1 Samuel 10 שְׁמוּאֵל א פרק י׳

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1. 1

   וַיִּקַּחand-tookשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶת־פַּךְa-vial-ofהַשֶּׁמֶןthe-oilוַיִּצֹקand-poured-itעַל־רֹאשׁוֹupon-his-headוַיִּשָּׁקֵהוּand-he-kissed-himוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהֲלוֹאis-it-notכִּי־מְשָׁחֲךָthat-has-anointed-youיְהֹוָהthe-LORDעַל־נַחֲלָתוֹover-His-inheritanceלְנָגִיד׃to-be-prince

   Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?

2. 2

   בְּלֶכְתְּךָwhen-you-departהַיּוֹםtodayמֵעִמָּדִיfrom-with-meוּמָצָאתָand-you-shall-findשְׁנֵיtwoאֲנָשִׁיםmenעִם־קְבֻרַתwith-the-grave-ofרָחֵלRachelבִּגְבוּלin-the-border-ofבִּנְיָמִןBenjaminבְּצֶלְצַחat-Zelzahוְאָמְרוּand-they-will-sayאֵלֶיךָto-youנִמְצְאוּare-foundהָאֲתֹנוֹתthe-she-assesאֲשֶׁרwhichהָלַכְתָּyou-wentלְבַקֵּשׁto-seekוְהִנֵּהand-beholdנָטַשׁhas-left-off-caring-forאָבִיךָyour-fatherאֶת־דִּבְרֵיthe-matter-ofהָאֲתֹנוֹתthe-she-assesוְדָאַגand-is-anxiousלָכֶםto-youלֵאמֹרsayingמָהwhatאֶעֱשֶׂהshall-I-doלִבְנִי׃for-my-son

   When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

3. 3

   וְחָלַפְתָּand-you-shall-go-onמִשָּׁםfrom-thereוָהָלְאָהforwardוּבָאתָand-you-shall-comeעַד־אֵלוֹןto-the-terebinth-ofתָּבוֹרTaborוּמְצָאוּךָand-there-shall-meet-youשָּׁםthereשְׁלֹשָׁהthreeאֲנָשִׁיםmenעֹלִיםgoing-upאֶל־הָאֱלֹהִיםto-God-atבֵּית־אֵלBeth-elאֶחָדoneנֹשֵׂאbearingשְׁלֹשָׁהthreeגְדָיִיםkidsוְאֶחָדand-oneנֹשֵׂאbearingשְׁלֹשֶׁתthreeכִּכְּרוֹתloaves-ofלֶחֶםbreadוְאֶחָדand-oneנֹשֵׂאbearingנֵבֶל־יָיִן׃a-skin-of-wine

   Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

4. 4

   וְשָׁאֲלוּand-they-will-saluteלְךָfor-youלְשָׁלוֹםin-peaceוְנָתְנוּand-giveלְךָfor-youשְׁתֵּי־לֶחֶםtwo-loaves-of-breadוְלָקַחְתָּand-you-will-takeמִיָּדָם׃from-their-hands

   And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

5. 5

   אַחַרafterכֵּןthusתָּבוֹאyou-shall-come-toגִּבְעַתthe-hill-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godאֲשֶׁר־שָׁםwhere-isנְצִבֵיthe-garrison-ofפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesוִיהִיand-it-shall-beכְבֹאֲךָwhen-you-have-comeשָׁםthereהָעִירto-the-cityוּפָגַעְתָּthat-you-shall-meetחֶבֶלa-company-ofנְבִאִיםprophetsיֹרְדִיםcoming-downמֵהַבָּמָהfrom-the-high-placeוְלִפְנֵיהֶםand-before-themנֵבֶלa-lyreוְתֹףand-tambourineוְחָלִילand-pipeוְכִנּוֹרand-harpוְהֵמָּהand-theyמִתְנַבְּאִים׃prophesying

   After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

6. 6

   וְצָלְחָהand-shall-come-mightilyעָלֶיךָupon-youרוּחַthe-Spirit-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוְהִתְנַבִּיתָand-you-will-prophesyעִמָּםwith-themוְנֶהְפַּכְתָּand-shall-be-turned-intoלְאִישׁa-manאַחֵר׃another

   And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

7. 7

   וְהָיָהand-it-shall-beכִּיbecause(תבאינה)[תָבֹאנָה]they-shall-comeהָאֹתוֹתthe-signsהָאֵלֶּהtheseלָךְto-youעֲשֵׂהdoלְךָfor-yourselfאֲשֶׁרwhichתִּמְצָאfindsיָדֶךָyour-handכִּיbecauseהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godעִמָּךְ׃with-you

   And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

8. 8

   וְיָרַדְתָּand-you-shall-go-downלְפָנַיbefore-meהַגִּלְגָּלto-Gilgalוְהִנֵּהand-beholdאָנֹכִיIיֹרֵדwill-come-downאֵלֶיךָto-youלְהַעֲלוֹתto-offerעֹלוֹתburnt-offeringsלִזְבֹּחַto-offerזִבְחֵיsacrifices-ofשְׁלָמִיםpeace-offeringsשִׁבְעַתsevenיָמִיםdaysתּוֹחֵלyou-shall-waitעַד־בּוֹאִיtill-I-comeאֵלֶיךָto-youוְהוֹדַעְתִּיand-I-will-showלְךָfor-youאֵת־אֲשֶׁרwhichתַּעֲשֶׂה׃you-shall-do

   And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.

