Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 13:7-14

7NowH310someH3605of theHebrewsוְעִבְרִ֗יםve.'iv.RimH5680had gone overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofGadגָּ֖דgadH1410andGileadוְגִלְעָ֑דve.gil.'AdH1568; but as forSaulוְשָׁאוּל֙ve.sha.'UlH7586, he was yet inGilgalבַגִּלְגָּ֔לva.gil.GalH1537, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971followedH310himtremblingחָרְד֥וּcha.re.DuH2729.

8And he tarriedsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,accordingמֵעָלָֽיו׃me.'a.LavH5921to thesetH935time thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050hadappointedלַמּוֹעֵד֙la.mo.'EdH4150: butSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameבָ֥אva'H935notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֑לha.gil.GalH1537; and thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971werescatteredוַיָּ֥פֶץvai.Ya.fetzH6327from him.

9AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BringH5927hither theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, and thepeaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002. And heofferedוַיַּ֖עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927theburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering.

10And itcameH935topassH935that, as soon as he hadmadeוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961anendכְּכַלֹּתוֹ֙ke.kha.lo.ToH3615of offering theburntהָעֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH935; andSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586wentH3318outH3318tomeetלִקְרָאת֖וֹlik.ra.ToH7122him, that he mightsaluteלְבָרֲכֽוֹ׃le.va.ra.KhoH1288him.

11AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100hast thoudoneעָשִׂ֑יתָ'a.Si.taH6213? AndSaulשָׁא֡וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,BecauseH3588Isawרָאִיתִי֩ra.'i.TiH7200that thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971werescatteredנָפַ֨ץna.FatzH5310frommeH5921, and that thou camestnotלֹא־lo'-H3808withinH5921thedaysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117appointedלְמוֹעֵ֣דle.mo.'EdH4150, and that thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430assembledH622themselvesH622togetherH622atMichmashמִכְמָֽשׂ׃mikh.MasH4363;

12thereforesaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559I,Nowעַ֠תָּה'A.tahH6258will thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֤יםfe.lish.TimH6430comeH5927downיֵרְד֨וּye.re.DuH3381uponH413meH413toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537, and I havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808entreated the favour of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: Iforcedוָֽאֶתְאַפַּ֔קva.'et.'a.PakH662myself therefore, andofferedוָאַעֲלֶ֖הva.'a.'a.LehH5927theburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ סha.'o.LahH5930offering.

13AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, Thou hastdoneH3559foolishlyנִסְכָּ֑לְתָּnis.Kal.taH5528: thou hastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֗רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thecommandmentמִצְוַ֞תmitz.VatH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hecommandedצִוָּ֔ךְtzi.VakhH6680thee: fornowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258would theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068haveestablishedהֵכִ֨יןhe.KhinH3559thykingdomמַֽמְלַכְתְּךָ֛mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467uponH413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH6258thykingdomמַמְלַכְתְּךָ֣mam.lakh.te.KhaH4467shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808continueתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965: theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068hathsoughtבִּקֵּשׁ֩bi.KeshH1245him amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376afterעַל־'al-H5921hisownH376heartכִּלְבָב֗וֹkil.va.VoH3824, and theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hathappointedוַיְצַוֵּ֨הוּvay.tza.Ve.huH6680him to beprinceלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588thou hastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֔רְתָּsha.Mar.taH8104thatwhichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוְּךָ֖tzi.ve.KhaH6680thee.

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