Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 9:8-16

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:

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