## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 9

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:1
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וַהֲוָה גַבְרָא מִשִׁבְטָא דְבֵית בִּנְיָמִין וּשְׁמֵיהּ קִישׁ בַּר אֲבִיאֵל בַּר צְרוֹר בַּר בְּכוֹרַת בַּר אֲפִיחַ בַּר גַבְרָא מִשִׁבְטָא דְבֵית בִּנְיָמִן גִבַּר חֵילָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
There was a man of the tribe of the House of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a man from the tribe of the House of Benjamin, a mighty hero.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:2
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וְלֵיהּ הֲוָה בַּר וּשְׁמֵיהּ שָׁאוּל עוּלֵים וְשַׁפִּיר וְלֵית גַבְרָא מִבְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שַׁפִּיר מִנֵיהּ מִכַּתְפֵיהּ וּלְעֵלָא רָם מִכָּל עַמָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the sons of Israel who was more handsome than he. From his shoulder upward he was taller than all the people.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:3
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וַאֲבָדָא אֲתָנַיָא לְקִישׁ אָבוּהִי דְשָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר קִישׁ לְשָׁאוּל בְּרֵיהּ דְבַר כְּעַן עִמָךְ יַת חַד מֵעוּלֵמַיָא וְקוּם אֱזִיל בָּעֵי יַת אֲתָנַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Now the asses of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the servants with you, and arise, go in search of the asses.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:4
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וַעֲבַר בְּטוּרָא דְבֵית אֶפְרַיִם וַעֲבַר בְּאַרַע דָרוֹמָא וְלָא אַשְׁכָּחוּ וַעֲבַר בְּאַרַע מַתְבְּרָא וְלֵית וַעֲבַר בְּאַרַע שִׁבְטָא בִּנְיָמִין וְלָא אַשְׁכָּחוּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he passed through the hill country of the House of Ephraim and passed through the land of the South, but they did not find them. And they passed through the Land of the Birth stool, but they were not there. Then he passed through the land of Benjamin, but they did not find them.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:5
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אִינוּן אָתוֹ בְּאַרְעָא דְבָּהּ נְבִיָא דַייָ וְשָׁאוּל אֲמַר לְעוּלֵימָא דְעִמֵיהּ אִיתָא וְנֵיתוּב דִלְמָא יִשְׁבּוֹק אַבָּא מִן עֵיסַק אֲתָנַיָא וְיַצִיף לָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When they came to the land in which there was a prophet, Saul said to his young man, who was with him, “Come, let us go back, lest my father leave the matter of the asses and become anxious about us.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:6
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וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ הָא כְעַן נְבִיָא דַייָ בְּקַרְתָּא הָדָא וְגַבְרָא מִתְנַבֵּי קְשׁוֹט כָּל דְאִתְנַבֵּי אִתְקַיְמָא יִתְקַיֵם כְּעַן נֵיזַיל לָנָא תַמָן מָאִים יְחַוֵי לָנָא יַת אָרְחָנָא דַאֲתָנָא עֲלָהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
But he said to him, “Behold now, there is a prophet of the LORD in this city, and he is a man prophesying the truth; all that he prophesies will certainly be fulfilled. Now then, let us go there; perhaps he can tell us about our ways on which we have gone.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:7
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וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְעוּלֵימֵיהּ וְהָא נֵיזִיל וְאִם מְקַבֵּל מָמוֹן מָה נָעֵיל לִנְבִיָא דַייָ אַף אֲנַחְנָא זְוָדִין עֲדַן עֲטָרוּ מִנָנָא וּמִדַעַם דְכָשַׁר לֵית לְאַעָלָא לִנְבִיָא דַייָ וּמָה עִמָנָא לְמֶעְבַּד:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Saul said to his young man, “Suppose we go, if he isused to accepting money, what can we bring the prophet of the LORD Moreover, our own provision ceased from our sacks, and there is nothing fit to bring to the prophet of the LORD What is there with us to do?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:8
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וְאוֹסִיף עוּלֵימָא לְמַעֲנֵי יַת שָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר הָא אִשְׁתְּכַח בִּידִי זוּזָא חֲדָא דְכַסְפָּא וְנִתֵּן לִנְבִיָא דַייָ וִיחַוֵי לָנָא יַת אָרְחָנָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And again the servant answered Saul, “Behold, I have in my hand one silver zuz, and I can give it to the prophet of the LORD, that he may tell us our way.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:9
