H9002–/וְ–v

Then you will be crying out because of your king whom you have taken for yourselves; but the Lord will not give you an answer in that day.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now there was a man of Benjamin named Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a man of wealth.

וּ֠שְׁמוֹ (וּ֠) u. “and”

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.

וְלוֹ־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמ֤וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וָט֔וֹב (וָ) va. “and”וְאֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”וָמַ֔עְלָה (וָ) va. “and”

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.

וְק֣וּם (וְ) ve. “and”

So they went through the hill-country of Ephraim and through the land of Shalishah, but they saw no sign of them: then they went through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there: and they went through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not come

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וָאַ֔יִן (וָ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

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 (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה (וְ) ve. “so”

But the servant said to him, See now, in this town there is a man of God, who is highly honoured, and everything he says comes true: let us go there now; it may be that he will give us directions about our journey.

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

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?

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

(In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

וְנֵלְכָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “so”

And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?

וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

When you come into the town you will see him straight away, before he goes up to the high place for the feast: the people are waiting for his blessing before starting the feast, and after that the guests will take part in it. So go up now and you will se

וְעַתָּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

So they went up to the town, and when they came inside the town, Samuel came face to face with them on his way to the high place.

וְהִנֵּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וַֽיהוָ֔ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

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.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”וַיהוָ֣ה (וַ) va. “and”

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.

וְכֹ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”

As for your asses which have been wandering for three days, give no thought to them, for they have come back. And for whom are all the desired things in Israel? are they not for you and your father's family?

וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְמִי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּלְכֹ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

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?

וּמִשְׁפַּחְתִּי֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלָ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְאֶֽת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֖מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָ (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ (וַ) va. “so”וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

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.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל (וּ) u. “and”וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר (וְ) ve. “so”וְאַתָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ (וְ) ve. “so”

Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not the Lord with the holy oil making you ruler over Israel, his people? and you will have authority over the people of the Lord, and you will make them safe

וְאַתָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַתָּה (וְ) ve. “and”וְזֶה (וְ) ve. “and”

When you have gone away from me today, you will see two men by the resting-place of Rachel's body, in the land of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The asses which you went in search of have come back, and now your father, caring no longer fo

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then you are to go on from there, and when you come to the oak-tree of Tabor, you will see three men going up to God to Beth-el, one having with him three young goats and another three cakes of bread and another a skin full of wine:

וָהָ֗לְאָה (וָ) va. “and”וְאֶחָד֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶחָ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”

After that you will come to Gibeah, the hill of God, where an armed force of the Philistines is stationed: and when you come to the town, you will see a band of prophets coming down from the high place with instruments of music before them; and they will

וִיהִי֩ (וִ) vi. “and”וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְתֹף֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָלִ֣יל (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִנּ֔וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵ֖מָּה (וְ) ve. “and”