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So they went upוַיַּעֲלוּto the city.הָעִירAs theyהֵמָּהwere comingבָּאִיםinto the middleבְּתוֹךְof the city,הָעִירthere wasוְהִנֵּהSamuelשְׁמוּאֵלcoming outיֹצֵאto meet them,לִקְרָאתָםto go upלַעֲלוֹתto the high place.הַבָּמָה
1 Samuel 9:14
Study it in the app“So 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:14, word by word
- So they went upיַּעֲלוּyaalu
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaalu” appears- to the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- were comingבָּאִיםbaim
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “baim” appears- into the middleתוֹךְtoch
midst
The central point of something, or the company of several: in the midst of them.
Where else “toch” appears- 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- coming outיֹצֵאyotse
go out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yotse” appears- to meet themקְרָאתָkerata
meet
To go out toward someone who is coming, to meet him on the way.
Where else “kerata” appears- to the high placeבָּמָהbama
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bama” appears
The context
13As 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.”
14 · This verse (above)
15Now YHWH had made known to Samuel, one day before Saul came, saying,