Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 9

1Nowוַֽיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961there was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Benjamin,whoseH1121nameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeror, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBecorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Aphiah, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Benjamite, amightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of valour.

2And he had asonH1121,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, ayoungH1121manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376and a goodly: and there wasnotוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369among thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478a goodlierpersonH376thanH4480he: from hisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardH4605he washigherH4605thanH4480anyמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

3And the asses ofKishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1werelostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6. AndKishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowנָ֤אna'H4994one of theservantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288with thee, andariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goH6965seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245the asses.

4And hepassedH5674throughH5674thehillבְּהַר־be.har-H2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andpassedH5674throughH5674thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishahשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031, but theyfoundמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672themnotH3808: then theypassedH5674throughH5674thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShaalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, and there they werenotH3808: and hepassedH5674throughH5674thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of the Benjamites, but theyfoundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672themnotH3808.

5When they werecomeH935to thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidH559to hisservantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that was with him,ComeH935andletH2308usH7725returnH7725;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435myfatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1leaveH2308caring for the asses, andtakeH7725thoughtH559forusH7725.

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258, there is in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and he is amanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376that isheldנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513in honour;allכֹּ֥לkolH3605that he saith comethsurelyH1980topassH935:nowH6258letH4994usH4994goH1980thither; peradventure hecanאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834tellיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046usH4994concerning ourjourneyדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870whereonweאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834goH1980.

7Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586to hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, But,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,ifH3588weH3588goH935,whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100shallweH3588bringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935themanלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376? for thebreadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899is spent in ourvesselsמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּmi.ke.Lei.nuH3627, and there isnotאֵין־'ein-H369apresentH935tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:whatמָ֖הmahH4100haveweH3588?

8And theservantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredH559Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, andsaidH559, Beheld, I have in myhandבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027thefourthרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253partH3027of ashekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: that will Igiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, totellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046usH5414ourwayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.

9(Beforetime inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when amanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wentH376toinquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430,thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541hesaidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559, Come and letusכִּ֤יkiH3588go to the seer: for he that isnowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121aProphetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030was beforetimecalledH7121a Seer.)

10ThensaidH559Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586to hisservantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Wellט֥וֹבTovH2896saidH559; come, letusH413go.SoH834theywentH413unto thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was.

11As theywentH3318upעֹלִים֙'o.LimH5927theascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, theyfoundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672youngנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291maidensH5291goingH3318outH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto them, Is the seerhereבָּזֶ֖הba.ZehH2088?

12And theyansweredH559them, andsaidH559, He is;beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, he isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee:makeH4116hasteH4116nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258, for he iscomeבָּ֣אba'H935todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117intoH935thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892; for thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971have asacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in thehighבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116:

13assoonH6258as ye becomeH935intoH935thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, ye shall straightwayfindתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him,beforeבְּטֶרֶם֩be.te.RemH2962hegoH935upיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927to thehighהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116placeH1116toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398: for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971willnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808eatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398untilעַד־'ad-H5704hecomeH935,becauseH3588he dothblessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thesacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077; andafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310theyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398that be bidden.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegetH935youH3588upעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927; for at this time ye shallfindתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.

14And theywentH3318upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927to thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892; and as theycameH935withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.NehH2009,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050cameH935outH3318againstלִקְרָאתָ֔םlik.ra.TamH7122them, for togoH3318upלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to thehighהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116.

15NowH3117theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hadrevealedגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540untoSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050adayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Tomorrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279aboutH5921this time I willsendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971thee amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376outH7971of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and thou shaltanointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886him to beprinceלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he shallsaveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971outH7971of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: for I havelookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200uponH5921mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,becauseH3588theircryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818iscomeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935untomeH413:

17And whenSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376ofwhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spake to thee! thissameזֶ֖הzehH2088shall have authority over mypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.

18ThenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586drewH5066nearH5066toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050in thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046meH4994, IprayH4994thee,whereאֵי־'ei-H335the seer’shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is.

19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredH559Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsaidH559, I am the seer;goעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927upH5927beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440meH7971unto thehighהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116, for ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398withmeH7971todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: and in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242I willletH7971theegoH5927, and willtellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046theeallוְכֹ֛לve.KholH3605that is in thineheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.

20And as for thine asses that werelostהָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.DotH6threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117agoהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760notH3808thymindלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on them; for they arefoundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672. And forwhomוּלְמִי֙u.le.MiH4310isallכָּל־kol-H3605that isdesirableחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? Is itnotH3808for thee, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?

21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredH559andsaidH559, Amnotהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808I aBenjamiteH1145, of the smallest of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? and myfamilyוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙u.mish.pach.TiH4940theleastהַצְּעִרָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810ofallמִכָּֽל־mi.kolH3605thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? wherefore then speakest thou tomeH413afterH413thismannerכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697?

22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, andbroughtH935themintoH935the guest-chamber, andmadeוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414themsitH935in the chiefestplaceמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725among them that were bidden, which wereaboutH935thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

23AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thecookלַטַּבָּ֔חla.ta.BachH2876,Bringתְּנָה֙te.NahH5414theportionהַמָּנָ֔הha.ma.NahH4490whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Igaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee, ofwhichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559unto thee,Setשִׂ֥יםsimH7760it by thee.

24And thecookהַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochH2876tookאֶת־'et-H853upוַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311thethighהַשּׁ֨וֹקha.ShokH7785, and thatwhichH1931wasuponוְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָve.he.'a.Lei.haH5921it, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀vai.Ya.semH7760itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009thatwhichH1931hath beenreservedהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604!setשִׂים־sim-H7760itbeforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee andeatאֱכֹ֔ל'e.KholH398;becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588unto theappointedלַמּוֹעֵ֛דla.mo.'EdH4150time hath it beenkeptH8104for thee, for Isaidלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, I haveinvitedH7121thepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971.SoH7121Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586didH8104eatוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398withSamuelH8050thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

25And when they werecomeH3381downH3381from thehighמֵהַבָּמָ֖הme.ha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116intoH5921thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, he communed withSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586uponH5921thehousetopהַגָּֽג׃ha.GagH1406.

26And theyaroseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925: and itcameH1961topassH1961aboutH1961thespringH5927of thedayהַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ha.Sha.charH7837, thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586on thehousetopהַגָּ֣גָהha.gag.hH1406,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,UpH5927, that I maysendוַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּva.'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971theeawayH7971. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and theywentH3318outH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them, he andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050,abroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.

27As they weregoingH3381downיֽוֹרְדִים֙yor.DimH3381at theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֞לu.she.mu.'ElH8050saidH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Bid theservantלַנַּ֛עַרla.Na.'arH5288passוְיַעֲבֹ֥רve.ya.'a.VorH5674onbeforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440usאֶל־'el-H413, (and hepassedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674on,) butstandH5975thoustillH5975at this time, that I maycauseH1697thee tohearוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ve.'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.

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