As theyהֵמָּהwere going downיוֹרְדִיםto the edgeבִּקְצֵהof the city,הָעִירSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵלsaidאָמַרtoאֶלSaul,שָׁאוּל“Tellאֱמֹרthe young manלַנַּעַרto pass onוְיַעֲבֹרahead of us”לְפָנֵינוּ(and he passed on),וַיַּעֲבֹר“but youוְאַתָּהstand stillעֲמֹדnow,כַּיּוֹםand I will let you hearוְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָthe wordאֶת דְּבַרof Elohim.”אֱלֹהִים
1 Samuel 9:27
Study it in the app“As 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.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:27, word by word
- were going downיוֹרְדִיםyordim
go down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yordim” appears- to the edgeקְצֵהketse
end
The place where something ends: its edge or farthest point.
Where else “ketse” appears- of the cityעִירir
city
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appears- 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- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” 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- the young manנַּעַרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- to pass onיַעֲבֹרyaavor
pass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “yaavor” appears- ahead of usפָנֵיfane
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fane” appears- stand stillעֲמֹדamod
stop
To halt, cease doing something.
Where else “amod” appears- nowיּוֹםyom
today
This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.
Where else “yom” appears- and I will let you hearאַשְׁמִיעֲashmia
proclaim
Literally "make hear": to make known to all.
Where else “ashmia” appears- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
26And 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.
27 · This verse (above)