶל־che.vel-H2256of prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metH7125him; and the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and he prophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

11And it came to pass, when all that knewיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙yod.'OH3045him beforetimeמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםme.'i.te.Mol shil.ShomH8032 H865sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, he prophesiedנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012among the prophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030,then the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, What is this thatis come unto the sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027? IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among the prophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

12And oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the same place answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But who istheir fatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1?Therefore it became a proverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among the prophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

13And when he had made an endוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615of prophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012,he cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the high placeהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116.

14And Saul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him and to his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Whitherאָ֣ן'anH575wentהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980ye? And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To seekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245the donkeysהָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860:and when we sawוַנִּרְאֶ֣הva.nir.'EhH7200that they wereno whereאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369,we cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

15And Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, what Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559unto you.

16And Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his uncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730,He toldהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046us plainlyהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046that the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860were foundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672.But of the matterדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410,whereof Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050spakeאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559,he toldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him not.

17And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיַּצְעֵ֤קvai.yatz.'EkH6817the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I brought upהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out of Egyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and deliveredוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and out of the handוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027of all kingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467, andof them that oppressedהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905you:

19And ye have this dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,who himself savedמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467you out of all your adversitiesרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451and your tribulationsוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869;and ye have saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559unto him, Nay,but setתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760a kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over us. Now therefore presentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselves beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by your tribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626,and by your thousandsוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.'al.fei.KhemH505.

20And when Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had caused all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to come nearוַיַּקְרֵ֣בvai.yak.RevH7126,the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144was takenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

21When he had caused the tribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144to come nearוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126by their familiesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940,the familyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of Matriהַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.RiH4309was takenוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920,and Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027was takenוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920:and when they soughtוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245him, he could not be foundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.

22Therefore they enquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592of Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068further, if the manאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376should yet comeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935thitherהֲלֹ֣םha.LomH1988.And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, he hath hidנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himself among the stuffהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.

23And they ranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and fetchedוַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him thence: and when he stoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,he was higherוַיִּגְבַּהּ֙vai.yig.BahH1361than any of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926and upwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

24And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye him whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath chosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, that there isnone like him among all the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971?And all the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,God saveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

25Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971the mannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of the kingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410,and wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789itin a bookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and laid itupH3240beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586also wentH1980homeלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004to Gibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390;and there wentH3212with him a band of menהַחַ֕יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,whose heartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430had touchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060.

27But the childrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Belialבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,How shall this man saveיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us? And they despisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him, and broughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935him no presentsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503.But he held his peaceכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פke.ma.cha.RishH2790.

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