1 Samuel 10:14

“And Saul’s uncle said to him and to his young man, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To look for the donkeys; and when we saw that they were nowhere to be found, we went to Samuel.””

1 Samuel 10:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 10:14, word by word

And Saul’sשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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uncleדּוֹדdod

uncle

An uncle, or a relative.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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and to his young manנַעֲרnaar

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

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“Whereאָןan

where to?

Where? To where?; "how long?"

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did you goהֲלַכְתֶּםhalachtem

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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“To look forבַקֵּשׁvakesh

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

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the donkeysאֲתֹנוֹתatonot

female donkey

Female donkey.

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and when we sawנִּרְאֶהnire

see

To see with one's eyes.

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we wentנָּבוֹאnavo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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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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The context

13And he finished prophesying and came to the high place.

14 · This verse (above)

15And Saul’s uncle said, “Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you.”

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