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1 Samuel 10:10

וַיָּבֹ֤אוּ שָׁם֙ הַגִּבְעָ֔תָה וְהִנֵּ֥ה חֶֽבֶל־נְבִאִ֖ים לִקְרָאתֹ֑ו וַתִּצְלַ֤ח עָלָיו֙ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֖א בְּתֹוכָֽם׃ And they came there to the hill, and behold, a band of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:9

וְהָיָ֗ה כְּהַפְנֹתֹ֤ו שִׁכְמֹו֙ לָלֶ֨כֶת֙ מֵעִ֣ם שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל וַיַּהֲפָךְ־לֹ֥ו אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵ֣ב אַחֵ֑ר וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ כָּל־הָאֹתֹ֥ות הָאֵ֖לֶּה בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ ס And it happened, when he turned his shoulder to go from Shemuʾel, that God changed his heart into another, and all these signs came … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:8

וְיָרַדְתָּ֣ לְפָנַי֮ הַגִּלְגָּל֒ וְהִנֵּ֤ה אָֽנֹכִי֙ יֹרֵ֣ד אֵלֶ֔יךָ לְהַעֲלֹ֣ות עֹלֹ֔ות לִזְבֹּ֖חַ זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֑ים שִׁבְעַ֨ת יָמִ֤ים תֹּוחֵל֙ עַד־בֹּואִ֣י אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְהֹודַעְתִּ֣י לְךָ֔ אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ And you shall go down before me to the Gilgal, and behold, I will come down to you … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:7

וְהָיָ֗ה כִּ֥י תבאינה הָאֹתֹ֥ות הָאֵ֖לֶּה לָ֑ךְ עֲשֵׂ֤ה לְךָ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּמְצָ֣א יָדֶ֔ךָ כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ׃ And it shall be, when these signs come to you, do for yourself what your hand finds to do, for the God is with you.   … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:6

וְצָלְחָ֤ה עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ עִמָּ֑ם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ לְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵֽר׃ And the Spirit of YHWH will rush upon you, and you shall prophesy with them, and you shall be turned into another man.   Morphology וְצָלְחָ֤ה (ve-tsalḥah) – Root: צלח (tsalaḥ); … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:5

אַ֣חַר כֵּ֗ן תָּבֹוא֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם נְצִבֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וִיהִי֩ כְבֹאֲךָ֨ שָׁ֜ם הָעִ֗יר וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ חֶ֤בֶל נְבִיאִים֙ יֹרְדִ֣ים מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם נֵ֤בֶל וְתֹף֙ וְחָלִ֣יל וְכִנֹּ֔ור וְהֵ֖מָּה מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃ After that, you shall come to the hill of the God, where the garrison of the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:4

וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ לְךָ֖ לְשָׁלֹ֑ום וְנָתְנ֤וּ לְךָ֙ שְׁתֵּי־לֶ֔חֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מִיָּדָֽם׃ And they will ask about your welfare and will give you two loaves of bread, and you shall take them from their hand.   Morphology וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ (ve-sha’alu) – Root: שאל (sha’al); Form: … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:3

וְחָלַפְתָּ֨ מִשָּׁ֜ם וָהָ֗לְאָה וּבָ֨אתָ֙ עַד־אֵלֹ֣ון תָּבֹ֔ור וּמְצָא֤וּךָ שָּׁם֙ שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה אֲנָשִׁ֔ים עֹלִ֥ים אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל אֶחָ֞ד נֹשֵׂ֣א שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה גְדָיִ֗ים וְאֶחָד֙ נֹשֵׂ֗א שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ כִּכְּרֹ֣ות לֶ֔חֶם וְאֶחָ֥ד נֹשֵׂ֖א נֵֽבֶל־יָֽיִן׃ And you shall go on from there and further, and you shall come to the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:2

בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤ הַיֹּום֙ מֵעִמָּדִ֔י וּמָצָאתָ֩ שְׁנֵ֨י אֲנָשִׁ֜ים עִם־קְבֻרַ֥ת רָחֵ֛ל בִּגְב֥וּל בִּנְיָמִ֖ן בְּצֶלְצַ֑ח וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ נִמְצְא֤וּ הָאֲתֹנֹות֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְתָּ לְבַקֵּ֔שׁ וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָטַ֤שׁ אָבִ֨יךָ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָאֲתֹנֹ֔ות וְדָאַ֤ג לָכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לִבְנִֽי׃ As you go today from me, you will find two men … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 10:1

וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־רֹאשֹׁ֖ו וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲלֹ֗וא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־נַחֲלָתֹ֖ו לְנָגִֽיד׃ And Shemuʾel took the flask of oil and poured it upon his head and kissed him and said, “Is it not that YHWH has anointed you over … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:27

