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And Saulוַ שָׁאוּלsaidיֹּאמֶרto his young man,לְנַעֲרוֹ“Your wordדְּבָרְךָisgood;טוֹבcome,לְכָהlet us go.”נֵלֵכָהSo they wentוַיֵּלְכוּtoאֶלthe cityהָעִירwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםthe manאִישׁof Elohim was.הָאֱלֹהִים
1 Samuel 9:10
Study it in the app“And Saul said to his young man, “Your word is good; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man of Elohim was.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:10, word by word
- And 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".
Where else “shaul” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to his young manנַעֲרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- “Your wordדְּבָרְdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- comeלְכָlecha
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lecha” appears- the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohim wasאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
9(Formerly in Israel, this is what a man said when he went to inquire of Elohim: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)
10 · This verse (above)
11As they were going up the ascent to the city, they found young women going out to draw water, and they said to them, “Is the seer here?”