Study it in the app“As soon as you enter the city, you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he comes, because he blesses the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited eat. So now go up, for about this time you will find him.””
As soon as you enterכְּבֹאֲכֶםthe city,הָעִירyou will findכֵּן תִּמְצְאוּןhim,אֹתוֹbeforeבְּטֶרֶםhe goes upיַעֲלֶהto the high placeהַבָּמָתָהto eat;לֶאֱכֹלforכִּיthe peopleהָעָםwill notלֹאeatיֹאכַלuntilעַדhe comes,בֹּאוֹbecauseכִּיheהוּאblessesיְבָרֵךְthe sacrifice;הַזֶּבַחafterwardאַחֲרֵי כֵןthose who are invitedהַקְּרֻאִיםeat.יֹאכְלוּSo nowוְעַתָּהgo up,עֲלוּforכִּיabout this timeכְהַיּוֹםyou will findתִּמְצְאוּןhim.”אֹתוֹ אֹתוֹ
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “voa” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “timtsu” appearsnot yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaale” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamata” appearseat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “echol” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearspraise
To praise God: "blessed be YHWH".
Where else “yevarech” appearssacrifice
An animal offered to God and eaten together.
Where else “zevach” appearscall
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “keruim” appearstime
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yom” appears12And they answered them and said, “He is; look, he is ahead of you. Hurry now, for today he has come to the city, for the people have a sacrifice today at the high place.
13 · This verse (above)
14So they went up to the city. As they were coming into the middle of the city, there was Samuel coming out to meet them, to go up to the high place.
