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1 Samuel 9:9-19

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.

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 .

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.

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