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But wickedבְלִיַּעַלmenוּבְנֵיsaid,אָמְרוּ“Howמַהcan this oneזֶהsave us?”יֹּשִׁעֵנוּAnd they despised himוַיִּבְזֻהוּand did notוְלֹאbringהֵבִיאוּhimלוֹtribute.מִנְחָהBut he wasוַיְהִיlike one keeping silent.כְּמַחֲרִישׁ
1 Samuel 10:27
Study it in the app“But wicked men said, “How can this one save us?” And they despised him and did not bring him tribute. But he was like one keeping silent.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 10:27, word by word
- But wickedבְלִיַּעַלveliyaal
worthlessness, wickedness
Worthlessness, a thing of no value: "sons of belial" are worthless people who do evil. Later it was used as a name for the evil one (2 Corinthians 6:15).
Where else “veliyaal” appears- menבְנֵיvene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “vene” appears- saidאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- save usיֹּשִׁעֵyoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshie” appears- And they despised himיִּבְזֻyivzu
despise
Despise, think little of.
Where else “yivzu” appears- bringהֵבִיאוּheviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “heviu” appears- tributeמִנְחָהmincha
tribute
What a conquered people must pay the king who rules them.
Where else “mincha” appears- But he wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- like one keeping silentמַחֲרִישׁmacharish
be silent
To stay quiet, without answering or speaking.
Where else “macharish” appears
The context
26Saul also went to his house at Gibeah, and there went with him the valiant men whose hearts Elohim had touched.
27 · This verse (above)