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And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjaminite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? and why dost thou speak such words to me?

וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (לָ֙) La. “<to>”

And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the chamber, and gave them a place at the head of them that were invited; and they were about thirty persons.

לָהֶ֤ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee.

לַטַּבָּ֔ח (לַ) la. “to the”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”

And the cook took up the shoulder, and what was on it, and set [supplied: it] before Saul. And he said, Behold that which has been reserved! set it before thee, eat; for against the set time has it been kept for thee, since I said, I will invite the people. So Saul ate with Samuel that day.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְפָנֶ֣יךָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַמּוֹעֵ֛ד (לַ) la. “to the”לְךָ֥ (לְ) le. “for <the>”לֵאמֹ֖ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And they arose early; and when it was about the dawning of the day, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, Arise, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, into the street.

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

As they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Tell the servant to pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still now, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.

לַנַּ֛עַר (לַ) la. “to the”לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then Samuel took the vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because Jehovah has anointed thee prince over his inheritance?

לְנָגִיד (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ (לְ) le. “of”לְנָגִֽיד׃ (לְ) le. “to”

When thou goest from me to-day, thou shalt meet two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to thee, The asses are found which thou wentest to seek, and behold, thy father has dismissed the matter of the asses, and is anxious about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

לְבַקֵּ֔שׁ (לְ) le. “to”לָכֶם֙ (לָ) la. “to <the>”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִבְנִֽי׃ (לִ) li “for”

And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.

לְךָ֖ (לְ) le. “of <the>”לְשָׁל֑וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where are the outposts of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou comest thither, into the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with lute and tambour and pipe and harp before them; and they themselves prophesying.

וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם (לִ) li “[will be] <to>”

And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

לְאִ֥ישׁ (לְ) le. “into”

And it shall be, when these signs shall come to thee, thou shalt do as thy hand shall find; for God is with thee.

לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לְךָ֙ (לְ) le. “for <the>”

And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to thee, to offer up burnt-offerings, [supplied: and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings: seven days shalt thou wait, until I come to thee and inform thee what thou shalt do.

לְפָנַי֮ (לְ) le. “<to>”לְהַעֲל֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לִזְבֹּ֖חַ (לִ) li “to”לְךָ֔ (לְ) le. “to <the>”

And it was [supplied: so] that when he turned his back to go away from Samuel, God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.

לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ (לָ) la. “to”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “for <the>”

And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

לִקְרָאת֑וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And it came to pass, when all that knew him before saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?

לְבֶן־ (לְ) le. “to”

And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

לְמָשָׁ֔ל (לְ) le. “<into>”

And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.

לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to <the>”לָכֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And Saul said to his uncle, He told us for certain that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he told him not.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”

but *ye* have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your troubles, and have said unto him, [supplied: Nay,] but a king shalt thou set over us. Now therefore present yourselves before Jehovah by your tribes, and by your thousands.

לָכֶם֮ (לָ) la. “of”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to <the>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”וּלְאַלְפֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And he caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, and the family of Matri was taken; and Saul the son of Kish was taken. And they sought him, but he was not to be found.

לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

And Samuel told the people the right of the kingdom, and wrote it in the book, and laid it before Jehovah. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “to”

And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and with him went the band, whose hearts God had touched.

לְבֵית֖וֹ (לְ) le. “to”

But the children of Belial said, How should this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no gifts. But he was as one deaf.

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”