Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 10:2-9

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.

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