1 Samuel 9
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וְלוֹ־and to the himהָיָ֨הhe belongedבֵ֜ןa sonוּשְׁמ֤וֹand name hisשָׁאוּל֙was Saulבָּח֣וּרa young manוָט֔וֹבand goodוְאֵ֥יןand notאִ֛ישׁa manמִבְּנֵ֥יfrom the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelט֣וֹבwas goodמִמֶּ֑נּוּmore than himמִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹfrom shoulder hisוָמַ֔עְלָהand up -wardsגָּבֹ֖הַּhe was tallמִכָּל־more than allהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙and they were lostהָאֲתֹנ֔וֹתthe she-assesלְקִ֖ישׁof Kishאֲבִ֣יthe father ofשָׁא֑וּלSaulוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidקִ֜ישׁKishאֶל־toשָׁא֣וּלSaulבְּנ֗וֹson hisקַח־takeנָ֤אpleaseאִתְּךָ֙with youאֶת־obj.אַחַ֣דoneמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםfrom the young menוְק֣וּםand ariseלֵ֔ךְgoבַּקֵּ֖שׁseekאֶת־obj.הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃the she-asses
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וַיַּעֲבֹ֧רand he passedבְּהַר־in the hill country ofאֶפְרַ֛יִםEphraimוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רand he passedבְּאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofשָׁלִ֖שָׁהShalishaוְלֹ֣אand notמָצָ֑אוּthey found themוַיַּעַבְר֤וּand they passedבְאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofשַׁעֲלִים֙Shaalimוָאַ֔יִןand there notוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רand he passedבְּאֶֽרֶץ־in the land ofיְמִינִ֖יthe Jaminitesוְלֹ֥אand notמָצָֽאוּ׃they found them
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הֵ֗מָּהtheyבָּ֚אוּthey cameבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofצ֔וּףZuphוְשָׁא֥וּלand Saulאָמַ֛רhe saidלְנַעֲר֥וֹto servant hisאֲשֶׁר־whoעִמּ֖וֹwas with himלְכָ֣הcome !וְנָשׁ֑וּבָהso let us turn backפֶּן־lestיֶחְדַּ֥לhe should ceaseאָבִ֛יfather myמִן־fromהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹתthe she-assesוְדָ֥אַגand he will be anxiousלָֽנוּ׃to the us
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֗וֹto the himהִנֵּה־here!נָ֤אpleaseאִישׁ־a man ofאֱלֹהִים֙Godבָּעִ֣ירis in the cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוְהָאִ֣ישׁand the manנִכְבָּ֔דis honoredכֹּ֥לallאֲשֶׁר־thatיְדַבֵּ֖רhe speaksבּ֣וֹאactually comeיָב֑וֹאit comesעַתָּה֙nowנֵ֣לֲכָהlet us goשָּׁ֔םthereאוּלַי֙perhapsיַגִּ֣ידhe will tellלָ֔נוּto the usאֶת־obj.דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּjourney ourאֲשֶׁר־whichהָלַ֥כְנוּwe have walkedעָלֶֽיהָ׃on it
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidשָׁא֜וּלSaulלְנַעֲר֗וֹto servant hisוְהִנֵּ֣הand here!נֵלֵךְ֮we will goוּמַה־and what?נָּבִ֣יאwill we bringלָאִישׁ֒to the manכִּ֤יforהַלֶּ֙חֶם֙the breadאָזַ֣לit has been used upמִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּfrom bags ourוּתְשׁוּרָ֥הand is a giftאֵין־there notלְהָבִ֖יאto bringלְאִ֣ישׁto the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godמָ֖הwhat?אִתָּֽנוּ׃is with us
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וַיֹּ֤סֶףand he repeatedהַנַּ֙עַר֙the servantלַעֲנ֣וֹתto answerאֶת־obj.שָׁא֔וּלSaulוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidהִנֵּה֙here!נִמְצָ֣אis foundבְיָדִ֔יin hand myרֶ֖בַעa fourth part ofשֶׁ֣קֶלa shekel ofכָּ֑סֶףsilverוְנָֽתַתִּי֙and I will give itלְאִ֣ישׁto the man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godוְהִגִּ֥ידand he will tellלָ֖נוּto the usאֶת־obj.דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃journey our
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וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָהand they answeredאוֹתָ֛םobj. themוַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָהand they saidיֵּ֖שׁthere isהִנֵּ֣הthere!לְפָנֶ֑יךָto before youמַהֵ֣ר׀hurryעַתָּ֗הnowכִּ֤יforהַיּוֹם֙this dayבָּ֣אhe has comeלָעִ֔ירto the cityכִּ֣יforזֶ֧בַחa sacrificeהַיּ֛וֹםthis dayלָעָ֖םbelongs to the peopleבַּבָּמָֽה׃at the high place
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כְּבֹאֲכֶ֣םwhen come youהָעִ֣ירthe cityכֵּ֣ןthusתִּמְצְא֣וּןyou will find !אֹת֡וֹobj. himבְּטֶרֶם֩in beforeיַעֲלֶ֨הhe will go upהַבָּמָ֜תָהthe high place towardsלֶאֱכֹ֗לto eatכִּ֠יforלֹֽא־notיֹאכַ֤לit will eatהָעָם֙the peopleעַד־untilבֹּא֔וֹcomes heכִּֽי־forהוּא֙heיְבָרֵ֣ךְhe will blessהַזֶּ֔בַחthe sacrificeאַחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֖ןthusיֹאכְל֣וּthey will eatהַקְּרֻאִ֑יםthose who were invitedוְעַתָּ֣הand nowעֲל֔וּgo upכִּֽי־forאֹת֥וֹobj. himכְהַיּ֖וֹםas the dayתִּמְצְא֥וּןyou will find !אֹתֽוֹ׃obj. him
