1 Samuel 9:22

“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.”

1 Samuel 9:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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."

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tookיִּקַּחyikach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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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 his young manנַעֲרnaar

young servant

A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.

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and brought themיְבִיאֵyevie

bring

To bring something or someone.

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into the hallלִשְׁכָּתָlishkata

room, hall

Room in a building, for eating, storing things or lodging.

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and gaveיִּתֵּןyiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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a placeמָקוֹםmakom

place

A place, a spot.

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at the headרֹאשׁrosh

chief

Literally "the head": the one who leads, or the best of something.

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of those who were invitedקְּרוּאִיםkeruim

call

To raise the voice to someone so that he comes, or to invite him.

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about thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshim

thirty

Thirty; also "thirtieth".

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menאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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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.’”

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