הֵ֗מָּה יֹֽורְדִים֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל אָמַ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל אֱמֹ֥ר לַנַּ֛עַר וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַתָּה֙ עֲמֹ֣ד כַּיֹּ֔ום וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר אֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ They were descending at the edge of the city, and Shemuʾel said to Shaʾul, “Tell the servant that he should pass … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:26

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ וַיְהִ֞י כַּעֲלֹ֤ות הַשַּׁ֨חַר֙ וַיִּקְרָ֨א שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ הַגָּג לֵאמֹ֔ר ק֖וּמָה וַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּ֣קָם שָׁא֗וּל וַיֵּצְא֧וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם ה֥וּא וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הַחֽוּצָה׃ And they rose early, and it was at the rising of the dawn that Shemuʾel called to Shaʾul on the rooftop, saying, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:25

וַיֵּרְד֥וּ מֵהַבָּמָ֖ה הָעִ֑יר וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר עִם־שָׁא֖וּל עַל־הַגָּֽג׃ And they went down from the high place to the city, and he spoke with Shaʾul on the rooftop.   Morphology וַיֵּרְד֥וּ (vayyérdu) – Root: ירד (y-r-d); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine plural; … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:24

וַיָּ֣רֶם הַ֠טַּבָּח אֶת־הַשֹּׁ֨וק וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָ וַיָּ֣שֶׂם לִפְנֵ֣י שָׁא֗וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הִנֵּ֤ה הַנִּשְׁאָר֙ שִׂים־לְפָנֶ֣יךָ אֱכֹ֔ל כִּ֧י לַמֹּועֵ֛ד שָֽׁמוּר־לְךָ֥ לֵאמֹ֖ר הָעָ֣ם קָרָ֑אתִי וַיֹּ֧אכַל שָׁא֛וּל עִם־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בַּיֹּ֥ום הַהֽוּא׃ And the cook took up the thigh and what was upon it and set it before Shaʾul. … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:23

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ לַטַּבָּ֔ח תְּנָה֙ אֶת־הַמָּנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לָ֑ךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ שִׂ֥ים אֹתָ֖הּ עִמָּֽךְ׃ And Shemuʾel said to the cook, “Give the portion that I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it aside with you.’”   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:22

וַיִּקַּ֤ח שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־שָׁא֣וּל וְאֶֽת־נַעֲרֹ֔ו וַיְבִיאֵ֖ם לִשְׁכָּ֑תָה וַיִּתֵּ֨ן לָהֶ֤ם מָקֹום֙ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ הַקְּרוּאִ֔ים וְהֵ֖מָּה כִּשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים אִֽישׁ׃ And Shemuʾel took Shaʾul and his servant and brought them into the chamber, and he gave them a place at the head of the invited ones, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:21

וַיַּ֨עַן שָׁא֜וּל וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הֲלֹ֨וא בֶן־יְמִינִ֤י אָ֨נֹכִי֙ מִקַּטַנֵּי֙ שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙ הַצְּעִרָ֔ה מִכָּֽל־מִשְׁפְּחֹ֖ות שִׁבְטֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן וְלָ֨מָּה֙ דִּבַּ֣רְתָּ אֵלַ֔י כַּדָּבָ֖ר הַזֶּֽה׃ ס And Shaʾul answered and said, “Am I not a Binyamini, from the least of the tribes of Yisraʾel, and my … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:20

וְלָאֲתֹנֹ֞ות הָאֹבְדֹ֣ות לְךָ֗ הַיֹּום֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַיָּמִ֔ים אַל־תָּ֧שֶׂם אֶֽת־לִבְּךָ֛ לָהֶ֖ם כִּ֣י נִמְצָ֑אוּ וּלְמִי֙ כָּל־חֶמְדַּ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲלֹ֣וא לְךָ֔ וּלְכֹ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיךָ׃ ס And as for the donkeys that were lost to you three days ago, do not set your heart on them, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:19

וַיַּ֨עַן שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־שָׁא֗וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אָנֹכִ֣י הָרֹאֶ֔ה עֲלֵ֤ה לְפָנַי֙ הַבָּמָ֔ה וַאֲכַלְתֶּ֥ם עִמִּ֖י הַיֹּ֑ום וְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יךָ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ אַגִּ֥יד לָֽךְ׃ And Shemuʾel answered Shaʾul and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, and you shall … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:18

וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ שָׁא֛וּל אֶת־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בְּתֹ֣וךְ הַשָּׁ֑עַר וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֣א לִ֔י אֵי־זֶ֖ה בֵּ֥ית הָרֹאֶֽה׃ And Shaʾul approached Shemuʾel in the midst of the gate and said, “Please tell me, where is the house of the seer?”   Morphology וַיִּגַּ֥שׁ (vayyiggash) – Root: נגש … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:17

