Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 10:5-10

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.

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