And it happened,וְהָיָהas he turnedכְּהַפְנֹתוֹhis backשִׁכְמוֹto goלָלֶכֶתfromמֵעִםSamuel,שְׁמוּאֵלthat Elohimאֱלֹהִיםchangedוַיַּהֲפָךְfor himלוֹanotherאַחֵרheart;לֵבand allוַ כָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהsignsהָאֹתוֹתcame aboutיָּבֹאוּon thatבַּ הַהוּאday.יּוֹם
1 Samuel 10:9
Study it in the app“And 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 10:9, word by word
- And it happenedהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- as he turnedהַפְנֹתhafnot
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “hafnot” appears- his backשִׁכְמshichm
shoulder
The part of the body by the neck where a load is carried.
Where else “shichm” appears- to goלֶכֶתlechet
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechet” appears- 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."
Where else “shemuel” appears- that Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- changedיַּהֲפָךְyahafach
change
To change something into something else.
Where else “yahafach” appears- anotherאַחֵרacher
other
Other, another; next.
Where else “acher” appears- heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- signsאֹתוֹתotot
sign
A mark or signal that points to something.
Where else “otot” appears- came aboutיָּבֹאוּyavou
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears
The context
8And 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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10When they came there, to Gibeah, look, a band of prophets came to meet him; and the spirit of Elohim came mightily on him, and he prophesied among them.