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1 Samuel 10:19-21

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.

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