Verse 4
1 Samuel 9:4
Literal Standard Version
4
And he passes over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passes over through the land of Shalisha, and they have not found them; and they pass over through the land of Shaalim, and they are not; and he passes over through the land of Benjamin, and they have not found them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֧ר בְּ/הַר אֶפְרַ֛יִם וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ שָׁלִ֖שָׁה וְ/לֹ֣א מָצָ֑אוּ וַ/יַּעַבְר֤וּ בְ/אֶֽרֶץ שַׁעֲלִים֙ וָ/אַ֔יִן וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ יְמִינִ֖י וְ/לֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ
English Translation
And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and he passed through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find it; and he passed through the land of Shaalim, and there was nothing, and he passed through the land of Jimini, but they did not find it.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
And there is a man of Benjamin, and his name is Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath,...
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and he has a son, and his name is Saul, a choice youth and handsome, and there is not a man among th...
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3
And the donkeys of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish says to his son Saul, “Now take one of t...
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4
And he passes over through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passes over through the land of Shalisha...
5
They have come to the land of Zuph, and Saul has said to his young man who is with him, “Come, and w...
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6
And he says to him, “Now behold, a man of God (Elohim) is in this city, and the man is honored; all...
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7
And Saul says to his young man, “And behold, we go, and what do we bring to the man? For the bread h...
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8
And the young man adds to answer Saul and says, “Behold, there is found a fourth of a shekel of silv...
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9
Formerly in Israel, thus said the man in his going to seek God (Elohim): “Come and we go to the seer...
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10
And Saul says to his young man, “Your word is good; come, we go”; and they go to the city where the...
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11
They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and...
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12
And they answer them and say, “He is; behold, before you! Hurry, now, for he has come to the city to...
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13
At your going into the city so you find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the peo...
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14
And they go up to the city; they are coming into the midst of the city, and behold, Samuel is coming...
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15
and YHWH had uncovered the ear of Samuel one day before the coming of Saul, saying,
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16
“At this time tomorrow, I send to you a man out of the land of Benjamin—and you have anointed him fo...
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17
When Samuel has seen Saul, then YHWH has answered him, “Behold, the man of whom I have spoken to you...
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18
And Saul draws near to Samuel in the midst of the gate and says, “Please declare to me where this se...
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19
And Samuel answers Saul and says, “I am the seer; go up before me into the high place, and you have...
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20
And as for the donkeys which are lost from you for three days as of today, do not set your heart to...
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21
And Saul answers and says, “Am I not a Benjamite—of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my fam...
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22
And Samuel takes Saul, and his young man, and brings them into the chamber, and gives a place to the...
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23
And Samuel says to the cook, “Give the portion which I gave to you, of which I said to you, Set it b...
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24
(And the cook lifts up the leg, and that which is on it, and sets it before Saul), and he says, “Beh...
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25
And they come down from the high place to the city, and he speaks with Saul on the roof.
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26
And they rise early, and it comes to pass, at the ascending of the dawn, that Samuel calls to Saul,...
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27
They are going down in the extremity of the city, and Samuel has said to Saul, “Say to the young man...
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