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל רָאָ֣ה אֶת־שָׁא֑וּל וַיהוָ֣ה עָנָ֔הוּ הִנֵּ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ זֶ֖ה יַעְצֹ֥ר בְּעַמִּֽי׃ And Shemuʾel saw Shaʾul, and YHWH answered him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! This one shall rule over My people.”   Morphology וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:16

כָּעֵ֣ת מָחָ֡ר אֶשְׁלַח֩ אֵלֶ֨יךָ אִ֜ישׁ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וּמְשַׁחְתֹּ֤ו לְנָגִיד֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהֹושִׁ֥יעַ אֶת־עַמִּ֖י מִיַּ֣ד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים כִּ֤י רָאִ֨יתִי֙ אֶת־עַמִּ֔י כִּ֛י בָּ֥אָה צַעֲקָתֹ֖ו אֵלָֽי׃ “At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Binyamin, and you … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:15

וַֽיהוָ֔ה גָּלָ֖ה אֶת־אֹ֣זֶן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל יֹ֣ום אֶחָ֔ד לִפְנֵ֥י בֹֽוא־שָׁא֖וּל לֵאמֹֽר׃ And YHWH revealed to the ear of Shemuʾel one day before Shaʾul came, saying,   Morphology וַֽיהוָ֔ה (va-YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “And YHWH”; Notes: The divine … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:14

וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ הָעִ֑יר הֵ֗מָּה בָּאִים֙ בְּתֹ֣וךְ הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּ֤ה שְׁמוּאֵל֙ יֹצֵ֣א לִקְרָאתָ֔ם לַעֲלֹ֖ות הַבָּמָֽה׃ ס And they went up to the city; as they were coming into the midst of the city, behold, Shemuʾel was coming out to meet them, to go … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:13

כְּבֹאֲכֶ֣ם הָעִ֣יר כֵּ֣ן תִּמְצְא֣וּן אֹתֹ֡ו בְּטֶרֶם֩ יַעֲלֶ֨ה הַבָּמָ֜תָה לֶאֱכֹ֗ל כִּ֠י לֹֽא־יֹאכַ֤ל הָעָם֙ עַד־בֹּאֹ֔ו כִּֽי־הוּא֙ יְבָרֵ֣ךְ הַזֶּ֔בַח אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֖ן יֹאכְל֣וּ הַקְּרֻאִ֑ים וְעַתָּ֣ה עֲל֔וּ כִּֽי־אֹתֹ֥ו כְהַיֹּ֖ום תִּמְצְא֥וּן אֹתֹֽו׃ As you enter the city, so shall you find him before he goes up to … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:12

וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה אֹותָ֛ם וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָה יֵּ֖שׁ הִנֵּ֣ה לְפָנֶ֑יךָ מַהֵ֣ר עַתָּ֗ה כִּ֤י הַיֹּום֙ בָּ֣א לָעִ֔יר כִּ֣י זֶ֧בַח הַיֹּ֛ום לָעָ֖ם בַּבָּמָֽה׃ And they answered them and said, “Yes, behold, he is before you! Hurry now, for today he has come to the city, because … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:11

הֵ֗מָּה עֹלִים֙ בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וְהֵ֨מָּה֙ מָצְא֣וּ נְעָרֹ֔ות יֹצְאֹ֖ות לִשְׁאֹ֣ב מָ֑יִם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן הֲיֵ֥שׁ בָּזֶ֖ה הָרֹאֶֽה׃ They were going up the ascent to the city, and they found young women coming out to draw water, and they said to them, “Is … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:10

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֧וּל לְנַעֲרֹ֛ו טֹ֥וב דְּבָרְךָ֖ לְכָ֣ה נֵלֵ֑כָה וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ And Shaʾul said to his servant, “Good is your word; come, let us go.” And they went to the city where the man of God was.   Morphology … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:9

לְפָנִ֣ים בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הָאִישׁ֙ בְּלֶכְתֹּו֙ לִדְרֹ֣ושׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־הָרֹאֶ֑ה כִּ֤י לַנָּבִיא֙ הַיֹּ֔ום יִקָּרֵ֥א לְפָנִ֖ים הָרֹאֶֽה׃ Formerly in Yisraʾel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say, “Come, and let us go to the seer,” for the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 9:8

וַיֹּ֤סֶף הַנַּ֨עַר֙ לַעֲנֹ֣ות אֶת־שָׁא֔וּל וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ נִמְצָ֣א בְיָדִ֔י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהִגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃ And the servant again answered Shaʾul and said, “Behold, there is found in my hand a quarter of a sheqel of silver, and … Continue reading

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