9. 9

   וְהָיָהand-it-was-soכְּהַפְנֹתוֹwhen-he-had-turnedשִׁכְמוֹhis-backלָלֶכֶתto-goמֵעִםfromשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelוַיַּהֲפׇךְ־לוֹand-gave-himאֱלֹהִיםGodלֵבa-heartאַחֵרanotherוַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameכׇּל־הָאֹתוֹתall-the-signsהָאֵלֶּהtheseבַּיּוֹםin-the-dayהַהוּא׃that

   And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.

10. 10

    וַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameשָׁםthereהַגִּבְעָתָהto-Gibeahוְהִנֵּהand-beholdחֶבֶל־נְבִאִיםa-company-of-prophetsלִקְרָאתוֹto-meet-himוַתִּצְלַחand-came-mightilyעָלָיוupon-himרוּחַthe-spirit-ofאֱלֹהִיםGodוַיִּתְנַבֵּאand-he-prophesiedבְּתוֹכָם׃among-them

    And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

11. 11

    וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passכׇּל־יוֹדְעוֹall-who-knew-himמֵאִתְּמוֹלbeforetimeשִׁלְשֹׁםof-oldוַיִּרְאוּand-they-sawוְהִנֵּהand-beholdעִם־נְבִאִיםamong-the-prophetsנִבָּאhe-prophesiedוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהָעָםthe-peopleאִישׁa-manאֶל־רֵעֵהוּto-his-neighborמַה־זֶּהwhat-is-thisהָיָהthat-has-comeלְבֶן־קִישׁto-the-son-of-Kishהֲגַםis-it-alsoשָׁאוּלSaulבַּנְּבִיאִים׃among-the-prophets

    And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

12. 12

    וַיַּעַןand-he-answeredאִישׁa-manמִשָּׁםfrom-thereוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidוּמִיand-who-isאֲבִיהֶםtheir-fatherעַל־כֵּןthereforeהָיְתָהit-becameלְמָשָׁלa-proverbהֲגַםis-it-alsoשָׁאוּלSaulבַּנְּבִאִים׃among-the-prophets

    And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

13. 13

    וַיְכַלand-when-he-had-finishedמֵהִתְנַבּוֹתprophesyingוַיָּבֹאand-cameהַבָּמָה׃to-the-high-place

    And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.

14. 14

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדּוֹדthe-uncle-ofשָׁאוּלSaulאֵלָיוto-himוְאֶל־נַעֲרוֹand-his-servantאָןwhereהֲלַכְתֶּםdid-you-goוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלְבַקֵּשׁto-seekאֶת־הָאֲתֹנוֹתthe-she-assesוַנִּרְאֶהand-when-we-sawכִי־אַיִןthat-they-were-nowhereוַנָּבוֹאwe-cameאֶל־שְׁמוּאֵל׃to-Samuel

    And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

15. 15

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדּוֹדthe-uncle-ofשָׁאוּלSaulהַגִּידָה־נָּאtell-nowלִיto-meמָה־אָמַרwhat-saidלָכֶםto-youשְׁמוּאֵל׃Samuel

    And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.

16. 16

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשָׁאוּלSaulאֶל־דּוֹדוֹto-his-uncleהַגֵּדplainlyהִגִּידhe-toldלָנוּto-usכִּיthatנִמְצְאוּwere-foundהָאֲתֹנוֹתthe-she-assesוְאֶת־דְּבַרbut-of-the-matter-ofהַמְּלוּכָהthe-kingdomלֹא־הִגִּידhe-told-notלוֹto-himאֲשֶׁרwhichאָמַרsaidשְׁמוּאֵל׃Samuel

    And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.

