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1 Samuel 9:12-18

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.

15Now theLORDוַֽיהוָ֔הva.Yah.wehH3068hadtoldגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050in hisearאֹ֣זֶן'O.zenH241aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayי֣וֹםYomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586cameבֽוֹא־Vo'-H935,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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.

18ThenSaulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586drewnearוַיִּגַּ֥שׁvai.yi.GashH5066toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050inבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thegateהַשָּׁ֑עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Tellהַגִּֽידָה־ha.gi.dah-H5046me, I pray thee,whereאֵי־'ei-H335theseer’sH7200houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004is .

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