1 Samuel 10

Samuel anoints Saul as nagid over YHWH's inheritance, prophesies confirming signs including prophesying with a band of prophets; the Spirit of YHWH comes upon Saul, transforming him, and he is acclaimed king at Gilgal.[1]

Interlinear Text

as you go today from me then you will find two men by tomb Rachel's in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah and they will say to you have been found the donkeys which you went to seek and behold has ceased your father (direct object marker) the matters of the donkeys and is anxious for you saying What shall I do for my son
2 בְּ/לֶכְתְּ/ךָ֤ 𐤁/𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 belekhetekha as you go HR/Vqc/Sp2ms הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today HTd/Ncmsa מֵ/עִמָּדִ֔/י 𐤌/𐤏𐤌𐤃/𐤉 meimadi from me HR/R/Sp1cs וּ/מָצָאתָ֩ 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕 umatsata then you will find HC/Vqq2ms שְׁנֵ֨י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two HAcmdc אֲנָשִׁ֜ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men HNcmpa עִם 𐤏𐤌 im by HR קְבֻרַ֥ת 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤕 qevurat tomb HNcfsc רָחֵ֛ל 𐤓𐤇𐤋 rachel Rachel's HNp בִּ/גְב֥וּל 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 bigevul in the border HR/Ncmsc בִּנְיָמִ֖ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin of Benjamin HNp בְּ/צֶלְצַ֑ח 𐤁/𐤑𐤋𐤑𐤇 betseletsach at Zelzah HR/Np וְ/אָמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 veameru and they will say HC/Vqq3cp אֵלֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 eleykha to you HR/Sp2ms נִמְצְא֤וּ 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 nimetseu have been found HVNp3cp הָ/אֲתֹנוֹת֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤕 haatonot the donkeys HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הָלַ֣כְתָּ 𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤕 halakheta you went HVqp2ms לְ/בַקֵּ֔שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to seek HR/Vpc וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold HC/Tm נָטַ֤שׁ 𐤍𐤈𐤔 natash has ceased HVqp3ms אָבִ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) HTo דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the matters of HNcmpc הָ/אֲתֹנ֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤕 haatonot-2 the donkeys HTd/Ncfpa וְ/דָאַ֤ג 𐤅/𐤃𐤀𐤂 vedaag and is anxious HC/Vqp3ms לָ/כֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for you HR/Sp2mp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc מָ֥ה 𐤌𐤄 mah What HTi אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh shall I do HVqi1cs לִ/בְנִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍/𐤉 liveni Bene (Bemba) for my son HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs
and you will pass on from there to the oak and you will come to oak of Tabor and will meet you there three men going up to God house of Bethel one carrying three kids and another carrying three loaves of bread and another carrying bottle of wine
3 וְ/חָלַפְתָּ֨ 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤐𐤕 vechalafeta and you will pass on HC/Vqq2ms מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there HR/D וָ/הָ֗לְאָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤀𐤄 vahaleah to the oak HC/D וּ/בָ֨אתָ֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤕 uvata and you will come HC/Vqq2ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR אֵל֣וֹן 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤍 elon oak HNcmsc תָּב֔וֹר 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤓 tavor of Tabor HNp וּ/מְצָא֤וּ/ךָ 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅/𐤊 umetsaukha and will meet you HC/Vqq3cp/Sp2ms שָּׁם֙ 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah three HAcmsa אֲנָשִׁ֔ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men HNcmpa עֹלִ֥ים 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤌 olim going up HVqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HTd/Ncmpa בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house of HNp אֵ֑ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 Bethel HNp אֶחָ֞ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa נֹשֵׂ֣א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose carrying HVqrmsa שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤄 sheloshah-2 three HAcmsa גְדָיִ֗ים 𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤉𐤌 gedayim kids HNcmpa וְ/אֶחָד֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤃 veechad Eka (Bemba) and another HC/Acmsa נֹשֵׂ֗א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose-2 carrying HVqrmsa שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 sheloshet three HAcmsc כִּכְּר֣וֹת 𐤊𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤕 kikerot loaves HNcbpc לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of bread HNcbsa וְ/אֶחָ֥ד 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤃 veechad-2 Eka (Bemba) and another HC/Acmsa נֹשֵׂ֖א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 nose-3 carrying HVqrmsa נֵֽבֶל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 nevel bottle HNcmsc יָֽיִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin of wine HNcmsa
