Verse 1

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.1", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת־פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־רֹאשׁ֖וֹ וַיִּשָּׁקֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲל֗וֹא כִּֽי־מְשָׁחֲךָ֧ יְהוָ֛ה עַל־נַחֲלָת֖וֹ לְנָגִֽיד׃", "text": "*wə-yiqqaḥ Šəmûʾēl* *ʾeṯ-pak haššemen* *wə-yiṣōq* upon-*rōʾšô* *wə-yiššāqēhû* *wə-yōʾmer* is not that-*məšāḥăḵā YHWH* upon-*naḥălātô* for-*nāḡîḏ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yiqqaḥ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he took", "*Šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun, singular - Samuel", "*ʾeṯ-pak*": "direct object marker with noun, construct state - flask of", "*haššemen*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the oil", "*wə-yiṣōq*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he poured", "*rōʾšô*": "noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his head", "*wə-yiššāqēhû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and he kissed him", "*wə-yōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*məšāḥăḵā*": "perfect, 3rd singular masculine with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - he has anointed you", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*naḥălātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his inheritance", "*nāḡîḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - leader/ruler/prince" }, "variants": { "*pak*": "flask/vial/container", "*šemen*": "oil/ointment", "*məšāḥăḵā*": "anointed you/appointed you by anointing", "*naḥălātô*": "his inheritance/his possession/his people", "*nāḡîḏ*": "leader/prince/commander/ruler" } }

Verse 2

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Verse 3

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Verse 5

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.5", "source": "אַ֣חַר כֵּ֗ן תָּבוֹא֙ גִּבְעַ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֖ם נְצִבֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וִיהִי֩ כְבֹאֲךָ֨ שָׁ֜ם הָעִ֗יר וּפָגַעְתָּ֞ חֶ֤בֶל נְבִיאִים֙ יֹרְדִ֣ים מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם נֵ֤בֶל וְתֹף֙ וְחָלִ֣יל וְכִנּ֔וֹר וְהֵ֖מָּה מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃", "text": "*ʾaḥar kēn tāḇôʾ giḇʿaṯ hāʾĕlōhîm* which-there *nəṣiḇê p̄əlištîm* and-it-will-be in-*ḵəḇōʾăḵā* there the-*ʿîr* *û-p̄āḡaʿtā ḥeḇel nəḇîʾîm yōrəḏîm* from-the-*bāmâ* and-before-them *nēḇel* and-*tōp̄* and-*ḥālîl* and-*kinnôr* and-they *miṯənabbəʾîm*.", "grammar": { "*ʾaḥar kēn*": "adverbial phrase - after that/afterward", "*tāḇôʾ*": "imperfect, 2nd singular masculine - you will come", "*giḇʿaṯ hāʾĕlōhîm*": "construct state with definite article - hill of the God/hill of God", "*nəṣiḇê p̄əlištîm*": "construct state - garrisons/officers of Philistines", "*ḵəḇōʾăḵā*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as you come/when you enter", "*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular - city", "*û-p̄āḡaʿtā*": "conjunction + perfect, 2nd singular masculine - and you will meet", "*ḥeḇel nəḇîʾîm*": "construct state - company of prophets", "*yōrəḏîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - coming down", "*bāmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - high place", "*nēḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - harp/lute", "*tōp̄*": "noun, masculine singular - tambourine/timbrel", "*ḥālîl*": "noun, masculine singular - flute/pipe", "*kinnôr*": "noun, masculine singular - lyre/harp", "*miṯənabbəʾîm*": "hithpael participle, masculine plural - prophesying" }, "variants": { "*giḇʿaṯ*": "hill of/height of", "*nəṣiḇê*": "garrisons/officers/outposts", "*ḥeḇel*": "company/band/group", "*bāmâ*": "high place/shrine/cultic platform", "*miṯənabbəʾîm*": "prophesying/speaking ecstatically/in prophetic state" } }

