1 Samuel 10:1

“And Samuel took the flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Is it not that YHWH has anointed you as leader over his inheritance?”

1 Samuel 10:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel

Samuel

Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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the flaskפַּךְpach

flask

Small flask for keeping oil.

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of oilשֶּׁמֶןshemen

oil

The fat pressed from olives, for eating, lighting or anointing.

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and poured itיִּצֹקyitsok

pour

To pour a liquid over something or into something.

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his headרֹאשׁrosh

head

The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.

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and kissed himיִּשָּׁקֵyishake

kiss

To kiss someone on the mouth or cheek, to greet, to say farewell or to show affection.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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has anointed youמְשָׁחֲmeshaach

anoint

To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.

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as leaderנָגִידnagid

leader

Leader: the one who goes at the head of others, in war, in government or in worship. In the books of Samuel it is used of the one whom YHWH places at the head of his people.

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his inheritanceנַחֲלָתnachalat

inheritance

Land or goods passed from parents to children.

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The context

1 · This verse (above)

2When you go from me today, you will find two men by the tomb of Rachel in the territory of Benjamin, at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to look for have been found, and look, your father has given up the matter of the donkeys and is worried about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’

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