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וַיְהִי

Now there was a man

אִ֣ישׁ

 

מִבִּן

of Benjamin

יָמִ֗ין

whose name

וּ֠שְׁמוֹ

was Kish

קִ֣ישׁ

the son

בֶּן

of Abiel

אֲבִיאֵ֞ל

the son

בֶּן

of Zeror

צְר֧וֹר

the son

בֶּן

of Bechorath

בְּכוֹרַ֛ת

the son

בֶּן

of Aphiah

אֲפִ֖יחַ

the son

בֶּן

Now there was a man

אִ֣ישׁ

 

יְמִינִ֑י

a mighty

גִּבּ֖וֹר

of power

חָֽיִל׃

 

וְלֽוֹ

 

הָיָ֨ה

And he had a son

מִבְּנֵ֥י

whose name

וּשְׁמ֤וֹ

was Saul

שָׁאוּל֙

a choice young man

בָּח֣וּר

a goodlier

ט֣וֹב

 

וְאֵ֥ין

person

אִ֛ישׁ

And he had a son

מִבְּנֵ֥י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל

a goodlier

ט֣וֹב

 

מִמֶּ֑נּוּ

than he from his shoulders

מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ

and upward

וָמַ֔עְלָה

he was higher

גָּבֹ֖הַּ

 

מִכָּל

than any of the people

הָעָֽם׃

were lost

וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙

And the asses

הָֽאֲתֹנֹֽת׃

And Kish

קִ֜ישׁ

father

אֲבִ֣י

Saul's

שָׁא֣וּל

said

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

And Kish

קִ֜ישׁ

 

אֶל

Saul's

שָׁא֣וּל

his son

בְּנ֗וֹ

Take

קַח

 

נָ֤א

 

אִתְּךָ֙

 

אֶת

now one

אַחַ֣ד

of the servants

מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים

with thee and arise

וְק֣וּם

 

לֵ֔ךְ

seek

בַּקֵּ֖שׁ

 

אֶת

And the asses

הָֽאֲתֹנֹֽת׃

And he passed through

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֥ר

mount

בְּהַר

Ephraim

אֶפְרַ֛יִם

And he passed through

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֥ר

the land

בְּאֶֽרֶץ

of Shalisha

שָׁלִ֖שָׁה

 

וְלֹ֣א

but they found

מָצָֽאוּ׃

And he passed through

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֥ר

the land

בְּאֶֽרֶץ

of Shalim

שַֽׁעֲלִים֙

 

וָאַ֔יִן

And he passed through

וַיַּֽעֲבֹ֥ר

the land

בְּאֶֽרֶץ

 

יְמִינִ֖י

 

וְלֹ֥א

but they found

מָצָֽאוּ׃

 

הֵ֗מָּה

And when they were come

בָּ֚אוּ

to the land

בְּאֶ֣רֶץ

of Zuph

צ֔וּף

Saul

וְשָׁא֥וּל

said

אָמַ֛ר

to his servant

לְנַֽעֲר֥וֹ

 

אֲשֶׁר

 

עִמּ֖וֹ

 

לְכָ֣ה

and let us return

וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה

 

פֶּן

leave

יֶחְדַּ֥ל

lest my father

אָבִ֛י

 

מִן

caring for the asses

הָֽאֲתֹנ֖וֹת

and take thought

וְדָ֥אַג

 

לָֽנוּ׃

And he said

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

 

ל֗וֹ

 

הִנֵּה

 

נָ֤א

a man

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ

of God

אֱלֹהִים֙

unto him Behold now there is in this city

בָּעִ֣יר

 

הַזֹּ֔את

a man

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ

and he is an honourable

נִכְבָּ֔ד

 

כֹּ֥ל

 

אֲשֶׁר

all that he saith

יְדַבֵּ֖ר

cometh

יָב֑וֹא

cometh

יָב֑וֹא

 

עַתָּה֙

that we should go

הָלַ֥כְנוּ

 

שָּׁ֔ם

 

אוּלַי֙

thither peradventure he can shew

יַגִּ֣יד

 

לָ֔נוּ

 

אֶת

us our way

דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּ

 

אֲשֶׁר

that we should go

הָלַ֥כְנוּ

 

עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Then said

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

Saul

שָׁא֜וּל

to his servant

לְנַֽעֲר֗וֹ

 

וְהִנֵּ֣ה

 

נֵלֵךְ֮

 

וּמַה

to bring

לְהָבִ֖יא

the man

לְאִ֣ישׁ

 

