1 Samuel 10
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookשְׁמוּאֵ֜לSamuelאֶת־obj.פַּ֥ךְthe flask ofהַשֶּׁ֛מֶןthe oilוַיִּצֹ֥קand he poured itעַל־onרֹאשׁ֖וֹhead hisוַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּand he kissed himוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidהֲל֗וֹא¿ In-כִּֽי־deedמְשָׁחֲךָ֧he has anointed youיְהוָ֛הYahwehעַל־overנַחֲלָת֖וֹinheritance hisלְנָגִֽיד׃to rulerלְנָגִידto rulerעַל־overעַמּוֹpeople hisעַל־overיִשְׂרָאֵלof Israelוְאַתָּהand youתַעְצֹרshe will retainבְּעַםamong a peopleיְהוָהYahwehוְאַתָּהand youתוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּyou deliver himמִיַּדfrom the hand ofאֹיְבָיוenemies itsמִסָּבִיבfrom round aboutוְזֶהand thisלְךָof youהָאוֹתwill be the signמְשָֽׁחֲךָhe has anointed youיְהוָהYahweh
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בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤when going youהַיּוֹם֙this dayמֵעִמָּדִ֔יfrom with meוּמָצָאתָ֩and you will findשְׁנֵ֨יtwoאֲנָשִׁ֜יםmenעִם־nearקְבֻרַ֥תthe tomb ofרָחֵ֛לRachelבִּגְב֥וּלin the territory ofבִּנְיָמִ֖ןBenjaminבְּצֶלְצַ֑חat Zelzahוְאָמְר֣וּand they will sayאֵלֶ֗יךָto youנִמְצְא֤וּthey have been foundהָאֲתֹנוֹת֙the she-assesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהָלַ֣כְתָּyou wentלְבַקֵּ֔שׁto seekוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!נָטַ֤שׁhe has abandonedאָבִ֙יךָ֙father yourאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe matters ofהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתthe she-assesוְדָאַ֤גand he is anxiousלָכֶם֙to the youלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingמָ֥הwhat?אֶעֱשֶׂ֖הwill I doלִבְנִֽי׃for son my
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וְחָלַפְתָּ֨and you will pass onמִשָּׁ֜םfrom thereוָהָ֗לְאָהand beyondוּבָ֙אתָ֙and you will comeעַד־toאֵל֣וֹןthe great tree ofתָּב֔וֹרTaborוּמְצָא֤וּךָand they will find youשָּׁם֙thereשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeאֲנָשִׁ֔יםmenעֹלִ֥יםgoing upאֶל־toהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֑ל-elאֶחָ֞דoneנֹשֵׂ֣א׀will be carryingשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeגְדָיִ֗יםkidsוְאֶחָד֙and oneנֹשֵׂ֗אwill be carryingשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙threeכִּכְּר֣וֹתround loaves ofלֶ֔חֶםbreadוְאֶחָ֥דand oneנֹשֵׂ֖אwill be carryingנֵֽבֶל־a skin ofיָֽיִן׃wine
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אַ֣חַרafterכֵּ֗ןthusתָּבוֹא֙you will comeגִּבְעַ֣תGibeah ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֲשֶׁר־whereשָׁ֖םare thereנְצִבֵ֣יthe garrisons ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesוִיהִי֩and it will beכְבֹאֲךָ֨when coming youשָׁ֜םthereהָעִ֗ירthe cityוּפָגַעְתָּ֞and you will meetחֶ֤בֶלa company ofנְבִיאִים֙prophetsיֹרְדִ֣יםcoming downמֵֽהַבָּמָ֔הfrom the high placeוְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞םand will be to before themנֵ֤בֶלlyreוְתֹף֙and tambourineוְחָלִ֣ילand fluteוְכִנּ֔וֹרand harpוְהֵ֖מָּהand theyמִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃will be prophesying
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וְיָרַדְתָּ֣and you will go downלְפָנַי֮to before meהַגִּלְגָּל֒the Gilgalוְהִנֵּ֤הand there!אָֽנֹכִי֙Iיֹרֵ֣דam about to come downאֵלֶ֔יךָto youלְהַעֲל֣וֹתto offer upעֹל֔וֹתburnt offeringsלִזְבֹּ֖חַto sacrificeזִבְחֵ֣יsacrifices ofשְׁלָמִ֑יםpeace offeringsשִׁבְעַ֨תsevenיָמִ֤יםdaysתּוֹחֵל֙may you waitעַד־untilבּוֹאִ֣יcome Iאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוְהוֹדַעְתִּ֣יand I will make knownלְךָ֔to the youאֵ֖תobj.אֲשֶׁ֥רthat whichתַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃you will do
