1 Samuel 9:8

“And 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.””

1 Samuel 9:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 9:8, word by word

And the young manנַּעַרnaar

young servant

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

Where else “naar” appears
answeredעֲנוֹתanot

answer

To reply to what was said.

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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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againיֹּסֶףyosef

do again

To do again what had already been done.

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and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

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

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there is foundנִמְצָאnimtsa

be present

To be present in a place, or to be enough.

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in my handיָדִyadi

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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a quarterרֶבַעreva

quarter

One of the four equal parts into which something is divided, used as a measure.

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of a shekelשֶׁקֶלshekel

shekel

Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.

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of silverכָּסֶףkasef

money

What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.

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I will give itנָתַתִּיnatati

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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to the manאִישׁish

man

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

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of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

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and he will tellהִגִּידhigid

tell

To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.

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our wayדַּרְכֵּdarke

manner

The way one lives and acts.

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The context

7And 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?”

8 · This verse (above)

9(Formerly in Israel, this is what a man said when he went to inquire of Elohim: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

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