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1 Samuel 9:1-14

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.)

10Thensaidדְּבָרְךָ֖de.va.re.KhaH1697Saulשָׁא֧וּלsha.'UlH7586to hisservantלְנַעֲר֛וֹle.na.'a.RoH5288,Wellט֥וֹבTovH2896saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559;comeH3212, let usgoH3212. So theywentH3212to thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892where themanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430was .

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- khenH310 H3651theyeatיֹאכְל֣וּyo.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.

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