H7586G–שָׁאוּל–sha.ul

He had a son named Saul, a specially good-looking young man; there was no one better-looking among the children of Israel: he was taller by a head than any other of the people.

שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul “[was] Saul”

Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And when they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, Come, let us go back, or my father may give up caring about the asses and be troubled about us.

וְשָׁא֥וּל (שָׁא֥וּל) sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do?

שָׁא֜וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Saul said to his servant, You have said well; come, let us go. So they went to the town where the man of God was.

שָׁא֧וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Now the day before Saul came, the word of God had come to Samuel, saying,

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, This is the man of whom I gave you word! he it is who is to have authority over my people.

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Saul came up to Samuel in the doorway of the town and said, Give me directions, if you will be so good, to the house of the seer.

שָׁא֛וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Samuel said to Saul, I am the seer; go up before me to the high place and take food with me today: and in the morning I will let you go, after opening to you all the secrets of your heart.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul said, Am I not a man of Benjamin, the smallest of all the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of the families of Benjamin? why then do you say these words to me?

שָׁא֜וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then Samuel took Saul and his servant into the guest room, and made them take the chief place among all the guests who were there, about thirty persons.

שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And the cook took up the leg with the fat tail on it, and put it before Saul. And Samuel said, This is the part which has been kept for you: take it as your part of the feast; because it has been kept for you till the right time came and till the guests

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֛וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And when they had come down from the high place into the town, where a bed was made ready for Saul, he went to rest.

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And about dawn Samuel said to Saul on the roof, Get up so that I may send you away. So Saul got up, and he and Samuel went out together.

שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And on their way down to the end of the town, Samuel said to Saul, Give your servant orders to go on in front of us, (so he went on,) but you keep here, so that I may give you the word of God.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Now when Saul's old friends saw him among the band of prophets, the people said to one another, What has come to Saul, the son of Kish? Is even Saul among the prophets?

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “[is] Saul”

And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common saying, Is even Saul among the prophets?

שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul “[is] Saul”

And Saul's father's brother said to him and his servant, Where have you been? And he said, Searching for the asses: and when we saw no sign of them, we came to Samuel.

שָׁא֥וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then he said, And what did Samuel say to you?

שָׁא֑וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to him of Samuel's words about the kingdom.

שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul “Saul”

Then he made the tribe of Benjamin come near by families, and the family of the Matrites was taken: and from them, Saul, the son of Kish, was taken: but when they went in search of him he was nowhere to be seen.

שָׁא֣וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

And Saul went to Gibeah, to his house; and with him went the men of war whose hearts had been touched by God.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

So they sent representatives to Saul's town Gibeah, and these gave the news to the people: and all the people gave themselves to weeping.

שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”

Now Saul came from the field, driving the oxen before him; and he said, Why are the people weeping? And they gave him word of what the men of Jabesh had said.

שָׁא֗וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”שָׁא֔וּל sha.'Ul “Saul”