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1 Samuel 9:8-16

8And the servantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold, I haveנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672here at handבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027the fourth partרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253of a shekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255of silverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: thatwill I giveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414to the manלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,to tellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046us our wayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.

9(Beforetimeלְפָנִ֣ים׀le.fa.NimH6440in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,when a manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wentH3212to enquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thus he spakeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559,ComeH3212,and let us goH3212to the seerH7200: for he that isnowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117calleda Prophetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030was beforetimeלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121a SeerH7200.)

10Then saidדְּבָרְךָ֖de.va.re.KhaH1697Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586to his servantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Wellט֥וֹבTovH2896saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559;comeH3212,let us goH3212.So they wentH3212unto the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892where the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

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.

15Now Yhwhוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068had toldגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050in his earאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16To morrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279about this timeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256I will sendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971thee a manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and thou shalt anointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886him to becaptainלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over my peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that he may saveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971out of the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:for I have lookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200upon my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,because their cryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818is comeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935unto me.

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