Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 9:9-11

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?

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