17. 17

    וַיַּצְעֵקand-summonedשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶת־הָעָםthe-peopleאֶל־יְהֹוָהto-the-LORDהַמִּצְפָּה׃to-Mizpah

    And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh;

18. 18

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאֶל־בְּנֵיunto-the-sons-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelכֹּה־אָמַרthus-saysיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelאָנֹכִיIהֶעֱלֵיתִיbrought-upאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelמִמִּצְרָיִםfrom-Egyptוָאַצִּילand-deliveredאֶתְכֶםyouמִיַּדfrom-the-hand-ofמִצְרַיִםEgyptוּמִיַּדand-out-of-the-hand-ofכׇּל־הַמַּמְלָכוֹתall-the-kingdomsהַלֹּחֲצִיםthat-oppressedאֶתְכֶם׃you

    And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and of them that oppressed you:

19. 19

    וְאַתֶּםand-youהַיּוֹםthis-dayמְאַסְתֶּםhave-rejectedאֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶםyour-Godאֲשֶׁר־הוּאwho-Himselfמוֹשִׁיעַsaved-youלָכֶםto-youמִכׇּל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶםout-of-all-your-adversitiesוְצָרֹתֵיכֶםand-your-tribulationsוַתֹּאמְרוּand-you-saidלוֹto-Himכִּי־מֶלֶךְbut-a-kingתָּשִׂיםyou-shall-setעָלֵינוּover-usוְעַתָּהand-nowהִתְיַצְּבוּpresent-yourselvesלִפְנֵיbeforeיְהֹוָהthe-LORDלְשִׁבְטֵיכֶםto-your-tribesוּלְאַלְפֵיכֶם׃and-by-your-thousands

    And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.

20. 20

    וַיַּקְרֵבand-brought-nearשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֵת־כׇּל־שִׁבְטֵיall-tribes-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַיִּלָּכֵדand-was-takenשֵׁבֶטthe-tribe-ofבִּנְיָמִן׃Benjamin

    And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

21. 21

    וַיַּקְרֵבand-he-brought-nearאֶת־שֵׁבֶטthe-tribe-ofבִּנְיָמִןBenjaminלְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָוby-its-familiesוַתִּלָּכֵדand-was-takenמִשְׁפַּחַתthe-family-ofהַמַּטְרִיMatriוַיִּלָּכֵדand-was-takenשָׁאוּלSaulבֶּן־קִישׁson-of-Kishוַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּand-they-sought-himוְלֹאand-notנִמְצָא׃he-was-found

    When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

22. 22

    וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ־עוֹדtherefore-they-asked-furtherבַּיהֹוָהin-the-LORDהֲבָאhas-comeעוֹדany-moreהֲלֹםhereאִישׁthe-manוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDהִנֵּה־הוּאbehold-he-isנֶחְבָּאhiddenאֶל־הַכֵּלִים׃among-the-baggage

    Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

23. 23

    וַיָּרֻצוּand-they-ranוַיִּקָּחֻהוּand-they-took-himמִשָּׁםfrom-thereוַיִּתְיַצֵּבand-he-stoodבְּתוֹךְamongהָעָםthe-peopleוַיִּגְבַּהּand-he-was-higherמִכׇּל־הָעָםfrom-all-the-peopleמִשִּׁכְמוֹfrom-his-shoulderוָמָעְלָה׃and-upwards

    And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.

24. 24

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶל־כׇּל־הָעָםto-all-the-peopleהַרְּאִיתֶםdo-you-see-himאֲשֶׁרwhichבָּחַר־בּוֹhas-chosen-himיְהֹוָהthe-LORDכִּיthatאֵיןthere-is-noכָּמֹהוּlike-himבְּכׇל־הָעָםin-all-the-peopleוַיָּרִעוּand-shoutedכׇל־הָעָםall-the-peopleוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidיְחִיlong-liveהַמֶּלֶךְ׃the-king

    And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.

25. 25

    וַיְדַבֵּרand-spokeשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶל־הָעָםto-the-peopleאֵת־מִשְׁפַּטthe-manner-ofהַמְּלֻכָהthe-kingdomוַיִּכְתֹּבand-he-wroteבַּסֵּפֶרin-the-bookוַיַּנַּחand-laid-it-upלִפְנֵיbeforeיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוַיְשַׁלַּחand-sent-awayשְׁמוּאֵלSamuelאֶת־כׇּל־הָעָםall-the-peopleאִישׁa-manלְבֵיתוֹ׃to-his-house

    Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

26. 26

    וְגַם־שָׁאוּלand-also-Saulהָלַךְwentלְבֵיתוֹto-his-houseגִּבְעָתָהto-Gibeahוַיֵּלְכוּand-they-wentעִמּוֹwith-himהַחַיִלthe-men-of-valorאֲשֶׁר־נָגַעwhom-had-touchedאֱלֹהִיםGodבְּלִבָּם׃in-their-hearts

    And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

27. 27

    וּבְנֵיbut-the-sons-ofבְלִיַּעַלworthlessnessאָמְרוּthey-saidמַה־יֹּשִׁעֵנוּhow-shall-save-usזֶהthisוַיִּבְזֻהוּand-they-despised-himוְלֹא־הֵבִיאוּand-not-they-broughtלוֹto-himמִנְחָהa-presentוַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passכְּמַחֲרִישׁ׃as-though-he-were-deaf

    But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.