Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 9:15-24

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.

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