1 Samuel 10:18

“And he said to the sons of Israel, “Thus says YHWH, the Elohim of Israel: ‘I brought up Israel from Egypt and delivered you from the hand of Egypt and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’”

1 Samuel 10:18 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 10:18, word by word

And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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the sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

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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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the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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brought upהֶעֱלֵיתִיheeleti

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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from Egyptמִּצְרָיִםmitsrayim

Egypt, Mizraim

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and deliveredאַצִּילatsil

rescue

To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.

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from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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the kingdomsמַּמְלָכוֹתmamlachot

kingdom

A land ruled by a king.

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that were oppressingלֹּחֲצִיםlochatsim

oppress

To mistreat the weak or the foreigner.

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Places in this verse

JerusalemEgypt
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Egypt

    Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)

    A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.

    Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).

    Genesis 12:10Genesis 37:28Exodus 12:41Matthew 2:14

The context

17And Samuel summoned the people to YHWH at Mizpah.

18 · This verse (above)

19But you today have despised your Elohim, who himself saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ So now, present yourselves before YHWH by your tribes and by your thousands.”

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