Verse 18

1 Samuel 10:18

Bible in Basic English

18 And he said to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, I took Israel out of Egypt, and made you free from the hands of the Egyptians and from all the kingdoms which kept you down:
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אָנֹכִ֛י הֶעֱלֵ֥יתִי אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִ/מִּצְרָ֑יִם וָ/אַצִּ֤יל אֶתְ/כֶם֙ מִ/יַּ֣ד מִצְרַ֔יִם וּ/מִ/יַּד֙ כָּל הַ/מַּמְלָכ֔וֹת הַ/לֹּחֲצִ֖ים אֶתְ/כֶֽם
English Translation
And he said to the children of Israel, "Thus says the Lord God of Israel: I brought up Israel from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all the kingdoms that oppress you."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 10 Context
1 Then Samuel took the bottle of oil, and put the oil on his head and gave him a kiss and said, Is not... Focus ↗
2 When you have gone away from me today, you will see two men by the resting-place of Rachel's body, i... Focus ↗
3 Then you are to go on from there, and when you come to the oak-tree of Tabor, you will see three men... Focus ↗
4 They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from t... Focus ↗
5 After that you will come to Gibeah, the hill of God (Elohim), where an armed force of the Philistine... Focus ↗
6 And the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with t... Focus ↗
7 And when these signs come to you, see that you take the chance which is offered you; for God (Elohim... Focus ↗
8 Then you are to go down before me to Gilgal, where I will come to you, for the offering of burned of... Focus ↗
9 And it came about, that when he went away from Samuel, God (Elohim) gave him a changed heart: and al... Focus ↗
10 And when they came to Gibeah, a band of prophets came face to face with him; and the spirit of God (... Focus ↗
11 Now when Saul's old friends saw him among the band of prophets, the people said to one another, What... Focus ↗
12 And one of the people of that place said in answer, And who is their father? So it became a common s... Focus ↗
13 Then going away from the prophets, he came to the house. Focus ↗
14 And Saul's father's brother said to him and his servant, Where have you been? And he said, Searching... Focus ↗
15 Then he said, And what did Samuel say to you? Focus ↗
16 And Saul, answering him, said, He gave us word that the asses had come back. But he said nothing to... Focus ↗
17 Then Samuel sent for the people to come together before the Lord at Mizpah; Focus ↗
18 And he said to the children of Israel, The Lord, the God (Elohim) of Israel, has said, I took Israel...
19 But today you are turned away from your God (Elohim), who himself has been your saviour from all you... Focus ↗
20 So Samuel made all the tribes of Israel come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken. Focus ↗
21 Then he made the tribe of Benjamin come near by families, and the family of the Matrites was taken:... Focus ↗
22 So they put another question to the Lord, Is the man present here? And the answer of the Lord was, H... Focus ↗
23 So they went quickly and made him come out; and when he took his place among the people, he was tall... Focus ↗
24 And Samuel said to all the people, Do you see the man of the Lord's selection, how there is no other... Focus ↗
25 Then Samuel gave the people the laws of the kingdom, writing them in a book which he put in a safe p... Focus ↗
26 And Saul went to Gibeah, to his house; and with him went the men of war whose hearts had been touche... Focus ↗
27 But certain good-for-nothing persons said, How is this man to be our saviour? And having no respect... Focus ↗