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בְּקַדְמִין בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּדְנַן אֲמַר גַבְרָא בְּמֵיזְלֵיהּ לְמִתְבַּע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִיתוֹ וְנִתְמְטֵי עַד חֶזְוַיָא אֲרֵי לִנְבִיָא יוֹמָא דֵין מִתְקְרֵי מִלְקַדְמִין חֶזְוַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Formerly in Israel, when a man went to seek instruction from before the LORD he said it like this, “Come and let us meet the seer.” For he who is called a prophet today was formerly called a seer.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:10
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וַאֲמַר שָׁאוּל לְעוּלֵימֵיהּ תַּקִין פִּתְגָמָךְ אִיתָא נֵיזֵיל וַאֲזַלוּ לְקַרְתָּא דְתַמָן נְבִיָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Saul said to his young man, “Your word is right; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the prophet of the LORD was.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:11
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אִינוּן סַלְקִין בְּמַסְקָנָא דְקַרְתָּא וְאִינוּן אַשְׁכָּחוּ עוּלֵימָן נַפְקִין לְמִמְלֵי מַיָא וַאֲמַרוּ לְהֵן הֲאִית הָכָא חֶזְוַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As they went up by the ascent of the city, they met young women coming out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:12
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וַאֲתִיבוּ יַתְהוֹן וַאַמָרָא אִית דָא הָא קֳדָמָךְ אוֹחִי כְעַן אֲרֵי יוֹמָא דֵין עַל לְקַרְתָּא אֲרֵי שֵׁירוּ נִכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא יוֹמָא דֵין לְעַמָא בְּבֵית אַסְחֲרוּתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
They answered them and said, “He is here, just ahead of you. Make haste, for today he has entered the city, because there is a meal with the holy slaughterings for the people today in the banqueting hall.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:13
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כְּמֵיעַלְכוֹן לְקַרְתָּא כֵּן תִּשְׁכְּחוּן יָתֵיהּ עַד לָא יִסַק לְבֵית אַסְחֲרוּתָא לְמֵיכַל אֲרֵי לָא אָכִיל עַמָא עַד מֵיתוֹהִי אֲרֵי הוּא פָרִיס מְזוֹנָא בָּתַר כֵּן אָכְלִין זַמְנַיָא וּכְעַן סַקוּ אֲרֵי יָתֵיהּ כְּיוֹמָא דֵין תִשְׁכְּחוּן יָתֵיהּ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As soon as you enter the city, you will find him, before he goes up to the banqueting hall to eat; for the people will not eat till he comes, since he [always] says the benediction over the food; afterward those eat who are invited. Now, go up, for you can find him at this time.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:14
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וּסְלִיקוּ לְקַרְתָּא אִינוּן עָלִין בְּגוֹ קַרְתָּא וְהָא שְׁמוּאֵל נָפֵיק לָקֳדָמוּתְהוֹן לְמִיסַק לְבֵית אַסְחֲרוּתָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, behold, Samuel was coming out toward them on his way up to the banqueting hall.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:15
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וּמִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִתְאַמַר לִשְׁמוּאֵל יוֹמָא חַד קֳדָם מֵיתֵי שָׁאוּל לְמֵימַר:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And from before the LORD it was said to Samuel, one day before Saul’s coming,


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:16
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כְּעִידַן הָדֵין מְחָר אֶשְׁלַח לְוָתָךְ גַבְרָא מֵאַרְעָא שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִין וְתִמְשְׁחִינֵיהּ לְמֶהֱוֵי מַלְכָּא עַל עַמִי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִפְרוֹק יַת עַמִי מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲרֵי גְלֵי קֳדָמַי דוֹחֲקָא דְעַמִי אֲרֵי עֲלַת קְבֵילְתֵּהוֹן לָקֳדָמָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
“Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of the tribe of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be king over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines, for the oppression of my people is revealed before Me, for their complaint has come before Me.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:17
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וּשְׁמוּאֵל חֲזָא יַת שָׁאוּל וּמִן קֳדָם יְיָ אִתְאַמַר לֵיהּ הָא גַבְרָא דַאֲמָרִית לָךְ דֵין יַעְדֵי מַרְוָתָא מִן עַמִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When Samuel saw Saul, from before the LORD it was said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you. He is it who will take away the dominion from my people.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:18
