These words, which I am ordering you today, are to be on your heart; and you are to teach them carefully to your children. You are to talk about them when you sit at home, when you are traveling on the road, when you lie down and when you get up. (Deuteronomy 6:6-7)
BIBLES
King James Version (1769 Pure Cambridge Edition) and JPS Tanakh (1917).
Both texts are in the public domain. Some original names have been restored
1 Samuel 9
Tanakh 27 verses
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Now there was a man of , whose was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valour.
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And he had a son, whose was , young and goodly, and there was not among the children of a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
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Now the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to his son: ‘Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.’
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And he passed through the hill-country of , and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not; then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not; and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
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When they were come to the land of Zuph, said to his that was with him: ‘Come and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and become anxious concerning us.’
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- 6 And he said unto him: ‘Behold now, there is in this city a man of , and he is a man that is held in ; all that he saith cometh surely to pass; now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.’
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Then said to his : ‘But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of ; what have we?’
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- 8 And the answered again, and said: ‘Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver, that will I give to the man of , to tell us our way.’—
- 9 Beforetime in , when a man went to inquire of , thus he said: ‘Come and let us go to the seer’; for he that is now called a was beforetime called a .—
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Then said to his : ‘Well said; come, let us go.’ So they went unto the city where the man of was.
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As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them: ‘Is the here?’
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- 12 And they answered them, and said: ‘He is; behold, he is before thee; make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a to-day in the high place.
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As soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth the ; and afterwards they eat that are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.’
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- 14 And they went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, came out toward them, to go up to the high place.
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Now had revealed unto a day before came, saying:
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- 16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of , and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over My people , and he shall My people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon My people, because their cry is come unto Me.’
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And when saw , spoke unto him: ‘Behold the man of whom I said unto thee: This same shall have authority over My people.’
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- 18 Then drew near to in the gate, and said: ‘Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.’
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And answered , and said: ‘I am the ; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day; and in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy .
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- 20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of ? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?’
- 21 And answered and said: ‘Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of ? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of ? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?’
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And took and his , and brought them into the chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.
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And said unto the cook: ‘Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee: Set it by thee.’
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And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before . And [] said: ‘Behold that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said: I have invited the people.’ So did eat with that day.
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And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he spoke with upon the housetop.
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And they arose early; and it came to pass about the break of day, that called to on the housetop, saying: ‘Up, that I may send thee away.’ And arose, and they went out both of them, he and , abroad.
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As they were going down at the end of the city, said to : ‘Bid the pass on before us—and he passed on—but stand thou still at this time, that I may cause thee to the of .’
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