Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:1-5

1Now there was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗יןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144,whose nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027,the sonH1121of Abielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22,the sonH1121of Zerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872,the sonH1121of Bechorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064,the sonH1121of Aphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647,a BenjamiteH1145,a mightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of powerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

2And he had a sonבֵ֜ןvenH1121,whose nameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,a choice young manבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970,and a goodlyוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896: and there wasnot among the childrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478a goodlierט֣וֹבTovH2896personאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376than he: from his shouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926and upwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605he washigherגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than any of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3And the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860of Kishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1were lostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6.And Kishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947now oneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of the servantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288with thee, and ariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goH3212seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245the donkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.

4And he passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of Shalishaשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031,but they foundמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672themnot: then they passed throughוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the landבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776of Shalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, and there they werenot: and he passed throughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674the landבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the BenjamitesH1145,but they foundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them not.

5Andwhen they were comeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Zuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to his servantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that waswith him, ComeH3212,and let us returnוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725;lest my fatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1leaveיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308caringfor the donkeysהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860,and take thoughtוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672for us.

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