And SamuelשְׁמוּאֵלtookוַיִּקַּחSaulאֶת שָׁאוּלand his young manוְאֶת נַעֲרוֹand brought themוַיְבִיאֵםinto the hallלִשְׁכָּתָהand gaveוַיִּתֵּןthemלָהֶםa placeמָקוֹםat the headבְּרֹאשׁof those who were invited,הַקְּרוּאִיםand theyוְהֵמָּהwereabout thirtyכִּשְׁלֹשִׁיםmen.אִישׁ
1 Samuel 9:22
Study it in the app“And Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who were invited, and they were about thirty men.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:22, 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- tookיִּקַּחyikach
fetch
To take someone along, or go and fetch something.
Where else “yikach” 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 his young manנַעֲרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- and brought themיְבִיאֵyevie
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yevie” appears- into the hallלִשְׁכָּתָlishkata
room, hall
Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.
Where else “lishkata” appears- and gaveיִּתֵּןyiten
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “yiten” appears- a placeמָקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- at the headרֹאשׁrosh
chief
Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.
Where else “rosh” appears- of those who were invitedקְּרוּאִיםkeruim
call
To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.
Where else “keruim” appears- about thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim
thirty
Thirty; also "thirtieth".
Where else “sheloshim” appears- menאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
21And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my clan is the least of all the clans of the tribes of Benjamin. Why then have you spoken to me a word like this?”
22 · This verse (above)
23And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion that I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside with you.’”