1 Samuel 9:19

“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.”

1 Samuel 9:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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answeredיַּעַןyaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

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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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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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am the seerרֹאֶהroe

seer

"One who sees", an old name for a prophet.

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Go upעֲלֵהale

go up

To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.

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ahead of meפָנַfana

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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to the high placeבָּמָהbama

high place

An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.

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and you shall eatאֲכַלְתֶּםachaltem

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

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todayיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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and in the morningבֹּקֶרboker

morning

Morning, dawn.

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I will send you offשִׁלַּחְתִּיshilachti

send

To send someone or something.

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and tellאַגִּידagid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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is in your heartלְבָבְlevav

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.

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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?”

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