Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 10:17-25

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.

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