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וַעֲרַע שָׁאוּל יַת שְׁמוּאֵל בְּגוֹ תַרְעָא וַאֲמַר חַוֵי כְעַן לִי אֵי דֵין בֵּית חָזְוַיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Saul met Samuel in the gate, and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:19
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וְאָתֵיב שְׁמוּאֵל יַת שָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר אֲנָא חֶזְוַיָא סַק לָקֳדָמַי לְבֵית אַסְחֲרוּתָא וְתֵיכְלוּן עִמִי יוֹמָא דֵין וְאֶשְׁלְחִינָךְ בְּצַפְרָא וְכָל דִי בְּלִבָךְ אֲחַוֵי לָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer; go up before me to the banqueting hall. Today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and tell you all that is on your mind.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:20
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וְעַל עֵסֶק אֲתָנַיָא דַאֲבָדָא לָךְ וְאַתְּ אֲתֵיתָא לְמִבְעֵיהוֹן יוֹמָא דֵין דְנַן תְּלָתָא יוֹמִין לָא תְשַׁוֵי יַת לִבָּךְ עֲלֵיהוֹן אֲרֵי אִשְׁתְּכָחָא וּדְמַן כָּל חֶמְדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל הֲלָא דִי לָךְ וּלְכָל בֵּית אֲבוּךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As for the matter of the asses that were lost to you, and which you came to search – today for three days – do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. But whose is all the delight of Israel? Is it not yours and all the house of your father?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:21
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וְאָתֵיב שָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר הֲלָא בַּר שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן אֲנָא מִזְעִירֵי שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל וְזַרְעִיתִי חַלָשָׁא מִכָּל זַרְעֲיַת שֵׁבֶט בִּנְיָמִן וּלְמָא מַלֶלְתָּא עִמִי כְּפִתְגָמָא הָדֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Saul answered, “Am I not a son of the tribe of Benjamin, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the weakest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken with me in this way?”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:22
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וּדְבַר שְׁמוּאֵל יַת שָׁאוּל וְיַת עוּלֵימֵיהּ וְאָעֵלִינוּן לְאַסְחֲרוּתָא וִיהַב לְהוֹן אֲתַר בְּרֵישׁ זְמִינַיָא וְאִינוּן כִּתְלָתִין גַבְרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Samuel led Saul and his young man and brought them to the meal and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:23
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְטַבָּחָא הַב יַת מָנָתָא דִי יְהָבִית לָךְ דַאֲמָרִית לָךְ שַׁוִי יָתָהּ עִמָךְ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave to you, of which I said to you, ‘Keep it with you.’”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:24
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וַאֲרִים טַבָּחָא יַת שָׁקָא וְיַרְכֵיהּ וְשַׁוֵי קֳדָם שָׁאוּל וַאֲמַר הָא דְאִשְׁתָּאַר שַׁוִי קֳדָמָךְ אֲכוֹל אֲרֵי לְזִימְנָא נְטִיר לָךְ לְמֵימַר עַמָא זַמֵנִית לְשֵׁירוּתָא וַאֲכַל שָׁאוּל עִם שְׁמוּאֵל בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So the cook took up the shank and the loin and set them before Saul. And he said, “See, what was left over is set before you. Eat, for it was kept for you for the time [I would] say, ‘I have invited the people to the meal.’” So Saul ate with Samuel on that day.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:25
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וּנְחָתוּ מִבֵּית אַסְחֲרוּתָא לְקַרְתָּא וּמַלֵיל עִם שָׁאוּל עַל אִיגָרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When they came down from the banqueting hall into the city, he spoke with Saul on the roof.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:26
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וְאַקְדִימוּ וַהֲוָה כְמֵסַק צַפְרָא וּקְרָא שְׁמוּאֵל לְשָׁאוּל לְאִגְרָא לְמֵימַר קוּם וְאֶשְׁלְחִינָךְ וְקָם שָׁאוּל וּנְפָקוּ תַרְוֵיהוֹן הוּא וּשְׁמוּאֵל לְבָרָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And they got up early. Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul upon the roof, “Rise up, and I will send you off.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went outside.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 9:27
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אִינוּן נַחֲתִין בִּסְיָפֵי קַרְתָּא וּשְׁמוּאֵל אֲמַר לְשָׁאוּל אֲמַר לְעוּלֵימָא וְיְעִבַּר קֳדָמָנָא וַעֲבַר וְאַתְּ קוּם הָכָא כְּיוֹמָא דֵין וְאַשְׁמְעִינָךְ יַת פִתְגָמָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Say to your young man that he must pass on before us,” – and he passed on – “And you, stand here this moment, that I may make you hear the word of the LORD.”