SamuelשְׁמוּאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJesse,יִשַׁי“Areהֲthe young menהַנְּעָרִיםall here?”תַמּוּHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“There remainsשָׁאַרstillעוֹדthe youngest,הַקָּטָןand look,וְהִנֵּהhe is pasturingרֹעֶהthe flock.”בַּצֹּאןSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJesse,יִשַׁי“Sendשִׁלְחָהand get him,וְקָחֶנּוּforכִּיwe will notלֹאsit aroundנָסֹבuntilעַדhe comesבֹּאוֹhere.”פֹה
1 Samuel 16:11
Study it in the app“Samuel said to Jesse, “Are the young men all here?” He said, “There remains still the youngest, and look, he is pasturing the flock.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit around until he comes here.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 16:11, word by word
- 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- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- Jesseיִשַׁיyishay
Jesse
Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.
Where else “yishay” appears- the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “nearim” appears- all hereתַמּוּtamu
end
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “tamu” appears- “There remainsשָׁאַרshaar
remain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “shaar” appears- the youngestקָּטָןkatan
youngest
The youngest son or daughter of the family, the last one born.
Where else “katan” appears- he is pasturingרֹעֶהroe
graze
To tend a flock, or eat grass.
Where else “roe” appears- the flockצֹּאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- “Sendשִׁלְחָshilach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilach” appears- and get himקָחֶkache
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “kache” appears- sit aroundנָסֹבnasov
surround
To enclose someone or something on every side.
Where else “nasov” appears- he comesבֹּאbo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “bo” appears
Translation note
“Sit around” is to sit down to eat the meal of the sacrifice.
The context
10Jesse had his seven sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “YHWH has not chosen these.”
11 · This verse (above)
12He sent and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and good in appearance. And YHWH said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”