1 Samuel 22:7

“Saul said to his servants who stood by him, “Hear, please, Benjaminites: will the son of Jesse give to all of you too fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?”

1 Samuel 22:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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to his servantsעֲבָדָיavaday

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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who stoodנִּצָּבִיםnitsavim

stand

To remain upright in a place without moving.

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“Hearשִׁמְעוּshimu

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

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Benjaminitesבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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Benjaminitesיְמִינִיyemini

right, Benjaminite

Right (side or hand); in "son of the right" or "man of the right" it is a short form of "Benjaminite", since Benjamin means "son of the right hand".

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of Jesseיִשַׁיyishay

Jesse

Jesse, of Bethlehem, son of Obed and father of King David.

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giveיִתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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fieldsשָׂדוֹתsadot

farmland

Land that is farmed.

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and vineyardsכְרָמִיםcheramim

vineyard

Vineyard.

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Will he makeיָשִׂיםyasim

appoint

To set someone as leader, or fix something.

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commandersשָׂרֵיsare

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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of thousandsאֲלָפִיםalafim

division

A large unit of the army or a tribe, led by a chief.

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of hundredsמֵאוֹתmeot

captain of hundred

Leaders of groups of 100 soldiers.

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The context

6Saul heard that David had been discovered, and the men who were with him. Now Saul was sitting in Gibeah under the tamarisk on the height, with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing by him.

7 · This verse (above)

8For all of you have conspired against me, and there is no one who informs me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse, and none of you is sorry for me or informs me that my son has stirred up my servant against me to lie in wait, as it is this day.”

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