Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:3-6

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.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Behold now, there isin this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and he isan honourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376;all that he saithיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696comethבּ֣וֹאBo'H935surely to passיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935:now let us goH3212thither; peradventure he can shewיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046us our wayדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870that we should goH1980.

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