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1 Samuel 10:17-25

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.

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