כִּ֤י

for the bread

הַלֶּ֙חֶם֙

is spent

אָזַ֣ל

in our vessels

מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ

and there is not a present

וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה

 

אֵין

to bring

לְהָבִ֖יא

the man

לְאִ֣ישׁ

of God

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים

 

מָ֖ה

 

אִתָּֽנוּ׃

again

וַיֹּ֤סֶף

And the servant

הַנַּ֙עַר֙

answered

לַֽעֲנ֣וֹת

 

אֶת

Saul

שָׁא֔וּל

and said

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר

 

הִנֵּה֙

Behold I have

נִמְצָ֣א

here at hand

בְיָדִ֔י

the fourth part

רֶ֖בַע

of a shekel

שֶׁ֣קֶל

of silver

כָּ֑סֶף

that will I give

וְנָֽתַתִּי֙

to the man

לְאִ֣ישׁ

of God

הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים

to tell

וְהִגִּ֥יד

 

לָ֖נוּ

 

אֶת

us our way

דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃

Beforetime

לְפָנִ֖ים

in Israel

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

 

כֹּֽה

thus he spake

אָמַ֤ר

when a man

הָאִישׁ֙

 

בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙

to enquire

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ

of God

אֱלֹהִ֔ים

 

לְכ֥וּ

 

וְנֵֽלְכָ֖ה

 

עַד

a Seer

הָֽרֹאֶֽה׃

 

כִּ֤י

called a Prophet

לַנָּבִיא֙

for he that is now

הַיּ֔וֹם

called

יִקָּרֵ֥א

Beforetime

לְפָנִ֖ים

a Seer

הָֽרֹאֶֽה׃

said

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר

Saul

שָׁא֧וּל

to his servant

לְנַֽעֲר֛וֹ

Well

ט֥וֹב

Then said

דְּבָֽרְךָ֖

 

לְכָ֣ה׀

 

נֵלֵ֑כָה

 

וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙

 

אֶל

unto the city

הָעִ֔יר

 

אֲשֶׁר

 

שָׁ֖ם

where the man

אִ֥ישׁ

of God

הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃

 

הֵ֗מָּה

And as they went up

עֹלִים֙

the hill

בְּמַֽעֲלֵ֣ה

to the city

הָעִ֔יר

 

וְהֵ֙מָּה֙

they found

מָֽצְא֣וּ

young maidens

נְעָר֔וֹת

going out

יֹֽצְא֖וֹת

to draw

לִשְׁאֹ֣ב

water

מָ֑יִם

and said

וַיֹּֽאמְר֣וּ

 

לָהֶ֔ן

unto them Is

הֲיֵ֥שׁ

 

בָּזֶ֖ה

the seer

הָֽרֹאֶֽה׃

And they answered

וַתַּֽעֲנֶ֧ינָה

 

אוֹתָ֛ם

them and said

וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָה

He is

יֵּ֖שׁ

 

הִנֵּ֣ה

behold he is before

לְפָנֶ֑יךָ

you make haste

מַהֵ֣ר׀

 

עַתָּ֗ה

 

כִּ֤י

to day

הַיּ֛וֹם

now for he came

בָּ֣א

to the city

לָעִ֔יר

 

כִּ֣י

for there is a sacrifice

זֶ֧בַח

to day

הַיּ֛וֹם

of the people

לָעָ֖ם

in the high place

בַּבָּמָֽה׃

As soon as ye be come

בֹּא֔וֹ

into the city

הָעִ֣יר

ye shall straightway

כֵ֖ן

find

תִּמְצְא֥וּן

 

אֹת֡וֹ

 

בְּטֶרֶם֩

Now therefore get you up

עֲל֔וּ

to the high place

הַבָּמָ֜תָה

they eat

יֹֽאכְל֣וּ

 

כִּ֠י

 

לֹֽא

they eat

יֹֽאכְל֣וּ

for the people

הָעָם֙

 

עַד

As soon as ye be come

בֹּא֔וֹ

 

כִּי

 

הוּא֙

because he doth bless

יְבָרֵ֣ךְ

the sacrifice

הַזֶּ֔בַח

and afterwards

אַֽחֲרֵי

ye shall straightway

כֵ֖ן

they eat

יֹֽאכְל֣וּ

that be bidden

הַקְּרֻאִ֑ים

 

וְעַתָּ֣ה

Now therefore get you up

עֲל֔וּ

 

