1 Samuel 9:3

“Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost, and Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, please, and get up, go, look for the donkeys.””

1 Samuel 9:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:3, word by word

Now the donkeysאֲתֹנוֹתatonot

female donkey

Female donkey.

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of Kishקִישׁkish

Kish

Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

Where else “kish” appears
Saul’sשָׁאוּלshaul

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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fatherאֲבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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were lostתֹּאבַדְנָהtovadna

be lost

To be lost or out of place, like an animal that strays.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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“Takeקַחkach

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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oneאַחַדachad

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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of the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim

young servant

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

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and get upקוּםkum

rise

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

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goלֵךְlech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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look forבַּקֵּשׁbakesh

seek

To go after someone or something in order to find it.

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The context

2He had a son whose name was Saul, a young man and handsome; there was no man among the sons of Israel more handsome than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than all the people.

3 · This verse (above)

4And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them; and they passed through the land of Shaalim, and they were not there; and he passed through the land of Benjamin, but they did not find them.

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