1 Samuel 9:26

“And they rose early; and it happened, as the dawn came up, that Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, “Get up, and I will send you off.” So Saul got up, and the two of them, he and Samuel, went out outside.”

1 Samuel 9:26 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:26, word by word

And they rose earlyיַּשְׁכִּמוּyashkimu

rise early

To get up early to do something.

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and it happenedיְהִיyehi

happen

For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.

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the dawnשַּׁחַרshachar

dawn

Dawn, daybreak.

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came upעֲלוֹתalot

rise

To rise: the sun, the smoke.

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that 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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calledיִּקְרָאyikra

call

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

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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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on the roofגָּגָgaga

roof, top

Roof, the flat top of a house; the top of something.

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sayingאמֹרmor

say

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

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“Get upקוּמָkuma

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

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and I will send you offאֲשַׁלְּחֶashalche

send

To send someone or something.

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and the two of themשְׁנֵיshene

both

The two together, both of them.

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went outיֵּצְאוּyetsu

go out

To go out of a place.

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outsideחוּצָchutsa

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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The context

25And they came down from the high place to the city, and he spoke with Saul on the roof.

26 · This verse (above)

27As they were going down to the edge of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the young man to pass on ahead of us” (and he passed on), “but you stand still now, and I will let you hear the word of Elohim.”

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