1 Samuel 9:7

“And Saul said to his young man, “But look, if we go, then what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sacks, and there is no gift to bring to the man of Elohim. What do we have?””

1 Samuel 9:7 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:7, word by word

And 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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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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to his young manנַעֲרnaar

young servant

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

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if we goנֵלֵךְnelech

go

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

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shall we bringנָּבִיאnavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

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the manאִישׁish

man

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

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the breadלֶּחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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is goneאָזַלazal

be gone, run out

Go away, run out, disappear.

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from our sacksכֵּלֵיkele

vessel

Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.

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giftתְשׁוּרָהteshura

gift

Gift: what one brings to someone when going to see him. It appears only in 1 Samuel 9:7.

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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The context

6But he said to him, “Look, please, there is a man of Elohim in this city, and the man is held in honor; all that he says surely comes about. Now let us go there; perhaps he will tell us our way on which we should go.”

7 · This verse (above)

8And the young man answered Saul again and said, “Look, there is found in my hand a quarter of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of Elohim, and he will tell us our way.”

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