Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 9
1Now there was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofBenjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֗יןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144, whosenameוּ֠שְׁמוֹu.she.moH8034wasKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027, thesonH1121ofAbielאֲבִיאֵ֞ל'a.vi.'ElH22, thesonH1121ofZerorצְר֧וֹרtze.RorH6872, thesonH1121ofBechorathבְּכוֹרַ֛תbe.kho.RatH1064, thesonH1121ofAphiahאֲפִ֖יחַ'a.Fi.achH647, aBenjamiteH1145, amightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofpowerחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.
2And he had asonבֵ֜ןvenH1121, whosenameוּשְׁמ֤וֹu.she.MoH8034wasSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, a choice youngmanבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970, andhandsomeוָט֔וֹבva.TovH2896: and there was not among thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478a morehandsomeט֣וֹבTovH2896personאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376than he: from hisshouldersמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹmi.shikh.MoH7926andupwardוָמַ֔עְלָהva.Ma'.lahH4605he wastallerגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364than any of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.
3And thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860ofKishלְקִ֖ישׁle.KishH7027Saul’sשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586fatherאֲבִ֣י'a.ViH1werelostוַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙va.to.Vad.nahH6. AndKishקִ֜ישׁkishH7027saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,Takeקַח־kach-H3947nowoneאַחַ֣ד'a.ChadH259of theservantsמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288with thee, andariseוְק֣וּםve.KumH6965,goH3212seekבַּקֵּ֖שׁba.KeshH1245thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ha.'a.to.NotH860.
4And he passedthroughוַיַּעֲבֹ֧רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֛יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and passedthroughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofShalishaשָׁלִ֖שָׁהsha.Li.shahH8031, but theyfoundמָצָ֑אוּma.Tza.'uH4672them not: then they passedthroughוַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674thelandבְאֶֽרֶץ־ve.'e.retz-H776ofShalimשַׁעֲלִים֙sha.'a.LimH8171, and there they were not: and he passedthroughוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674thelandבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776of theBenjamitesH1145, but theyfoundמָצָֽאוּ׃ma.Tza.'uH4672them not.
5And when they hadcomeבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofZuphצ֔וּףTzufH6689,Saulוְשָׁא֥וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to hisservantלְנַעֲר֥וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288that was with him,ComeH3212, and let usreturnוְנָשׁ֑וּבָהve.na.Shu.vahH7725; lest myfatherאָבִ֛י'a.ViH1stopיֶחְדַּ֥לyech.DalH2308caring for thedonkeysהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתha.'a.to.NotH860, and betroubledוְדָ֥אַגve.Da.'agH1672for us.
6And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Behold now, there is in thiscityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430, and he is anhonourableנִכְבָּ֔דnikh.BadH3513manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376; all that hesaithיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696comethבּ֣וֹאBo'H935surely topassיָב֑וֹאya.Vo'H935: now let usgoH3212there; perhaps he canshowיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046us ourwayדַּרְכֵּ֖נוּdar.Ke.nuH1870that we shouldgoH1980.
7Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586to hisservantלְנַעֲר֗וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288, But, behold, if wegoH3212, what shall webringנָּבִ֣יאna.Vi'H935to themanלָאִישׁ֒la.'IshH376? for thebreadהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ha.Le.chemH3899isspentאָזַ֣ל'a.ZalH235in ourvesselsמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּmi.ke.Lei.nuH3627, and there is not apresentוּתְשׁוּרָ֥הu.te.shu.RahH8670tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: what have we?
8And theservantהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288answeredלַעֲנ֣וֹתla.'a.NotH6030Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586againוַיֹּ֤סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Behold, Ihaveנִמְצָ֣אnim.Tza'H4672here athandבְיָדִ֔יve.ya.DiH3027the fourthpartרֶ֖בַעRe.va'H7253of ashekelשֶׁ֣קֶלShe.kelH8255ofsilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701: that will Igiveוְנָֽתַתִּי֙ve.na.ta.TiH5414to themanלְאִ֣ישׁle.'IshH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, totellוְהִגִּ֥ידve.hi.GidH5046us ourwayדַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃dar.Ke.nuH1870.
9(In timespastלְפָנִ֣ים׀le.fa.NimH6440inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, when amanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376wentH3212toenquireלִדְר֣וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430, thus hespokeאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559,ComeH3212, and let usgoH3212to theseerH7200: for he that isnowהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117called aProphetלַנָּבִיא֙la.na.Vi'H5030was in timespastלְפָנִ֖יםle.fa.NimH6440calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121aSeerH7200.)
11And as they wentupעֹלִים֙'o.LimH5927thehillבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, theyfoundמָצְא֣וּma.tze.'UH4672youngmaidensנְעָר֔וֹתne.'a.RotH5291goingoutיֹצְא֖וֹתyo.tze.'otH3318todrawלִשְׁאֹ֣בlish.'OH7579waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to them,Isהֲיֵ֥שׁha.YeshH3426theseerH7200here?
12And theyansweredוַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהva.ta.'a.Nei.nahH6030them, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהva.to.Mar.nahH559, Heisיֵּ֖שׁyeshH3426; behold, he isbeforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you: makehasteמַהֵ֣ר׀ma.HerH4116now, for hecameבָּ֣אba'H935todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117to thecityלָעִ֔ירla.'IrH5892; for there is asacrificeזֶ֧בַחZe.vachH2077of thepeopleלָעָ֖םla.'AmH5971todayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117in the highplaceבַּבָּמָֽה׃ba.ba.MahH1116:
13As soon as ye shallenterכְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םke.vo.'a.KhemH935thecityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892, ye shallimmediatelyכֵּ֣ןkenH3651findתִּמְצְא֣וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him, before he goethupיַעֲלֶ֨הya.'a.LehH5927to the highplaceהַבָּמָ֜תָהha.ba.Ma.tahH1116toeatלֶאֱכֹ֗לle.'e.KholH398: for thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971will noteatיֹאכַ֤לyo.KhalH398until hecomethבֹּא֔וֹbo.'OH935, because he dothblessיְבָרֵ֣ךְye.va.RekhH1288thesacrificeהַזֶּ֔בַחha.Ze.vachH2077; andafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH310H3651theyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.khe.LuH398that areinvitedהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121. Now therefore goupעֲל֔וּ'a.LuH5927; for about thistimeכְהַיּ֖וֹםkhe.hai.YomH3117ye shallfindתִּמְצְא֥וּןtim.tze.'UnH4672him.
