< 1 Samuel 9 >
1 There was a wealthy and influential man from the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bekorath, son of Aphiah, a descendant of Benjamin.
and to be man (from Benjamin [Ben]jamin *Q(K)*) 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 Kish had a son called Saul, the most handsome young man in all of Israel. He was head and shoulders taller than anyone else.
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 One time the donkeys of Saul's father Kish went astray. Kish told to his son Saul, “Please go and look for the donkeys. You can take one of the servants with you.”
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 Saul searched the hill country of Ephraim and then the land of Shalishah, but didn't find the donkeys. He and the servant searched the region of Shaalim, but they weren't there. Then they searched the land of Benjamin, and they still couldn't find them.
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 When they got to the land of Zuph, Saul told his servant, “Come on, let's go back, otherwise my father won't be worrying about the donkeys, but about 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 But the servant replied, “Hold on! There's a man of God here in this town. He's very well thought of, and everything he says comes true. Let's go and see him. Maybe he can tell us which way we should take.”
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 “But if we do go, what can we give him?” Saul replied. “All the bread in our bags is gone. We don't have anything to take to the man of God. What do we have with us?”
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 “Look, I've got a quarter shekel of silver with me. I'll give it to the man of God so he can tell us the way we should take,” the servant told Saul.
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 the old days in Israel, someone who went to inquire of God would say, “Come on, let's go to the seer,” because prophets used to be known as seers.)
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 “That's good,” Saul told his servant. “So let's go.” They went to the town 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 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked 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 “He is,” they replied, “up ahead of you. But you'll have to hurry. He's come to town today because the people are having a sacrifice at 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 When you enter the town you can find him before he goes up to eat at the high place. The people won't eat before he comes, because he has to bless the sacrifice. After that, those who've been invited will eat. If you leave now you'll catch him.”
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 So they carried on their way up to the town. As they arrived there was Samuel going in the opposite direction. They met him on his way up 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 The day before Saul arrived, the Lord had told Samuel,
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 “Around this time tomorrow I'm going to send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him as ruler over my people Israel, and he will rescue them from the Philistines. I have seen what's happening to my people and I have heard their cry for help.”
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 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I told you about. He is the one who is going to rule 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 Saul went up to Samuel in the gateway and asked him, “Could you please tell me where the house of the seer is?”
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 “I am the seer,” Samuel told Saul. “Go up ahead of me and we will eat together. Then in the morning I will answer all your questions and then send you on your way.
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 About the donkeys you lost three days ago—don't worry about them because they've been found. But now—doesn't the hope of all of Israel rest on you and your family line?”
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 “But I'm from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family is the least significant of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin!” Saul replied. “Why are you telling me this?”
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 Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall, and sat them at the head of the thirty people who'd been invited.
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 Samuel told the cook, “Bring the special piece of meat I gave you and told you to keep to one side.”
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 So the cook took the upper thigh of meat and what was with it and placed it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “See, this is what was kept to one side. It was reserved for you. Eat it, for it was kept for you for this particular time, right from when I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel 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 Once they had returned from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof of his house.
and to go down from [the] high place [the] city and to speak: speak with Saul upon [the] roof
26 At dawn the next day Samuel called out to Saul on the roof, “Get up! I need to send you on your way!” So Saul got up, and he went outside with 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] *Q(K)*) 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 As they approached the edge of town, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell your servant to go on ahead of us. Once he's gone stay here for a while, because I have a message from God to give you.” So the servant went on ahead.
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