Shmuel Aleph - Perek 9

Shmuel Aleph - Perek 9

by Gershon Eisenberger

Poll

How has your day been?

• Pretty good

• Very good

• Ok

• I've had better

Recap of previous perakim:

1. ​The Jewish People demanded a king to rule over them.

2. ​Shmuel asks Hashem what to do.

3. ​Hashem tells Shmuel to warn the Jewish people about what a king might do.

4. ​Hashem also tells Shmuel to grant the Jewish people their wish and appoint a king.

5. ​Shmuel sends the Jewish people home after telling them he will appoint a king.

​פסוקים א-ד

א- וַיְהִי־אִ֣ישׁ (מבן ימין) [מִבִּנְיָמִ֗ין] וּ֠שְׁמ֠וֹ קִ֣ישׁ בֶּן־אֲבִיאֵ֞ל בֶּן־צְר֧וֹר בֶּן־בְּכוֹרַ֛ת בֶּן־אֲפִ֖יחַ בֶּן־אִ֣ישׁ יְמִינִ֑י גִּבּ֖וֹר חָֽיִל

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ב-וְלוֹ־הָיָ֨ה בֵ֜ן וּשְׁמ֤וֹ שָׁאוּל֙ בָּח֣וּר וָט֔וֹב וְאֵ֥ין אִ֛ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ מִשִּׁכְמ֣וֹ וָמַ֔עְלָה גָּבֹ֖הַּ מִכׇּל־הָעָֽם

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ג-וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת לְקִ֖ישׁ אֲבִ֣י שָׁא֑וּל וַיֹּ֨אמֶר קִ֜ישׁ אֶל־שָׁא֣וּל בְּנ֗וֹ קַח־נָ֤א אִתְּךָ֙ אֶת־אַחַ֣ד מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְק֣וּם לֵ֔ךְ בַּקֵּ֖שׁ אֶת־הָאֲתֹנֹֽת

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ד-וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר בְּהַר־אֶפְרַ֛יִם וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶֽרֶץ־שָׁלִ֖שָׁה וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אוּ וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ בְאֶרֶץ־שַֽׁעֲלִים֙ וָאַ֔יִן וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאֶרֶץ־יְמִינִ֖י וְלֹ֥א מָצָֽאוּ

Multiple Choice

What Shevet is Shaul from?

• Reuven

• Yehuda

• Binyamin

• Menashe

Multiple Select

What two words best describe Shaul's appearance? (Select 2 answers)

• Red headed

• Tall

• Handsome

• Blue eyes

​Please take your time on the next slide.

Open Ended

Why might it help a leader to be tall?

Multiple Choice

What was Shaul's Father's name?

• Aviel

• Shmuel

• Eili

• Kish

Multiple Choice

What was lost to Kish?

• His male donkeys

• His female donkeys

• His male camels

• His female camels

Multiple Choice

What did Kish ask of Shaul?

• Go find my donkeys.

• Go purchase new donkeys.

• Go purchase cows instead of donkeys.

• Go bring a Korban from our oxen so Hashem will help us find the donkeys.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Kish sent Shaul to find his donkeys by himself.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Shaul could not find the donkeys anywhere.

• True

• False

​פסוקים ה-ח

​ה-הֵ֗מָּה בָּ֚אוּ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ צ֔וּף וְשָׁא֥וּל אָמַ֛ר לְנַעֲר֥וֹ אֲשֶׁר־עִמּ֖וֹ לְכָ֣ה וְנָשׁ֑וּבָה פֶּן־יֶחְדַּ֥ל אָבִ֛י מִן־הָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת וְדָ֥אַג לָֽנוּ

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ו-​וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֗וֹ הִנֵּה־נָ֤א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִים֙ בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את וְהָאִ֣ישׁ נִכְבָּ֔ד כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יְדַבֵּ֖ר בּ֣וֹא יָב֑וֹא עַתָּה֙ נֵ֣לְכָה שָּׁ֔ם אוּלַי֙ יַגִּ֣יד לָ֔נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּ֖נוּ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֥כְנוּ עָלֶֽיהָ

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ז-וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל לְנַעֲר֗וֹ וְהִנֵּ֣ה נֵלֵךְ֮ וּמַה־נָּבִ֣יא לָאִישׁ֒ כִּ֤י הַלֶּ֙חֶם֙ אָזַ֣ל מִכֵּלֵ֔ינוּ וּתְשׁוּרָ֥ה אֵין־לְהָבִ֖יא לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים מָ֖ה אִתָּֽנוּ

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ח-וַיֹּ֤סֶף הַנַּ֙עַר֙ לַעֲנ֣וֹת אֶת־שָׁא֔וּל וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ נִמְצָ֣א בְיָדִ֔י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהִגִּ֥יד לָ֖נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ

Multiple Choice

Why did Shaul think that he and the young lad should return to Shaul's father?

• He was tired and wanted to rest at home.

• He thought his father would start to worry about them.

• He got word that his father's donkeys had been found.

• He did not think it was worth searching any longer.

Multiple Choice

What did the lad recommend they do?

• Ask the "Man of Hashem" because he might be able to help.

• Buy other donkeys and pretend they found the lost donkeys.

• Run away from their home, so they wouldn't disappoint Shaul's father.

• Steal sheep from a wealthy person and pretend they are the sheep that were lost.

Multiple Choice

Why did Shaul NOT want to ask the "Man of Hashem"?

• He did not want to rely on miracles.

• He did not want people to find out that he failed his father.

• He did not have anything to give the "Man of Hashem"

• He did not believe that there was a "Man of Hashem" in the town.

Multiple Choice

True or False:

The young lad with Shaul had some silver to give the "Man or Hashem".

• True

• False

​פסוק י

י- ​לְפָנִ֣ים ׀ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר הָאִישׁ֙ בְּלֶכְתּוֹ֙ לִדְר֣וֹשׁ אֱלֹהִ֔ים לְכ֥וּ וְנֵלְכָ֖ה עַד־הָרֹאֶ֑ה כִּ֤י לַנָּבִיא֙ הַיּ֔וֹם יִקָּרֵ֥א לְפָנִ֖ים הָרֹאֶֽה׃

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Multiple Choice

What was another term used for Navi back in the days of Shaul?

• Professor

• Doctor

• Rabbi

• Seer