And you shall go downוְיָרַדְתָּahead of meלְפָנַיto Gilgal;הַגִּלְגָּלand look,וְהִנֵּהIאָנֹכִיam coming downיֹרֵדto youאֵלֶיךָto offer upלְהַעֲלוֹתburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתand to sacrificeלִזְבֹּחַsacrificesזִבְחֵיof peace offerings.שְׁלָמִיםSevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםyou shall wait,תּוֹחֵלuntilעַדI comeבּוֹאִיto youאֵלֶיךָand let you knowוְהוֹדַעְתִּי לְךָwhatאֵת אֲשֶׁרyou are to do.”תַּעֲשֶׂה
1 Samuel 10:8
Study it in the app“And you shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and look, I am coming down to you to offer up burnt offerings and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and let you know what you are to do.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 10:8, word by word
- And you shall go downיָרַדְתָּyaradta
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yaradta” appears- ahead of meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- to Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- to offer upהַעֲלוֹתhaalot
offer up
To burn a sacrifice on the altar; literally "make go up".
Where else “haalot” appears- burnt offeringsעֹלוֹתolot
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “olot” appears- and to sacrificeזְבֹּחַzeboach
sacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “zeboach” appears- sacrificesזִבְחֵיzivche
sacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zivche” appears- of peace offeringsשְׁלָמִיםshelamim
peace offerings
Peace offering: a sacrifice of which one part was burned for God and the rest was eaten by the one who offered it, as a sign of peace and fellowship with him (Leviticus 3).
Where else “shelamim” appears- Sevenשִׁבְעַתshivat
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shivat” appears- daysיָמִיםyamim
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appears- you shall waitתּוֹחֵלtochel
wait, hope
Wait patiently; hope.
Where else “tochel” appears- I comeבּוֹאִboi
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “boi” appears- and let you knowהוֹדַעְתִּיhodati
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “hodati” appears- you are to doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears
Places in this verse
Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
The context
7And it will be, when these signs come to you, do whatever your hand finds to do, for Elohim is with you.
8 · This verse (above)
9And it happened, as he turned his back to go from Samuel, that Elohim changed for him another heart; and all these signs came about on that day.