1 Samuel 9:1-25
Now there was a man
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of Benjamin
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whose name
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[was] Kish
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the son
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of Abiel
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the son
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of Zeror
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the son
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of Bechorath
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the son
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of Aphiah
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a Benjamite
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a mighty
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man
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of power
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{a Benjamite: or, the son of a man of Jemini} {power: or, substance}<02428>_.
And he had a son
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whose name
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[was] Saul
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a choice young man
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and a goodly
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and [there was] not among the children
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of Israel
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a goodlier
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person
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than he: from his shoulders
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and upward
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[he was] higher
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than any of the people
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And the asses
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of Kish
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Saul's
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father
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<01>
And Kish
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to Saul
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his son
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now one
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of the servants
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the asses
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mount
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Ephraim
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the land
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of Shalisha
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the land
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<0776>
of Shalim
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the land
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of the Benjamites
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[them] not.<01145>_,
to the land
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<0776>
of Zuph
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Saul
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to his servant
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lest my father
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[caring] for the asses
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for us.<0860>_,
unto him, Behold now, [there is] in this city
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a man
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of God
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man
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us our way
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Saul
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to his servant
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the man
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for the bread
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in our vessels
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and [there is] not a present
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to the man
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of God
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what have we? {is spent...: Heb. is gone out of, etc} {have we: Heb. is with us?}<0430>_:
And the servant
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Saul
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here at hand
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the fourth part
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of a shekel
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of silver
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to the man
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of God
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us our way
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{I have...: Heb. there is found in my hand}<01870>_.
(Beforetime
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in Israel
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when a man
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of God
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for [he that is] now
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[called] a Prophet
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was beforetime
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Then said
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Saul
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to his servant
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<05288>_,
Well
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unto the city
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<05892>
where the man
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of God
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[was]. {Well said: Heb. Thy word is good}<0430>
the hill
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to the city
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young maidens
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water
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unto them, Is
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here? {the hill...: Heb. in the ascent of the city}<03426>
He is
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behold, [he is] before
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to day
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to the city
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for [there is] a sacrifice
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of the people
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to day
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in the high place
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{sacrifice: or, feast}<01116>_:
into the city
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ye shall straightway
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to the high place
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for the people
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<05971>
the sacrifice
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for about this time
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him. {this time: Heb. to day}<03117>
into
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the city
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into the city
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behold, Samuel
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to the high place
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Now the LORD
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Samuel
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in his ear
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a
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day
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before
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Saul
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{told...: Heb. revealed the ear of Samuel}<07586>
To morrow
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about this time
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thee a man
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<0376>
out of the land
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<0776>
of Benjamin
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him [to be] captain
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over my people
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Israel
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my people
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out of the hand
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of the Philistines
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upon my people
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because their cry
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unto me.<06818>
And when Samuel
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Saul
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the LORD
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unto him, Behold the man
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<0376>
over my people
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{reign over: Heb. restrain in}<05971>_.
Then Saul
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to Samuel
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in
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the gate
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me, I pray thee, where
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house
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[is].<01004>
And Samuel
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Saul
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before
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me unto the high place
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with me to day
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and to morrow
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thee all that [is] in thine heart
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And as for thine asses
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three
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days
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ago
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not thy mind
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And on whom [is] all the desire
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of Israel
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[Is it] not on thee, and on all thy father's
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house
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{three...: Heb. to day three days}<01004>_?
And Saul
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[Am] not I a Benjamite
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of the smallest
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of the tribes
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of Israel
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<03478>_?
and my family
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the least
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<06810>
of all the families
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of the tribe
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of Benjamin
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<01144>_?
thou so
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to me? {so...: Heb. according to this word}<01697>
And Samuel
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Saul
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and his servant
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them into the parlour
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in the chiefest
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place
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which [were] about thirty
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persons
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