Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 9:3-10

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.

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