14And they wentupוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927intoבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892: and when they hadcomeבָּאִים֙ba.'ImH935into thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, behold,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050cameoutיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318meetingH7125them, to goupלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to the highplaceהַבָּמָֽה׃ סha.ba.MahH1116.
16Tomorrowמָחָ֡רma.CharH4279about thistimeכָּעֵ֣ת׀ka.'EtH6256I willsendאֶשְׁלַח֩'esh.LachH7971thee amanאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376out of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144, and thou shaltanointוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹu.me.shach.ToH4886him to becaptainלְנָגִיד֙le.na.GidH5057over mypeopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that he maysaveוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַve.ho.Shi.a'H3467mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971from thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430: for I havelookedרָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiH7200upon mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, because theircryצַעֲקָת֖וֹtza.'a.ka.ToH6818hastcomeבָּ֥אָהBa.'ahH935to me.
17And whenSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050sawרָאָ֣הra.'AhH7200Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, theLORDוַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehH3068saidעָנָ֔הוּ'a.Na.huH6030to him, Behold themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376of whom Ispokeאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to thee! this same shallreignיַעְצֹ֥רya'.TzorH6113over mypeopleבְּעַמִּֽי׃be.'a.MiH5971.
19AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, I am theseerH7200: goupעֲלֵ֤ה'a.LehH5927beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me to the highplaceהַבָּמָ֔הha.ba.MahH1116; for ye shalleatוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םva.'a.khal.TemH398with me todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117, and tomorrowבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242I will let theegoוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָve.shi.lach.Ti.khaH7971, and willtellאַגִּ֥יד'a.GidH5046thee all that is in thyheartבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖bil.va.ve.KhaH3824.
20And as for thydonkeysוְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתve.la.'a.to.NotH860that werelostהָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.DotH6threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117agoהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,setתָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semH7760not thymindלִבְּךָ֛li.be.KhaH3820on them; for they arefoundנִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uH4672. And on whom is all thedesireחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? Is it not on thee, and on all thyfather’sאָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004?
21AndSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Am not I aBenjamiteH1145, of thesmallestמִקַּטַנֵּי֙mi.ka.ta.NeiH6996of thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? and myfamilyוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙u.mish.pach.TiH4940theleastהַצְּעִרָ֔הha.tze.'i.RahH6810of all thefamiliesמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתmish.pe.ChotH4940of thetribeשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofBenjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinH1144? why thenspeakestדִּבַּ֣רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696thousoכַּדָּבָ֖רka.da.VarH1697to me?
22AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and hisservantנַעֲר֔וֹna.'a.RoH5288, andbroughtוַיְבִיאֵ֖םvay.vi.'EmH935them into theparlourלִשְׁכָּ֑תָהlish.Ka.tahH3957, and made themsitוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414in thechiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218placeמָקוֹם֙ma.kOmH4725among them that wereinvitedהַקְּרוּאִ֔יםha.ke.ru.'ImH7121, who were aboutthirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםkish.lo.ShimH7970personsאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
24And thecookהַ֠טַּבָּחHa.ta.bochH2876tookupוַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311theshoulderהַשּׁ֨וֹקha.ShokH7785, and that which was upon it, andsetוַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀vai.Ya.semH7760itbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586. And Samuelsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Behold that which isleftהַנִּשְׁאָר֙ha.nish.'ArH7604!setשִׂים־sim-H7760itbeforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andeatאֱכֹ֔ל'e.KholH398: for to thistimeלַמּוֹעֵ֛דla.mo.'EdH4150hath it beenkeptשָֽׁמוּר־sha.mur-H8104for thee since Isaidלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, I haveinvitedקָרָ֑אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121thepeopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971. SoSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586ateוַיֹּ֧אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398withSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.
26And they roseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925: and it came to pass about thedawnכַּעֲל֤וֹתka.'a.LotH5927of thedayהַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ha.Sha.charH7837, thatSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586to the top of thehouseהַגָּ֣גָהha.gag.hH1406,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ariseק֖וּמָהKu.mahH6965, that I may send theeawayוַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּva.'a.sha.le.Che.kaH7971. AndSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586aroseוַיָּ֣קָםvai.Ya.komH6965, and they wentoutוַיֵּצְא֧וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147of them, he andSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050,abroadהַחֽוּצָה׃ha.Chu.tzahH2351.
27And as they were goingdownיֽוֹרְדִים֙yor.DimH3381to theendבִּקְצֵ֣הbik.TzehH7097of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֞לu.she.mu.'ElH8050saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toSaulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586,Bidאֱמֹ֥ר'e.MorH559theservantלַנַּ֛עַרla.Na.'arH5288passonוְיַעֲבֹ֥רve.ya.'a.VorH5674beforeלְפָנֵ֖ינוּle.fa.Nei.nuH6440us, (and he passedonוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674,) butstandעֲמֹ֣ד'a.ModH5975thou still awhileכַּיּ֔וֹםkai.YomH3117, that I mayshowוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ve.'ash.mi.'a.KhaH8085thee thewordדְּבַ֥רde.VarH1697ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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