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכָּל־everyיֽוֹדְעוֹ֙one who knew himמֵאִתְּמ֣וֹלfrom yesterdayשִׁלְשׁ֔וֹםthree days agoוַיִּרְא֕וּand they sawוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!עִם־withנְבִאִ֖יםprophetsנִבָּ֑אhe is prophesyingוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand it saidהָעָ֜םthe peopleאִ֣ישׁeachאֶל־toרֵעֵ֗הוּneighbor hisמַה־what?זֶּה֙thisהָיָ֣הhas it happenedלְבֶן־to the son ofקִ֔ישׁKishהֲגַ֥ם¿ alsoשָׁא֖וּלis Saulבַּנְּבִיאִֽים׃among the prophets
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidשָׁאוּל֙Saulאֶל־toדּוֹד֔וֹuncle hisהַגֵּ֤דcertainly to tellהִגִּיד֙he toldלָ֔נוּto the usכִּ֥יthatנִמְצְא֖וּthey had been foundהָאֲתֹנ֑וֹתthe she-assesוְאֶת־and obj.דְּבַ֤רthe word ofהַמְּלוּכָה֙the kingshipלֹֽא־notהִגִּ֣ידhe toldל֔וֹto the himאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichאָמַ֥רhe had saidשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ פSamuel
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀and he saidאֶל־toבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פIsraelכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאָנֹכִ֛יIהֶעֱלֵ֥יתִיI brought upאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםfrom Egyptוָאַצִּ֤ילand I deliveredאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוּמִיַּד֙and from the hand ofכָּל־allהַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹתthe kingdomsהַלֹּחֲצִ֖יםthat were oppressingאֶתְכֶֽם׃obj. you
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וְאַתֶּ֨םand youהַיּ֜וֹםthis dayמְאַסְתֶּ֣םyou have rejectedאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗םGod yourאֲשֶׁר־whoה֣וּאheמוֹשִׁ֣יעַis a delivererלָכֶם֮of youמִכָּל־from allרָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣םcalamities yourוְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒and troubles yourוַתֹּ֣אמְרוּand you have saidל֔וֹto the himכִּי־forמֶ֖לֶךְa kingתָּשִׂ֣יםyou will appointעָלֵ֑ינוּover usוְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeהִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙present yourselvesלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖םto tribes yourוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃and to families your
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וַיַּקְרֵ֞בand he brought nearאֶת־obj.שֵׁ֤בֶטthe tribe ofבִּנְיָמִן֙Benjaminלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יוto families itsוַתִּלָּכֵ֖דand it was taken by lotמִשְׁפַּ֣חַתthe clan ofהַמַּטְרִ֑יthe Matriוַיִּלָּכֵד֙and he was taken by lotשָׁא֣וּלSaulבֶּן־the son ofקִ֔ישׁKishוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּand they sought himוְלֹ֥אand notנִמְצָֽא׃he was found
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשְׁמוּאֵ֜לSamuelאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָ֗םthe peopleהַרְּאִיתֶם֙¿ do you seeאֲשֶׁ֣רthe one whomבָּֽחַר־he has chosenבּ֣וֹin the himיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּ֛יforאֵ֥יןthere notכָּמֹ֖הוּis like himבְּכָל־among allהָעָ֑םthe peopleוַיָּרִ֧עוּand they shoutedכָל־allהָעָ֛םthe peopleוַיֹּאמְר֖וּand they saidיְחִ֥יmay he liveהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פthe king
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וַיְדַבֵּ֨רand he spokeשְׁמוּאֵ֜לSamuelאֶל־toהָעָ֗םthe peopleאֵ֚תobj.מִשְׁפַּ֣טthe rights ofהַמְּלֻכָ֔הthe kingshipוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בand he wroteבַּסֵּ֔פֶרin the bookוַיַּנַּ֖חand he set itלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיְשַׁלַּ֧חand he sent awayשְׁמוּאֵ֛לSamuelאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleאִ֥ישׁeach manלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃to own house his
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