And Saulוַ שָׁאוּלsaidיֹּאמֶרto his young man,לְנַעֲרוֹ“Butוְlook,הִנֵּהif we go,נֵלֵךְthen whatוּמַהshall we bringנָּבִיאthe man?לָאִישׁForכִּיthe breadהַלֶּחֶםis goneאָזַלfrom our sacks,מִכֵּלֵינוּandוּthere is noאֵיןgiftתְשׁוּרָהto bringלְהָבִיאto the manלְאִישׁof Elohim.הָאֱלֹהִיםWhatמָהdo we have?”אִתָּנוּ
1 Samuel 9:7
Study it in the app“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?””
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “shaul” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to his young manנַעֲרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- if we goנֵלֵךְnelech
go
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “nelech” appears- shall we bringנָּבִיאnavi
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “navi” appears- the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- the breadלֶּחֶםlechem
bread
Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.
Where else “lechem” appears- is goneאָזַלazal
be gone, run out
Go away, run out, disappear.
Where else “azal” appears- from our sacksכֵּלֵיkele
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “kele” appears- giftתְשׁוּרָהteshura
gift
Gift: what one brings to someone when going to see him. It appears only in 1 Samuel 9:7.
Where else “teshura” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
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.”