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1 Samuel 9:1-5

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.

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