1 Samuel 9
1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a man of Benjamin, strong and robust.
and to be man (from Benjamin [Ben]jamin *QK) and name his Kish son: child Abiel son: child Zeror son: child Becorath son: child Aphiah son: descendant/people man [Ben]jaminite mighty man strength: rich
2 And he had a son called Saul, an elect and good man. And there was not a man among the sons of Israel better than he was. For he stood head and shoulders above all the people.
and to/for him to be son: child and name his Saul youth and pleasant and nothing man from son: descendant/people Israel pleasant from him from shoulder his and above [to] high from all [the] people
3 Now the donkeys of Kish, the father of Saul, had become lost. And Kish said to his son Saul, “Take with you one of the servants, and rising up, go out and seek the donkeys.” And when they had passed through mount Ephraim,
and to perish [the] she-ass to/for Kish father Saul and to say Kish to(wards) Saul son: child his to take: take please with you [obj] one from [the] youth and to arise: rise to go: went to seek [obj] [the] she-ass
4 and through the land of Shalishah, and had not found them, they crossed also through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there, and through the land of Benjamin, and they found nothing.
and to pass in/on/with mountain: hill country Ephraim and to pass in/on/with land: country/planet Shalishah and not to find and to pass in/on/with land: country/planet Shaalim and nothing and to pass in/on/with land: country/planet [Ben]jaminite and not to find
5 And when they had arrived in the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, and let us return, otherwise perhaps my father may forget the donkeys, and become anxious over us.”
they(masc.) to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet Zuph and Saul to say to/for youth his which with him to go: come! [emph?] and to return: return lest to cease father my from [the] she-ass and be anxious to/for us
6 And he said to him: “Behold, there is a man of God in this city, a noble man. All that he says, happens without fail. Now therefore, let us go there. For perhaps he may tell us about our way, because of which we have arrived.”
and to say to/for him behold please man God in/on/with city [the] this and [the] man to honor: honour all which to speak: speak to come (in): come to come (in): fulfill now to go: went there perhaps to tell to/for us [obj] way: direction our which to go: went upon her
7 And Saul said to his servant: “Behold, let us go. But what will we bring to the man of God? The bread in our sacks has run out. And we have no small gift that we might give to the man of God, nor anything at all.”
and to say Saul to/for youth his and behold to go: went and what? to come (in): bring to/for man for [the] food: bread be gone from article/utensil our and present nothing to/for to come (in): bring to/for man [the] God what? with us
8 The servant again responded to Saul, and he said: “Behold, there is found in my hand a coin of the fourth part of a stater. Let us give it to the man of God, so that he may reveal to us our way.”
and to add: again [the] youth to/for to answer [obj] Saul and to say behold to find in/on/with hand: themselves my fourth shekel silver: money and to give: give to/for man [the] God and to tell to/for us [obj] way: direction our
9 (In past times, in Israel, anyone going to consult God would speak in this way, “Come, and let us go to the seer.” For one who is called a prophet today, in past times was called a seer.)
to/for face: before in/on/with Israel thus to say [the] man in/on/with to go: went he to/for to seek God to go: come! and to go: went till [the] seer for to/for prophet [the] day to call: call by to/for face: before [the] seer
10 And Saul said to his servant: “Your word is very good. Come, let us go.” And they went into the city, where the man of God was.
and to say Saul to/for youth his pleasant word: speaking your to go: come! [emph?] to go: went and to go: went to(wards) [the] city which there man [the] God
11 And as they were ascending the slope to the city, they found some young women going out to draw water. And they said to them, “Is the seer here?”
they(masc.) to ascend: rise in/on/with ascent [the] city and they(masc.) to find maiden to come out: come to/for to draw water and to say to/for them there in/on/with this [the] seer
12 And responding, they said to them: “He is. Behold, he is ahead of you. Hurry now. For he came into the city today, since there is a sacrifice for the people today, on the high place.
and to answer [obj] them and to say there behold to/for face: before your to hasten now for [the] day: today to come (in): come to/for city for sacrifice [the] day: today to/for people in/on/with high place
13 Upon entering the city, you should find him immediately, before he ascends to the high place for the meal. And the people will not eat until he has arrived. For he blesses the victim, and thereafter those who were called will eat. Now therefore, go up. For you will find him today.”
like/as to come (in): come you [the] city so to find [emph?] [obj] him in/on/with before to ascend: rise [the] high place [to] to/for to eat for not to eat [the] people till to come (in): come he for he/she/it to bless [the] sacrifice after so to eat [the] to call: call to and now to ascend: rise for [obj] him like/as [the] day: today to find [emph?] [obj] him
14 And they ascended into the city. And as they were walking in the midst of the city, Samuel appeared, advancing to meet them, so that he might ascend to the high place.
