Revised Webster's Bible

1 Samuel 10

1ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947avialפַּ֥ךְpakhH6378ofoilהַשֶּׁ֛מֶןha.She.menH8081, andpouredוַיִּצֹ֥קvai.yi.TzokH3332it upon hisheadרֹאשׁ֖וֹro.ShoH7218, andkissedוַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּvai.yi.sha.Ke.huH5401him, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is it not because theLORDH3068hathanointedH4886thee to becaptainH5057over hisinheritanceנַחֲלָת֖וֹna.cha.la.ToH5159?

2When thou hastdepartedH3212frommeמֵעִמָּדִ֔יme.'i.ma.DiH5978todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, then thou shaltfindוּמָצָאתָ֩u.ma.tza.TaH4672twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582byRachel’sרָחֵ֛לra.ChelH7354sepulchreקְבֻרַ֥תke.vu.RatH6900in theborderבִּגְב֥וּלbig.VulH1366ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֖ןbin.ya.MinH1144atZelzahבְּצֶלְצַ֑חbe.tzel.TzachH6766; and they willsayוְאָמְר֣וּve.'a.me.RuH559to thee, Thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ha.'a.to.nOtH860which thouwentestH1980toseekלְבַקֵּ֔שׁle.va.KeshH1245arefoundנִמְצְא֤וּnim.tze.'UH4672: and, lo, thyfatherאָבִ֙יךָ֙'a.Vi.khaH1hathstoppedנָטַ֤שׁna.TashH5203caringדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697for thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860, andsorrowethוְדָאַ֤גve.da.'AgH1672for you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, What shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for mysonלִבְנִֽי׃liv.NiH1121?

3Then shalt thou goonוְחָלַפְתָּ֨ve.cha.laf.TaH2498forwardוָהָ֗לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973from there, and thou shaltcomeוּבָ֙אתָ֙u.Va.taH935to theplainאֵל֣וֹן'e.LonH436ofTaborתָּב֔וֹרta.VorH8396, and there shallmeetוּמְצָא֤וּךָu.me.tza.'U.khaH4672theethreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582goingupעֹלִ֥ים'o.LimH5927toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toBethelH1008,oneאֶחָ֞ד'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֣א׀no.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969kidsגְדָיִ֗יםge.da.YimH1423, andanotherוְאֶחָד֙ve.'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֗אno.Se'H5375threeשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙she.Lo.shetH7969loavesכִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.RotH3603ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, andanotherוְאֶחָ֥דve.'e.ChadH259carryingנֹשֵׂ֖אno.Se'H5375abottleנֵֽבֶל־ne.vel-H5035ofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196:

4And theywillוְשָׁאֲל֥וּve.sha.'a.LuH7592greetלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965thee, andgiveוְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.NuH5414theetwoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147loaves ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899; which thou shaltreceiveוְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.TaH3947from theirhandsמִיָּדָֽם׃mi.ya.DamH3027.

5Afterאַ֣חַר'A.charH310that thou shaltcomeתָּבוֹא֙ta.Vo'H935to thehillH1389ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, where is thegarrisonנְצִבֵ֣יne.tzi.VeiH5333of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and it shall come to pass, when thou hast comethereכְבֹאֲךָ֨khe.vo.'a.KhaH935to thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, that thou shaltmeetוּפָגַעְתָּ֞u.fa.ga'.TaH6293acompanyחֶ֤בֶלChe.velH2256ofprophetsנְבִיאִים֙ne.vi.'ImH5030comingdownיֹרְדִ֣יםyo.re.DimH3381from the highplaceמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הme.ha.ba.MahH1116with apsalteryנֵ֤בֶלNe.velH5035, and atabretוְתֹף֙ve.TofH8596, and apipeוְחָלִ֣ילve.cha.LilH2485, and aharpוְכִנּ֔וֹרve.khi.NorH3658,beforeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞םve.lif.nei.HemH6440them; and they shallprophesyמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃Mit.na.be.'ImH5012:

6And theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willcomeוְצָלְחָ֤הve.tza.le.ChahH6743upon thee, and thou shaltprophesyוְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taH5012with them, and shalt beturnedוְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ve.neh.pakh.TaH2015intoanotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312manלְאִ֥ישׁle.'IshH376.

