Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 10:17-27

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.

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