1 Samuel 19:23

“He went there, to Naioth in Ramah; and the spirit of Elohim was upon him too, and he kept on going and prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.”

1 Samuel 19:23 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 19:23, word by word

He wentיֵּלֶךְyelech

go

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

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Naiothנָיוֹתnayot

Naioth

Naioth: a place in Ramah where Samuel lived with the prophets and where David took refuge. The name may mean "dwellings".

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and the spiritרוּחַruach

Spirit of God

The spirit of Elohim or YHWH: his presence and power.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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wasתְּהִיtehi

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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and he kept on goingהָלוֹךְhaloch

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

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and prophesyingיִּתְנַבֵּאyitnabe

prophesy

To speak what God's spirit gives to say.

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he cameבֹּאbo

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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Places in this verse

JerusalemRamah?
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Ramah ?

    Today: possibly er-Ram, West Bank

    The name of several towns; the best known was in Benjamin, about 5 miles (8 km) north of Jerusalem, and its site is not certain.

    Samuel lived in Ramah (1 Sam 7:17). Jeremiah spoke of Rachel's weeping for her children heard there (Jer 31:15).

    1 Samuel 1:191 Samuel 7:17Jeremiah 31:151 Kings 15:17

The context

22He too went to Ramah, and came as far as the great cistern that is in Secu; and he asked and said, “Where are Samuel and David?” And one said, “Look, at Naioth in Ramah.”

23 · This verse (above)

24He too stripped off his clothes, and he too prophesied before Samuel, and fell down naked all that day and all the night. Therefore they say, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

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