7And let it be, when thesesignsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226havecomeתָבֹ֛אנָהte.vo.'ei.nahH935to thee, that thoudoעֲשֵׂ֤ה'a.SehH6213asoccasionתִּמְצָ֣אtim.Tza'H4672shallserveיָדֶ֔ךָya.De.khaH3027thee; forGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is with thee.

8And thou shalt godownוְיָרַדְתָּ֣ve.ya.rad.TaH3381beforeלְפָנַי֮le.fa.NaiH6440me toGilgalהַגִּלְגָּל֒ha.gil.GalH1537; and, behold, I will comedownיֹרֵ֣דyo.RedH3381to thee, toofferלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927burntofferingsעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930, and tosacrificeלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077of peaceofferingsשְׁלָמִ֑יםshe.la.MimH8002:sevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֤יםya.MimH3117shalt thoutarryתּוֹחֵל֙to.ChelH3176, till Icomeבּוֹאִ֣יbo.'IH935to thee, andshowוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣יve.ho.da'.TiH3045thee what thou shaltdoתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ta.'a.SehH6213.

9And it was so, that when he hadturnedכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹke.haf.no.ToH6437hisbackשִׁכְמוֹ֙shikh.MoH7926togoH3212fromSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430gaveוַיַּהֲפָךְ־vai.ya.ha.fokh-H2015himanotherאַחֵ֑ר'a.CherH312heartלֵ֣בlevH3820: and all thosesignsהָאֹת֥וֹתha.'o.TotH226cameוַיָּבֹ֛אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to pass thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

10And when theycameוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935there to thehillH1389, behold, acompanyחֶֽבֶל־che.vel-H2256ofprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030metH7125him; and theSpiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַתִּצְלַ֤חva.titz.LachH6743upon him, and heprophesiedוַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖אvai.yit.na.Be'H5012amongבְּתוֹכָֽם׃be.to.KhamH8432them.

11And it came to pass, when all thatknewיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙yod.'OH3045him in timespastמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹל שִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםme.'i.te.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032sawוַיִּרְא֕וּvai.yir.'UH7200that, behold, heprophesiedנִבָּ֑אni.Ba'H5012among theprophetsנְבִאִ֖יםne.vi.'ImH5030, then thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherרֵעֵ֗הוּre.'E.huH7453, What is this that hath come to thesonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027? IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

12Andoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the same placeansweredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, But who is theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֑ם'a.vi.HemH1? Therefore it became aproverbלְמָשָׁ֔לle.ma.ShalH4912, IsSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586also among theprophetsבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ba.ne.vi.'ImH5030?

13And when he hadfinishedוַיְכַל֙vay.KhalH3615prophesyingמֵֽהִתְנַבּ֔וֹתme.hit.na.BotH5012, hecameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the highplaceהַבָּמָֽה׃ha.ba.MahH1116.

14AndSaul’sשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֨וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him and to hisservantנַעֲר֖וֹna.'a.RoH5288,Whereאָ֣ן'anH575wentהֲלַכְתֶּ֑םha.lakh.TemH1980ye? And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245thedonkeysהָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860: and when wesawוַנִּרְאֶ֣הva.nir.'EhH7200that they were nowhereאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369, wecameוַנָּב֖וֹאva.na.Vo'H935toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

15AndSaul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586uncleדּ֣וֹדDodH1730saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee, whatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to you.

16AndSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisuncleדּוֹד֔וֹdo.DoH1730, Hetoldהַגֵּ֤דha.GedH5046usplainlyהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046that thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860werefoundנִמְצְא֖וּnim.tze.'UH4672. But of thematterדְּבַ֤רde.VarH1697of thekingdomהַמְּלוּכָה֙ha.me.lu.KhahH4410, of whichSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559, hetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046him not.

17AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיַּצְעֵ֤קvai.yatz.'EkH6817thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971together to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toMizpehהַמִּצְפָּֽה׃ha.mitz.PahH4709;

18Andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀vai.Yo.merH559to thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Ibroughtהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיhe.'e.Lei.tiH5927Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478out ofEgyptמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, anddeliveredוָאַצִּ֤ילva.'a.TzilH5337you out of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and out of thehandוּמִיַּד֙u.mi.YadH3027of allkingdomsהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתha.mam.la.KhotH4467, and of them thatoppressedהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםha.lo.cha.TzimH3905you:

19And ye have thisdayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117rejectedמְאַסְתֶּ֣םme.'as.TemH3988yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, who himselfsavedמוֹשִׁ֣יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467you out of all youradversitiesרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םra.'o.tei.KhemH7451and yourtribulationsוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ve.tza.ro.tei.KhemH6869; and ye havesaidוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּva.To.me.ruH559to him, Nay, butsetתָּשִׂ֣יםta.SimH7760akingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over us. Now thereforepresentהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙hit.ya.tze.VuH3320yourselvesbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068by yourtribesלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םle.shiv.tei.KhemH7626, and by yourthousandsוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.'al.fei.KhemH505.

20And whenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050had caused all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478to comenearוַיַּקְרֵ֣בvai.yak.RevH7126, thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵ֖דvai.yi.la.KhedH3920.

21When he had caused thetribeשֵׁ֤בֶטShe.vetH7626ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144to comenearוַיַּקְרֵ֞בvai.yak.RevH7126by theirfamiliesלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוle.mish.pe.cho.tovH4940, thefamilyמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940ofMatriהַמַּטְרִ֑יha.mat.RiH4309wastakenוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דva.ti.la.KhedH3920, andSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKishקִ֔ישׁKishH7027wastakenוַיִּלָּכֵד֙vai.yi.la.KhedH3920: and when theysoughtוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245him, he could not befoundנִמְצָֽא׃nim.Tza'H4672.

22Therefore theyenquiredוַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־vai.yish.'a.lu-H7592of theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068further, if themanאִ֑ישׁ ס'IshH376should yetcomeהֲבָ֥אha.Va'H935thereהֲלֹ֣םha.LomH1988. And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, he hathhidנֶחְבָּ֖אnech.Ba'H2244himself among thebaggageהַכֵּלִֽים׃ha.ke.LimH3627.

23And theyranוַיָּרֻ֙צוּ֙vai.ya.Ru.tzuH7323andbroughtוַיִּקָּחֻ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Chu.huH3947him from there: and when hestoodוַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖בvai.yit.ya.TzevH3320amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, he wastallerוַיִּגְבַּהּ֙vai.yig.BahH1361than any of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971from hisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֖וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardוָמָֽעְלָה׃va.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

24AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,Seeהַרְּאִיתֶם֙ha.re.'i.TemH7200ye him whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathchosenבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977, that there is none like him among all thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971? And all thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971shoutedוַיָּרִ֧עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, Godsaveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

25ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיְדַבֵּ֨רvay.da.BerH1696thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971themannerמִשְׁפַּ֣טmish.PatH4941of thekingdomהַמְּלֻכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410, andwroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789it in abookבַּסֵּ֔פֶרba.Se.ferH5612, and laid itupH3240beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050sentH7971all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971awayוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חvay.sha.LachH7971, everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

26AndSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586alsowentH1980homeלְבֵית֖וֹle.vei.ToH1004toGibeahגִּבְעָ֑תָהgiv.'A.tahH1390; and therewentH3212with him a band ofmenהַחַ֕יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, whoseheartsבְּלִבָּֽם׃be.li.BamH3820Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hadtouchedנָגַ֥עna.Ga'H5060.

27But theworthlessבְלִיַּ֣עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121saidאָמְר֗וּ'a.me.RuH559, How shall this mansaveיֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us? And theydespisedוַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּvai.yiv.Zu.huH959him, andbroughtהֵבִ֥יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935him nopresentsמִנְחָ֑הmin.ChahH4503. But he held hispeaceכְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ פke.ma.cha.RishH2790.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10

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