after that you will come to Gibeah of God where there garrison of Philistines and it will be when you come there to the city you will meet company of prophets coming down from the high place before them harp and tambourine and flute and lyre and they will be prophesying
5 אַ֣חַר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar after that HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken you will come HTm תָּבוֹא֙ 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo to HVqi2ms גִּבְעַ֣ת 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕 giveat Gibeah HNcfsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where HTr שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there HD נְצִבֵ֣י 𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤉 netsivey garrison HNcmpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim of Philistines HNgmpa וִ/יהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vihi and it will be HC/Vqi3ms כְ/בֹאֲ/ךָ֨ 𐤊/𐤁𐤀/𐤊 khevoakha when you come HR/Vqc/Sp2ms שָׁ֜ם 𐤔𐤌 sham-2 there HD הָ/עִ֗יר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair to the city HTd/Ncfsa וּ/פָגַעְתָּ֞ 𐤅/𐤐𐤂𐤏𐤕 ufagaeta you will meet HC/Vqq2ms חֶ֤בֶל 𐤇𐤁𐤋 chevel company HNcbsc נְבִיאִים֙ 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤌 neviim of prophets HNcmpa יֹרְדִ֣ים 𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 yoredim coming down HVqrmpa מֵֽ/הַ/בָּמָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤄/𐤁𐤌𐤄 mehabamah from the high place HR/Td/Ncfsa וְ/לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֞ם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 velifeneyhem before them HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp3mp נֵ֤בֶל 𐤍𐤁𐤋 nevel harp HNcmsa וְ/תֹף֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐 vetof and tambourine HC/Ncmsa וְ/חָלִ֣יל 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋 vechalil and flute HC/Ncmsa וְ/כִנּ֔וֹר 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 vekhinor and lyre HC/Ncmsa וְ/הֵ֖מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah and they HC/Pp3mp מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים 𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 mitenabeim will be prophesying HVtrmpa
and you shall go down before me to Gilgal and behold I am coming down to you to offer up burnt offerings to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings seven days you shall wait until my coming to you and I will show you what that you shall do
and it was all those who knew him from yesterday and the day before and they saw and behold with the prophets prophesying and said the people man to his neighbor what this has happened to the son of Kish also Saul among the prophets
and he said to sons of Israel Thus says YHWH God of Israel I brought up [direct object marker] Israel from Egypt and I delivered you from the hand of Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that oppressed you
and-you the-day you-have-rejected [direct object marker] God-of-you who he saves for-you from-all your-evils and-your-distresses and-you-said to-him [for]- king you-will-set over-us and-now present-yourselves before YHWH to-your-tribes and-to-your-thousands
19 וְ/אַתֶּ֨ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and-you HC/Pp2mp הַ/יּ֜וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day HTd/Ncmsa מְאַסְתֶּ֣ם 𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤌 measetem you-have-rejected HVqp2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) God-of-you HNcmpc/Sp2mp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms מוֹשִׁ֣יעַ 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 moshia saves HVhrmsa לָ/כֶם֮ 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem for-you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from-all HR/Ncmsc רָעוֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 raoteykhem your-evils HNcfpc/Sp2mp וְ/צָרֹֽתֵי/כֶם֒ 𐤅/𐤑𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 vetsaroteykhem and-your-distresses HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp וַ/תֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vatomeru and-you-said HC/Vqw2mp ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to-him HR/Sp3ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki [for]- HC מֶ֖לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsa תָּשִׂ֣ים 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌 tasim you-will-set HVqi2ms עָלֵ֑י/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu over-us HR/Sp1cp וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now HC/D הִֽתְיַצְּבוּ֙ 𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤑𐤁𐤅 hiteyatsevu present-yourselves HVtv2mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לְ/שִׁבְטֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉/𐤊𐤌 leshiveteykhem to-your-tribes HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp וּ/לְ/אַלְפֵי/כֶֽם 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ulealefeykhem and-to-your-thousands HC/R/Acbpc/Sp2mp