Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 10

1ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the vial ofoilהַשֶּׁ֛מֶןha.She.menH8081, andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332ituponH5921hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218, andkissedוַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is itnotהֲל֗וֹאha.Lo'H3808that theLORDH3068hathanointedH4886thee to beprinceH5057over hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?

2When thou artdepartedבְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤be.lekh.te.KhaH1980frommeאֵלֶ֗יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, then thou shaltfindוּמָצָאתָ֩u.ma.tza.TaH4672twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menH376byRachel’sרָחֵ֛לra.ChelH7354sepulchre, in theborderבִּגְב֥וּלbig.VulH1366ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144atZelzahבְּצֶלְצַ֑חbe.tzel.TzachH6766; and they willsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559unto thee, The asseswhichH834thou wentest toseekלְבַקֵּ֔שׁle.va.KeshH1245arefoundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672: and,loוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1hathleftהָלַ֣כְתָּha.Lakh.taH1980the care of the asses, and takeththoughtH559foryouH834,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatמָ֥הmahH4100shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121?

3Then shalt thougoH935onforwardH935from thence, and thou shaltcomeוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935to theoakאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436ofTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396, and there shallmeetוּמְצָא֤וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672thee therethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menH376goingH935upעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Beth-el, onecarryingנֹשֵׂ֣א׀no.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969kids, andanotherH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֗אno.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969loavesH3899ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, andanotherH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375a bottle ofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196:

4and they will salute thee, andgiveוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414theetwoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147loavesH3899ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899;whichH3899thou shaltreceiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947of theirhandמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

5Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310that thou shaltcomeH935to thehillH1389ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thegarrisonנְצִבֵ֣יne.tzi.VeiH5333of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and it shallcomeH935topassH935, when thou artcomeH935thither to thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, that thou shaltmeetH6440a band ofprophetsנְבִיאִים֙ne.vi.'ImH5030comingH935downיֹרְדִ֣יםyo.re.DimH3381from thehighמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הme.ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116with a psaltery, and atimbrelוְתֹף֙ve.TofH8596, and a pipe, and aharpוְכִנּ֔וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,beforeH6440them; and they shall beprophesyingמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Mit.na.be.'ImH5012:

6and thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willcomeH2015mightilyuponH5921thee, and thou shaltprophesyוְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taH5012with them, and shalt beturnedH2015intoH5921anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312manלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376.

7AndletH1961it be, whentheseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226arecomeתָבֹ֛אנָהte.vo.'ei.nahH935unto thee, that thoudoעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213asoccasionיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027serveH1961thee; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with thee.

8And thou shaltgoH935downוְיָרַדְתָּ֣ve.ya.rad.TaH3381beforeלְפָנַי֮le.fa.NaiH6440meH413toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.GalH1537; and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009, I willcomeבּוֹאִ֣יbo.'IH935downיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381unto thee, toofferלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002, and tosacrificeH2077sacrificesH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002:sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117shalt thou tarry,tillעַד־'ad-H5704IcomeH935unto thee, and shew theewhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

9And it wassoH1961, that when he hadturnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437hisbackH6437togoH935fromSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveH1961himanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312heartלֵ֣בlevH3820: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428signsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameH935topassH935thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10And when theycameH935thither to thehillH1389,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, a band ofprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him; and thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameH935mightilyuponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him, and heprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012among them.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenallכָּל־kol-H3605thatknewיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙yod.'OH3045him beforetimesawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, heprophesiedנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012with theprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030, then thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559one toanotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is this that iscomeH1961unto thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027? IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

12And one of thesameכֵּן֙kenH3651placeH1961answeredH559andsaidH559, And who is theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1? Therefore itbecameH1961aproverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

13And when he had made anendוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615ofprophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012, hecameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

14AndSaul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him and to hisservantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288, Whitherwentהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980ye? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245the asses: and whenweH3588sawוַנִּרְאֶ֣הva.nir.'EhH7200that they werenotH369foundH369,weH3588cameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

15AndSaul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meH4994, IprayH4994thee,whatמָֽה־mah-H4100Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559untoyouH5046.

16AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisuncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730, HetoldH5046usאֶל־'el-H413plainlyאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559that the asses werefoundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672. But concerning thematterדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410, whereofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050spake, hetoldH5046himnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledH6817thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971togetherH6817unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18and hesaidH559unto thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, IbroughtH5927upH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478outH413ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, and Ideliveredוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337youH3605outH413of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andoutH413of thehandוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027ofallH3605thekingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467thatoppressedהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905youH3605:

19but ye have thisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, whohimselfה֣וּאhu'H1931savethyouוְאַתֶּ֨םve.'a.TemH859outH6440ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605yourcalamitiesוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869and your distresses; and ye havesaidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559unto him, Nay, butsetתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overusעָלֵ֑ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforepresentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselvesbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626, and by yourthousandsוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.'al.fei.KhemH505.

20SoH7126Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050broughtH7126allכָּל־kol-H3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478nearH7126, and thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

21And hebroughtH7126thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144nearH7126by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940, and thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940of the Matrites wastakenוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920: andSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920; but when theysoughtוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245him, he couldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808befoundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.

22Therefore theyaskedוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068furtherH5750, Is there yet amanאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376tocomeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935hither? And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he hathhidנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931among the stuff.

23And theyranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323and fetched him thence; and when hestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320among thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, he washigherH4605thanH3605anyH3605of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from hisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605.

24AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye himwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLORDH3068hathchosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, that there isnoneאֵ֥ין'einH369like him amongallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971? Andallכָל־khol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,GodH3068save thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

25ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410, andwroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789it in abookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, andlaidH7971itupH853beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971,everyH3605manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586alsowentהָלַ֥ךְha.LakhH1980to hishouseלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390; and therewentוַיֵּלְכ֣וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980with him the host,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadtouchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060.

27But certainsonsוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121of Belialsaidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100shall thismanH1121saveיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467usH935? And theydespisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him, andbroughtH935himnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808presentמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503. But heheldוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961his peace.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10

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