Verse 8

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Verse 9

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Verse 11

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Verse 16

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Verse 18

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.18", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ׀ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל פ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וָאַצִּ֤יל אֶתְכֶם֙ מִיַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֔יִם וּמִיַּד֙ כָּל־הַמַּמְלָכ֔וֹת הַלֹּחֲצִ֖ים אֶתְכֶֽם׃", "text": "*way-yōʾmer* to-*bənê yiśrāʾēl* thus-*ʾāmar YHWH ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl*: *ʾānōḵî heʿĕlêṯî ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl* from-*miṣrayim* *wā-ʾaṣṣîl* you from-*yad miṣrayim* and-from-*yad* all-the-*mamlāḵôṯ* the-*lōḥăṣîm* you.", "grammar": { "*way-yōʾmer*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he said", "*bənê yiśrāʾēl*": "construct state - sons/children of Israel", "*ʾāmar*": "perfect, 3rd singular masculine - said", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl*": "construct state - God of Israel", "*ʾānōḵî*": "independent personal pronoun, 1st singular - I", "*heʿĕlêṯî*": "hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I brought up", "*ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl*": "direct object marker with proper noun - Israel", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wā-ʾaṣṣîl*": "conjunction + hiphil imperfect, 1st singular - and I delivered", "*yad*": "noun, feminine singular - hand", "*mamlāḵôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - kingdoms", "*lōḥăṣîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - oppressing" }, "variants": { "*heʿĕlêṯî*": "brought up/led up/brought out", "*wā-ʾaṣṣîl*": "delivered/rescued/saved", "*lōḥăṣîm*": "oppressing/crushing/pressing hard upon" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.19", "source": "וְאַתֶּ֨ם הַיּ֜וֹם מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם אֶת־אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֗ם אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ לָכֶם֮ מִכָּל־רָעוֹתֵיכֶ֣ם וְצָרֹֽתֵיכֶם֒ וַתֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ כִּי־מֶ֖לֶךְ תָּשִׂ֣ים עָלֵ֑ינוּ וְעַתָּ֗ה הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃", "text": "And-you the-*yôm māʾastem ʾeṯ-ʾĕlōhêḵem* who-he *môšîaʿ* to-you from-all-*rāʿôṯêḵem* and-*ṣārōṯêḵem* *wat-tōʾmərû* to-him that-*meleḵ tāśîm* upon-us; and-now *hiṯyaṣṣəḇû* before-*YHWH* by-*šiḇṭêḵem* and-by-*ʾalp̄êḵem*.", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day", "*māʾastem*": "perfect, 2nd plural masculine - you have rejected", "*ʾeṯ-ʾĕlōhêḵem*": "direct object marker with noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your God", "*môšîaʿ*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - saving", "*rāʿôṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your evils/calamities", "*ṣārōṯêḵem*": "noun, feminine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your distresses", "*wat-tōʾmərû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 2nd plural masculine - and you said", "*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - king", "*tāśîm*": "imperfect, 2nd singular masculine - you will set/place", "*hiṯyaṣṣəḇû*": "hithpael imperative, 2nd plural masculine - present yourselves", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*šiḇṭêḵem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your tribes", "*ʾalp̄êḵem*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your thousands" }, "variants": { "*māʾastem*": "rejected/refused/scorned", "*môšîaʿ*": "saving/delivering/rescuing", "*rāʿôṯêḵem*": "your evils/calamities/troubles", "*ṣārōṯêḵem*": "your distresses/troubles/adversities", "*hiṯyaṣṣəḇû*": "present yourselves/stand/position yourselves", "*ʾalp̄êḵem*": "your thousands/your clans/your military units" } }

Verse 21

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.21", "source": "וַיַּקְרֵ֞ב אֶת־שֵׁ֤בֶט בִּנְיָמִן֙ לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו וַתִּלָּכֵ֖ד מִשְׁפַּ֣חַת הַמַּטְרִ֑י וַיִּלָּכֵד֙ שָׁא֣וּל בֶּן־קִ֔ישׁ וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ וְלֹ֥א נִמְצָֽא׃", "text": "*way-yaqrēḇ ʾeṯ-šēḇeṭ binyāmin* by-*mišpəḥōṯāyw* *wat-tillāḵēḏ mišpaḥaṯ hammaṭrî* *way-yillāḵēḏ šāʾûl ben-qîš* *way-ḇaqšuhû* and-not *nimṣāʾ*.", "grammar": { "*way-yaqrēḇ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine hiphil - and he brought near", "*ʾeṯ-šēḇeṭ binyāmin*": "direct object marker with construct state - tribe of Benjamin", "*mišpəḥōṯāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its families", "*wat-tillāḵēḏ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular feminine niphal - and was taken", "*mišpaḥaṯ hammaṭrî*": "construct state with definite article - family of the Matrites", "*way-yillāḵēḏ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine niphal - and was taken", "*šāʾûl ben-qîš*": "proper noun with construct state - Saul son of Kish", "*way-ḇaqšuhû*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural masculine piel with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they sought him", "*nimṣāʾ*": "niphal perfect, 3rd singular masculine - he was found" }, "variants": { "*yaqrēḇ*": "brought near/presented/brought forward", "*tillāḵēḏ*": "was taken/was captured/was selected", "*ḇaqšuhû*": "sought him/searched for him/looked for him" } }

Verse 25

{ "verseID": "1Samuel.10.25", "source": "וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶל־הָעָ֗ם אֵ֚ת מִשְׁפַּ֣ט הַמְּלֻכָ֔ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֣ב בַּסֵּ֔פֶר וַיַּנַּ֖ח לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיְשַׁלַּ֧ח שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶת־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "*way-ḏabbēr šəmûʾēl* to-the-*ʿām ʾēṯ mišpaṭ hammələûḵâ* *way-yiḵtōḇ* in-the-*sēp̄er* *way-yannaḥ* before-*YHWH* *way-šallaḥ šəmûʾēl ʾeṯ*-all-the-*ʿām ʾîš* to-*ḇêṯô*.", "grammar": { "*way-ḏabbēr*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine piel - and he spoke", "*šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel", "*ʿām*": "noun, masculine singular - people", "*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker", "*mišpaṭ hammələûḵâ*": "construct state with definite article - custom/ordinance of the kingdom", "*way-yiḵtōḇ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he wrote", "*sēp̄er*": "noun, masculine singular - book/scroll", "*way-yannaḥ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine hiphil - and he deposited", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*way-šallaḥ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine piel - and he sent away", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man/each one", "*ḇêṯô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house" }, "variants": { "*mišpaṭ hammələûḵâ*": "ordinance of the kingdom/royal rights/laws of kingship", "*sēp̄er*": "book/scroll/document", "*yannaḥ*": "deposited/placed/set down" } }