כִּֽי

 

אֹת֥וֹ

for about this time

כְהַיּ֖וֹם

find

תִּמְצְא֥וּן

 

אֹתֽוֹ׃

And they went up

לַֽעֲל֖וֹת

into the city

הָעִ֔יר

 

הֵ֗מָּה

and when they were come

בָּאִים֙

into

בְּת֣וֹךְ

into the city

הָעִ֔יר

 

וְהִנֵּ֤ה

behold Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵל֙

came out

יֹצֵ֣א

against

לִקְרָאתָ֔ם

And they went up

לַֽעֲל֖וֹת

to the high place

הַבָּמָֽה׃

Now the LORD

וַֽיהוָ֔ה

had told

גָּלָ֖ה

 

אֶת

in his ear

אֹ֣זֶן

Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל

day

י֣וֹם

a

אֶחָ֔ד

before

לִפְנֵ֥י

came

בֽוֹא

Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

saying

לֵאמֹֽר׃

about this time

כָּעֵ֣ת׀

To morrow

מָחָ֡ר

I will send

אֶשְׁלַח֩

 

אֵלֶ֨יךָ

thee a man

אִ֜ישׁ

out of the land

מֵאֶ֣רֶץ

of Benjamin

בִּנְיָמִ֗ן

and thou shalt anoint

וּמְשַׁחְתּ֤וֹ

him to be captain

לְנָגִיד֙

 

עַל

my people

עַמִּ֔י

Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

that he may save

וְהוֹשִׁ֥יעַ

 

אֶת

my people

עַמִּ֔י

out of the hand

מִיַּ֣ד

of the Philistines

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים

 

כִּ֤י

for I have looked

רָאִ֙יתִי֙

 

אֶת

my people

עַמִּ֔י

 

כִּ֛י

is come

בָּ֥אָה

because their cry

צַֽעֲקָת֖וֹ

 

אֵלָֽי׃

And when Samuel

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל

saw

רָאָ֣ה

 

אֶת

Saul

שָׁא֑וּל

the LORD

וַֽיהוָ֣ה

said

עָנָ֔הוּ

 

הִנֵּ֤ה

unto him Behold the man

הָאִישׁ֙

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

whom I spake

אָמַ֣רְתִּי

 

אֵלֶ֔יךָ

 

זֶ֖ה

to thee of! this same shall reign

יַעְצֹ֥ר

over my people

בְּעַמִּֽי׃

drew near

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ

Then Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

 

אֶת

to Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל

in

בְּת֣וֹךְ

the gate

הַשָּׁ֑עַר

and said

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

Tell

הַגִּֽידָה

 

נָּ֣א

 

לִ֔י

me I pray thee where

אֵי

 

זֶ֖ה

house

בֵּ֥ית

the seer's

הָֽרֹאֶֽה׃

answered

וַיַּ֨עַן

And Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל

 

אֶת

Saul

שָׁא֗וּל

and said

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙

 

אָֽנֹכִ֣י

I am the seer

הָֽרֹאֶ֔ה

go up

עֲלֵ֤ה

before

לְפָנַי֙

me unto the high place

הַבָּמָ֔ה

for ye shall eat

וַֽאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם

 

עִמִּ֖י

with me to day

הַיּ֑וֹם

I will let thee go

וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָ

and to morrow

בַבֹּ֔קֶר

 

וְכֹ֛ל

 

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

thee all that is in thine heart

בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖

and will tell

אַגִּ֥יד

 

לָֽךְ׃

And as for thine asses

וְלָֽאֲתֹנ֞וֹת

that were lost

הָאֹֽבְד֣וֹת

 

לְךָ֗

ago

הַיָּמִ֔ים

three

שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת

ago

הַיָּמִ֔ים

 

אַל

set

תָּ֧שֶׂם

 

אֶֽת

not thy mind

לִבְּךָ֛

 

לָהֶ֖ם

 

כִּ֣י

on them for they are found

נִמְצָ֑אוּ

 

וּלְמִי֙

 

כָּל

And on whom is all the desire

חֶמְדַּ֣ת

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

 

הֲל֣וֹא

 

לְךָ֔

 

וּלְכֹ֖ל

house

בֵּ֥ית

Is it not on thee and on all thy father's

אָבִֽיךָ׃

answered

וַיַּ֨עַן

And Saul

שָׁא֜וּל

and said

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר

 

הֲל֨וֹא

 

בֶן

Am not I a Benjamite

יְמִינִ֤י

 