and to ascend: rise [the] city they(masc.) to come (in): come in/on/with midst [the] city and behold Samuel to come out: come to/for to encounter: toward them to/for to ascend: rise [the] high place
15 Now the Lord had revealed to the ear of Samuel, one day before Saul had arrived, saying:
and LORD to reveal: reveal [obj] ear: to ears Samuel day one to/for face: before to come (in): come Saul to/for to say
16 “Tomorrow, at the same hour that it is now, I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. And you shall anoint him to be the leader over my people Israel. And he will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor upon my people, because their outcry has reached me.”
like/as time tomorrow to send: depart to(wards) you man from land: country/planet Benjamin and to anoint him to/for leader upon people my Israel and to save [obj] people my from hand: power Philistine for to see: see [obj] people my for to come (in): come cry his to(wards) me
17 And when Samuel had caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him: “Behold, the man about whom I spoke to you. This one shall rule over my people.”
and Samuel to see: see [obj] Saul and LORD to answer him behold [the] man which to say to(wards) you this to restrain in/on/with people my
18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel, at the middle of the gate, and he said, “Tell me, I beg you: where is the house of the seer?”
and to approach: approach Saul [obj] Samuel in/on/with midst [the] gate and to say to tell [emph?] please to/for me where? this house: home [the] seer
19 And Samuel responded to Saul, saying: “I am the seer. Ascend before me to the high place, so that you may eat with me today. And I will send you away in the morning. And I shall reveal to you everything that is in your heart.
and to answer Samuel [obj] Saul and to say I [the] seer to ascend: rise to/for face: before my [the] high place and to eat with me [the] day and to send: let go you in/on/with morning and all which in/on/with heart your to tell to/for you
20 And concerning the donkeys, which were lost the day before yesterday, you should not be anxious, for they have been found. And all the best things of Israel, for whom should they be? Will they not be for you and for all your father’s house?”
and to/for she-ass [the] to perish to/for you [the] day three [the] day not to set: make [obj] heart your to/for them for to find and to/for who? all desire Israel not to/for you and to/for all house: household father your
21 And responding, Saul said: “Am I not a son of Benjamin, the least tribe of Israel, and are not my kindred the last among all the families from the tribe of Benjamin? So then, why would you speak this word to me?”
and to answer Saul and to say not Benjaminite Benjaminite I from small tribe Israel and family my [the] little from all family tribe Benjamin and to/for what? to speak: speak to(wards) me like/as Chronicles [the] this
22 And so Samuel, taking Saul and his servant, brought them into the dining room, and he gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. For there were about thirty men.
and to take: take Samuel [obj] Saul and [obj] youth his and to come (in): bring them chamber [to] and to give: give to/for them place in/on/with head [the] to call: call to and they(masc.) like/as thirty man
23 And Samuel said to the cook, “Present the portion that I gave to you, and which I instructed you to set apart beside you.”
and to say Samuel to/for guard to give: give [emph?] [obj] [the] portion which to give: give to/for you which to say to(wards) you to set: put [obj] her with you
24 Then the cook lifted up the shoulder, and he placed it before Saul. And Samuel said: “Behold, what remains, set it before you and eat. For it was preserved for you intentionally, when I called the people.” And Saul ate with Samuel on that day.
and to exalt [the] guard [obj] [the] leg and [the] upon her and to set: make to/for face: before Saul and to say behold [the] to remain to set: make to/for face: before your to eat for to/for meeting: time appointed to keep: guard to/for you to/for to say [the] people to call: call to and to eat Saul with Samuel in/on/with day [the] he/she/it
25 And they descended from the high place into the town, and he spoke with Saul in the upper room. And he set out a bed for Saul in the upper room, and he slept.
and to go down from [the] high place [the] city and to speak: speak with Saul upon [the] roof
26 And when they had risen in the morning, and it now began to be light, Samuel called to Saul in the upper room, saying, “Rise up, so that I may send you on.” And Saul rose up. And they both departed, that is to say, he and Samuel.
and to rise and to be like/as to ascend: dawn [the] dawn and to call: call out Samuel to(wards) Saul ([the] roof [to] *QK) to/for to say to arise: rise [emph?] and to send: depart you and to arise: rise Saul and to come out: come two their he/she/it and Samuel [the] outside [to]
27 And as they were descending to the very limit of the city, Samuel said to Saul: “Tell the servant to go ahead of us, and to continue on. But as for you, stay here a little while, so that I may reveal the word of the Lord to you.”
they(masc.) to go down in/on/with end [the] city and Samuel to say to(wards) Saul to say to/for youth and to pass to/for face: before our and to pass and you(m. s.) to stand: stand like/as day and to hear: proclaim you [obj] word God
