Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 10:5-18

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:

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