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כָּעֵ֣ת׀about the this timeמָחָ֡רtomorrowאֶשְׁלַח֩I will sendאֵלֶ֨יךָto youאִ֜ישׁa manמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofבִּנְיָמִ֗ןBenjaminוּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹand you will anoint himלְנָגִיד֙to rulerעַל־overעַמִּ֣יpeople myיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַand he will deliverאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֖יpeople myמִיַּ֣דfrom the hand ofפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistinesכִּ֤יforרָאִ֙יתִי֙I have seenאֶת־obj.עַמִּ֔יpeople myכִּ֛יforבָּ֥אָהit has comeצַעֲקָת֖וֹcry of distress itsאֵלָֽי׃to me
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredשְׁמוּאֵ֜לSamuelאֶת־obj.שָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאָנֹכִ֣יIהָרֹאֶ֔הam the seerעֲלֵ֤הgo upלְפָנַי֙to before meהַבָּמָ֔הthe high placeוַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥םand you will eatעִמִּ֖יwith meהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָand I will send away youבַבֹּ֔קֶרin the morningוְכֹ֛לand allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatבִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖is in heart yourאַגִּ֥ידI will tellלָֽךְ׃to the you
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וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתand to the she-assesהָאֹבְד֣וֹתwhich were lostלְךָ֗of youהַיּוֹם֙this dayשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthe threeהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysאַל־may notתָּ֧שֶׂםyou setאֶֽת־obj.לִבְּךָ֛heart yourלָהֶ֖םto the themכִּ֣יforנִמְצָ֑אוּthey have been foundוּלְמִי֙and belongs to whom?כָּל־everyחֶמְדַּ֣תthe desirable thing ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהֲל֣וֹא¿ notלְךָ֔to youוּלְכֹ֖לand to allבֵּ֥יתthe house ofאָבִֽיךָ׃ סfather your
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וַיַּ֨עַןand he answeredשָׁא֜וּלSaulוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהֲל֨וֹא¿ notבֶן־a Ben-יְמִינִ֤יjaminiteאָ֙נֹכִי֙am Iמִקַּטַנֵּי֙from the small ofשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙and is clan? myהַצְּעִרָ֔הthe insignificantמִכָּֽל־of allמִשְׁפְּח֖וֹתthe clans ofשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofבִנְיָמִ֑ןBenjaminוְלָ֙מָּה֙and to why?דִּבַּ֣רְתָּhave you spokenאֵלַ֔יto meכַּדָּבָ֖רaccording to the mannerהַזֶּֽה׃ סthe this
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וַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookשְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuelאֶת־obj.שָׁא֣וּלSaulוְאֶֽת־and obj.נַעֲר֔וֹservant hisוַיְבִיאֵ֖םand he brought themלִשְׁכָּ֑תָהthe room towardsוַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gaveלָהֶ֤םto the themמָקוֹם֙a placeבְּרֹ֣אשׁat the head ofהַקְּרוּאִ֔יםthose who were invitedוְהֵ֖מָּהand theyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםwere about thirtyאִֽישׁ׃man
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וַיָּ֣רֶםand he lifted upהַ֠טַּבָּחthe cookאֶת־obj.הַשּׁ֨וֹקthe thighוְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָand the on itוַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀and he put itלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeשָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהִנֵּ֤הhere!הַנִּשְׁאָר֙the part which remainsשִׂים־set itלְפָנֶ֣יךָto before youאֱכֹ֔לeat itכִּ֧יforלַמּוֹעֵ֛דto the appointed timeשָֽׁמוּר־it was keptלְךָ֥for the youלֵאמֹ֖רto sayingהָעָ֣ם׀the peopleקָרָ֑אתִיI have invitedוַיֹּ֧אכַלand he ateשָׁא֛וּלSaulעִם־withשְׁמוּאֵ֖לSamuelבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּand they rose earlyוַיְהִ֞יand it wasכַּעֲל֤וֹתwhen came upהַשַּׁ֙חַר֙the dawnוַיִּקְרָ֨אand he calledשְׁמוּאֵ֤לSamuelאֶל־toשָׁאוּל֙Saulהַגָּ֣גָהthe roof towardsלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingק֖וּמָהarise !וַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּso I may send away youוַיָּ֣קָםand he aroseשָׁא֗וּלSaulוַיֵּצְא֧וּand they went outשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םthe two of themה֥וּאheוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לand Samuelהַחֽוּצָה׃the outside towards
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הֵ֗מָּהtheyיֽוֹרְדִים֙were going downבִּקְצֵ֣הat the edge ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוּשְׁמוּאֵ֞לand Samuelאָמַ֣רhe saidאֶל־toשָׁא֗וּלSaulאֱמֹ֥רsayלַנַּ֛עַרto the servantוְיַעֲבֹ֥רso he may pass onלְפָנֵ֖ינוּto before usוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑רand he passed onוְאַתָּה֙and youעֲמֹ֣דremainכַּיּ֔וֹםas the dayוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖so I may make hear youאֶת־obj.דְּבַ֥רthe word ofאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פGod
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