1 Samuel 10:2

“When 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?”’”
1 Samuel 10:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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When you goבְּלֶכְתְּךָfrom meמֵעִמָּדִיtoday,הַיּוֹםyou will findוּמָצָאתָtwoשְׁנֵיmenאֲנָשִׁיםbyעִםthe tombקְבֻרַתof Rachelרָחֵלin the territoryבִּגְבוּלof Benjamin,בִּנְיָמִןat Zelzah,בְּצֶלְצַחand they will sayוְאָמְרוּto you,אֵלֶיךָ‘The donkeysהָאֲתֹנוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרyou wentהָלַכְתָּto look forלְבַקֵּשׁhave been found,נִמְצְאוּand look,וְהִנֵּהyour fatherאָבִיךָhas given upנָטַשׁthe matterאֶת דִּבְרֵיof the donkeysהָאֲתֹנוֹתand is worriedוְדָאַגabout you,לָכֶםsaying,לֵאמֹר“Whatמָהshall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהabout my son?”’לִבְנִי

1 Samuel 10:2, word by word

When you goלֶכְתְּlecht

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “lecht” appears

from meעִמָּדִimadi

with me

With me, beside me.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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you will findמָצָאתָmatsata

meet

To meet someone on the road, or for trouble to fall upon him.

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twoשְׁנֵיshene

two

A pair, a quantity of two.

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menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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the tombקְבֻרַתkevurat

grave

Grave, tomb; burial.

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of Rachelרָחֵלrachel

Rachel

Rachel, younger daughter of Laban, Jacob's beloved wife; mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Her name means "ewe".

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in the territoryגְבוּלgevul

territory

The land within that border.

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of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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at Zelzahצֶלְצַחtseltsach

Zelzah

Zelzah, a place in the territory of Benjamin, near Rachel's tomb.

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and they will sayאָמְרוּamru

say

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

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‘The donkeysאֲתֹנוֹתatonot

female donkey

Female donkey.

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you wentהָלַכְתָּhalachta

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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your fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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has given upנָטַשׁnatash

abandon

To turn away from someone or something and leave it behind.

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the matterדִּבְרֵיdivre

thing

A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.

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and is worriedדָאַגdaag

be anxious

Be anxious, worry about someone or something.

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shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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about my son?”’בְנִveni

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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The context

1And 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?

2 · This verse (above)

3Then you will go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor, and there three men going up to Elohim at Bethel will find you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three round loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

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