And SamuelשְׁמוּאֵלansweredוַיַּעַןSaulאֶת שָׁאוּלand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Iאָנֹכִיam the seer.הָרֹאֶהGo upעֲלֵהahead of meלְפָנַיto the high place,הַבָּמָהand you shall eatוַאֲכַלְתֶּםwith meעִמִּיtoday;הַיּוֹםand in the morningבַבֹּקֶרI will send you offוְשִׁלַּחְתִּיךָand tellאַגִּידyouלָךְallוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרis in your heart.בִּלְבָבְךָ
1 Samuel 9:19
Study it in the app“And Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, and you shall eat with me today; and in the morning I will send you off and tell you all that is in your heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:19, word by word
- And 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- answeredיַּעַןyaan
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “yaan” appears- 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- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- am the seerרֹאֶהroe
seer
"One who sees", an old name for a prophet.
Where else “roe” appears- Go upעֲלֵהale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “ale” appears- ahead of meפָנַfana
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fana” appears- to the high placeבָּמָהbama
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bama” appears- and you shall eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “achaltem” appears- todayיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- and in the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- I will send you offשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shilachti” appears- and tellאַגִּידagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “agid” appears- is in your heartלְבָבְlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears
The context
18And Saul approached Samuel in the middle of the gate and said, “Tell me, please, where is the house of the seer?”
19 · This verse (above)
20As for the donkeys that were lost to you three days ago do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not for you and for all the house of your father?”