Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:11-14

11Andas they went upעֹלִים֙'o.LimH5927the hillבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,they foundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672young maidensנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291going outיֹצְא֖וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318to drawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Isהֲיֵ֥שׁha.YeshH3426the seerH7200here?

12And they answeredוַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030them, and saidוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559,He isיֵּ֖שׁyeshH3426; behold, he isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you: make hasteמַהֵ֣ר׀ma.HerH4116now, for he cameבָּ֣אba'H935to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to the cityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892; for there isa sacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077of the peopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971to dayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in the high placeבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116:

13As soon as ye be comeכְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םke.vo.'a.KhemH935into the cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,ye shall straightwayכֵּ֣ןkenH3651findתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him, before he go upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927to the high placeהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116to eatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398:for the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971will not eatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398until he comeבֹּא֔וֹbo.'OH935,because he doth blessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288the sacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077; andafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH3651 H310they eatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398that be biddenהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121.Now therefore get you upעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927;for about this timeכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117ye shall findתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.

14And they went upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927intoבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: andwhen they were comeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935into the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold, Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050came outיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318againstH7125them, for to go upלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to the high placeהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116.

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