אָ֙נֹכִי֙

of the smallest

מִקַּטַנֵּי֙

of the tribe

שִׁבְטֵ֣י

of Israel

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

and my family

מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת

the least

הַצְּעִרָ֔ה

 

מִכָּֽל

and my family

מִשְׁפְּח֖וֹת

of the tribe

שִׁבְטֵ֣י

of Benjamin

בִנְיָמִ֑ן

 

וְלָ֙מָּה֙

wherefore then speakest

דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ

 

אֵלַ֔י

thou so

כַּדָּבָ֖ר

 

הַזֶּֽה׃

took

וַיִּקַּ֤ח

And Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵל֙

 

אֶת

Saul

שָׁא֣וּל

 

וְאֶֽת

and his servant

נַעֲר֔וֹ

and brought

וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם

them into the parlour

לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה

and made them sit

וַיִּתֵּ֨ן

 

לָהֶ֤ם

place

מָקוֹם֙

in the chiefest

בְּרֹ֣אשׁ

among them that were bidden

הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים

 

וְהֵ֖מָּה

which were about thirty

כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ם

persons

אִֽישׁ׃

said

אָמַ֣רְתִּי

And Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵל֙

unto the cook

לַטַּבָּ֔ח

Bring

נָתַ֖תִּי

 

אֶת

the portion

הַמָּנָ֔ה

 

אֲשֶׁ֥ר

Bring

נָתַ֖תִּי

 

לָ֑ךְ

 

אֲשֶׁר֙

said

אָמַ֣רְתִּי

 

אֵלֶ֔יךָ

unto thee Set

שִׂ֥ים

 

אֹתָ֖הּ

 

עִמָּֽךְ׃

took up

וַיָּ֣רֶם

And the cook

הַ֠טַּבָּח

 

אֶת

the shoulder

הַשּׁ֨וֹק

 

וְהֶֽעָלֶ֜יהָ

set

שִׂים

it before

לְפָנֶ֣יךָ

Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

And Samuel said

לֵאמֹ֖ר

 

הִנֵּ֤ה

Behold that which is left

הַנִּשְׁאָר֙

set

שִׂים

it before

לְפָנֶ֣יךָ

did eat

וַיֹּ֧אכַל

 

כִּ֧י

for unto this time

לַמּוֹעֵ֛ד

hath it been kept

שָֽׁמוּר

 

לְךָ֥

And Samuel said

לֵאמֹ֖ר

the people

הָעָ֣ם׀

I have invited

קָרָ֑אתִי

did eat

וַיֹּ֧אכַל

Saul

שָׁא֛וּל

 

עִם

with Samuel

שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל

that day

בַּיּ֥וֹם

 

הַהֽוּא׃

And when they were come down

וַיֵּֽרְד֥וּ

from the high place

מֵֽהַבָּמָ֖ה

into the city

הָעִ֑יר

Samuel communed

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר

 

עִם

with Saul

שָׁא֖וּל

 

עַל

upon the top of the house

הַגָּֽג׃

And they arose early

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ

 

וַיְהִ֞י

and it came to pass about the spring

כַּֽעֲל֤וֹת

of the day

הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙

called

וַיִּקְרָ֨א

of them he and Samuel

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל

 

אֶל

And Saul

שָׁא֗וּל

to the top of the house

הַגָּ֣גָ

saying

לֵאמֹ֔ר

Up

וַיָּ֣קָם

that I may send thee away

וַֽאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ

Up

וַיָּ֣קָם

And Saul

שָׁא֗וּל

and they went out

וַיֵּֽצְא֧וּ

both

שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם

 

ה֥וּא

of them he and Samuel

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל

abroad

הַחֽוּצָה׃

 

הֵ֗מָּה

And as they were going down

יֽוֹרְדִים֙

to the end

בִּקְצֵ֣ה

of the city

הָעִ֔יר

Samuel

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל

Bid

אֱמֹ֥ר

 

אֶל

to Saul

שָׁא֗וּל

Bid

אֱמֹ֥ר

the servant

לַנַּ֛עַר

pass on

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר

before

לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ

pass on

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר

 

וְאַתָּה֙

but stand

עֲמֹ֣ד

thou still a while

כַּיּ֔וֹם

that I may shew

וְאַשְׁמִֽיעֲךָ֖

 

אֶת

thee the word

דְּבַ֥ר

of God

אֱלֹהִֽים׃